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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`APPLE INC.
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`SPEAKWARE, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case No. IPR2019-00874
`U.S. Patent No. 6,397,186
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` PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2019-00874
`U.S. Patent No. 6,397,186
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`Petitioner Apple Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for Inter Partes Review of
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`thirty-five (35) claims of U.S. Patent No. 6,397,186 on April 3, 2019 (Paper No. 1).
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`At the time of filing, Petitioner submitted a fee of $47,000.00, consisting of a
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`the fifteen (15) claims in excess of twenty (20) claims, a $15,000.00 inter partes
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`review post-institution fee, and a $12,000.00 excess claim post-institution fee for the
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`twenty (20) claims in excess of fifteen (15) claims, in accordance with 37 C.F.R.
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`§ 42.15(a). On August 20, 2019, after the parties jointly requested termination of the
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`proceedings (Paper No. 10), the Board terminated this proceeding prior to issuing
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`any institution decision (Paper No. 11). In view of the Board’s termination of this
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`proceeding, Petitioner respectfully requests a refund of the inter partes review post-
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`institution fee of $27,000.00 that was submitted with its petition pursuant to 37
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`C.F.R. § 42.15(a)(2) as set forth in the Board’s Final Rule, Setting and Adjusting
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`Patent Fees, 78 Fed. Reg. 4212, 4234-35 (Jan. 18, 2013) (authorizing refunds of
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`post-institution fees for proceedings terminated prior to institution). Petitioner
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`requests that the refund be deposited in Deposit Account No. 50-6159.
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`Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees, IPR2019-00874
`U.S. Patent No. 6,397,186
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`ERISE IP, P.A.
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`BY: /s/ Jennifer C. Bailey
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`Adam P. Seitz, Reg. No. 52,206
`Jennifer C. Bailey Reg. No. 52,583
`7015 College Blvd., Suite 700
`Overland Park, KS 66211
`P: (913) 777-5600
`F: (913) 777-5601
`jennifer.bailey@eriseip.com
`adam.seitz@eriseip.com
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`Paul R. Hart, Reg. No. 59,646
`5299 DTC Blvd., Ste. 1340
`Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111
`P: (913) 777-5600
`F: (913) 777-5601
`paul.hart@eriseip.com
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`ATTORNEYS FOR PETITIONER
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ON PATENT OWNER
`UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 42.6
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 42.6(e), the undersigned certifies that on February 11,
`2021 the foregoing Petitioner’s Request for Refund of Post-Institution Fees was
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`Sean A. Luner at sean@dovel.com
`Simon Franzini at simon@dovel.com
`Dovel & Luner, LLP
`201 Santa Monica Boulevard
`Santa Monica, California 90401
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