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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`NECKSGEN, INC.
`Petitioner
`v.
`SIMPSON PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS, INC.
`Patent Owner
`______________________
`Case IPR2018-00133
`Patent No. 9,351,529
`Issued: May 31, 2016
`______________________
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`PETITIONER NECKSGEN, INC.’S REFUND REQUEST
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`CASE IPR 2018-00133
`Patent No. 9,351,529 B1
`Petitioner NecksGen, Inc. respectfully requests a refund of the post-
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`institution fees that it paid in connection with its petition for inter partes review of
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`U.S. Patent No. 9,351,529 B1, (the ‘529 Patent), in connection with Case IPR
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`2018-00133. The ‘529 Patent has a total of 19 Claims.
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`Petitioner requests a refund of $15,600.00. Petitioner paid $24,600 on
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`October, 27, 2017 when its petition was filed. This filing fee was calculated
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`pursuant to 37 CFR 42.15 (May 19, 2015) thusly:
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`Description
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`Code Section
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`Amount
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`Inter Partes review request fee:
`(USPTO Fee Code 1406)
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`Inter Partes Review Post Institution
`fee: (USPTO Fee Code 1414)
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`In addition to the Inter Partes Post-
`Institution request fee, for requesting
`review of each claim in excess of 15,
`. . . $400 each)(USPTO Fee Code
`1415)
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`37 CFR 42.15 (a)(1)(2015) $9,000.00
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`37 CFR 42.15 (a)(2)(2015) 14,000.00
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`37 CFR 42.15(a)(4)(2015)
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`$1,600.00
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`Total fees paid =>
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`$24,600.00
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`Petitioner’s refund request was calculated by deducting the Inter Partes
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`review request fee ($9,000) from the total filing fee paid ($24,600) to arrive at
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`$15,600.00.
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`The Commissioner is authorized and requested to credit Petitioner’s refund
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`to Deposit Account No. 50-5944.
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`Dated: August 12, 2018
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`CASE IPR 2018-00133
`Patent No. 9,351,529 B1
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`Respectfully submitted by:
`/Luke Anderson/
`
`Luke Anderson
`USPTO Registration No. 44,507
`Atlanta Technology Law
`(Luke Anderson P.C.)
`1230 Peachtree St., NE
`Suite 1900
`Atlanta, GA 30309
`Telephone: 404-991-2241
`Facsimile: 404-935-0927
`Email:
`Landerson@atltechlaw.com
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`Docket@atltechlaw.com
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`Counsel for Petitioner NecksGen, Inc.
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`CASE IPR 2018-00133
`Patent No. 9,351,529 B1
`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE (37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6 (e))
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the within and forgoing
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`PETITIONER NECKSGEN, INC.’S REFUND REQUEST was served in its
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`entirety on August 12, 2018, upon the following parties via electronic service (e-
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`mail):
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`Craig N. Killen
`Karl S. Sawyer, Jr.
`Nelson Mullins Riley
` & Scarborough LLP
`301 South College Street, 23rd Floor
`Charlotte, NC 28202
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`Craig.killen@nelsonmullins.com
`Karl.sawyer@nelsonmullins.com
`IP@nelsonmullins.com
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`Date: August 12, 2018.
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`1230 Peachtree St. NE
`Suite 1900
`Atlanta, Georgia 30309
`404-991-2241
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`Gregory R. Everman, Esq.
`Everman Law Firm, P.A.
`6000 Fairview Road, Suite 1200
`Charlotte, NC 28210
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`Geverman@evermanlawfirm.com
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`ATLANTA TECHNOLOGY LAW
`(Luke Anderson P.C.)
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`/Luke Anderson/
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`Luke Anderson
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Registration No. 44,507
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