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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`DTS, INC. AND PHORUS, INC.,
`Petitioners,
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`AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES GENERAL IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.,
`Patent Owner.
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`Case No. IPR2017-02201
`Patent No. 6,684,060
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
`FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 6,684,060
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`IPR2017-02201
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`On September 29, 2017, Petitioners filed a Petition for Inter Partes Review
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`of U.S. Patent No. 6,684,060 Under 35 U.S.C. §§ 311-319 and 37 C.F.R. §42.100
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`et seq. (Paper No. 1), seeking inter partes review of claims 1-29 of the ’060 patent.
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`On December 26, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board issued its Termination
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`Dismissing the Petition (Paper No. 8) prior to institution, in view of the parties’
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`Joint Motion to Terminate Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 317 and 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.72 and
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`42.74 (Paper No. 7) filed on December 21, 2017. Petitioners hereby request a
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`refund of $14,000 for the post-institution fee under 37 C.F.R. §42.15(a)(2) and
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`$5,600 for the post-institution excess claims fees under 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(4)
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`(together, the Post-Institution Fees) submitted with the filing of the Petition.
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`Payment of the $19,600 Post-Institution Fees was processed through PTAB
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`E2E on September 29, 2017, and charged to the undersigned’s Deposit Account,
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`No. 50-0740 (Covington & Burling LLP). Upon review and approval of this
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`request, Petitioners respectfully request that the Board credit the Post-Institution
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`Fees to Deposit Account No. 50-0740.
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`Date: December 29, 2017
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By /Christopher K. Eppich/
`Christopher K. Eppich
` Registration No.: 52,868
`Laura E. Muschamp
` Registration No.: 45,693
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
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`1999 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 3500
`Los Angeles, CA 90067
`(424) 332-4764
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`Andrea G. Reister
` Registration No.: 36,253
`David Garr
` Registration No.: 74,932
`COVINGTON & BURLING LLP
`One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW
`Washington, DC 20001
`(202) 662-6000
`Attorneys for Petitioners
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6, I hereby certify that on this 29th day of
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`December 2017, the foregoing Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees for
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`Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,684,060 was served by email, by
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`agreement of the parties, on the following counsel of record for patent owner:
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`Kristopher L. Reed (kreed@kilpatricktownsend.com)
`Matthew C. Holohan (mholohan@kilpatricktownsend.com)
`BC060IPR@kilpatricktownsend.com
`KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON LLP
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`Date: December 29, 2017
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` /Christopher K. Eppich/
`Christopher K. Eppich, Esq.
`Registration No.: 52,868
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