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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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`THE HILLMAN GROUP, INC.,
`Petitioner
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`HY-KO PRODUCTS COMPANY LLC,
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2022-01361
`Patent No. 9,925,601
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
`FOR INTER PARTES REVIEW OF
`U.S. PATENT NO. 9,925,601
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`Case IPR2022-01361
`Patent No. 9,925,601
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`On August 11, 2022, The Hillman Group, Inc. (“Petitioner”) filed a petition
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`for inter partes review of claims 1-9, 11-20, and 22-25 of U.S. Patent No.
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`9,925,601 (Paper No. 1). On January 11, 2023, the Parties filed a Joint Motion to
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`Terminate (Paper No. 6) and on January 13, 2023, the Board issued an order
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`terminating prior to institution of trial in this proceeding (Paper No. 9). In
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`accordance with 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.15(a)(2) and 42.15(a)(4), the post-institution fees
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`paid at the time of filing should be returned. Petitioner hereby requests a refund of
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`$24,750.00 for the post-institution fees ($22,500) and post-institution excess
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`claims fees ($2,250) previously paid in this case.
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`The payment was provided via deposit account and processed in E2E on
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`August 11, 2022. Upon review and approval of this request, we respectfully
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`request the Board credit the requested amount to Petitioner. The amount may be
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`deposited into PTO Account No. 06-0916. If more information is necessary to
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`refund payment, please contact Joshua L. Goldberg.
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`Dated: January 31, 2023
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`By: /Joshua L. Goldberg/
`Joshua L. Goldberg, Lead Counsel
`Reg. No. 59,369
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Case IPR2022-01361
`Patent No. 9,925,601
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`The undersigned hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing REQUEST
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`FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES FOR INTER PARTES
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`REVIEW OF U.S. PATENT NO. 9,925,601 was served on January 31, 2023 via
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`email directed to counsel of record for the Patent Owner at the following:
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`David B. Cupar
`dcupar@mcdonaldhopkins.com
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`Matthew J. Cavanagh
`mcavanagh@mcdonaldhopkins.com
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`Todd A. Benni
`tbenni@mcdonaldhopkins.com
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`By: /Lisa C. Hines/
`Lisa C. Hines
`Senior Litigation Legal Assistant
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`FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW,
`GARRETT & DUNNER, LLP
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`Dated: January 31, 2023
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