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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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`AXON ENTERPRISE, INC.
`Petitioner
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`DIGITAL ALLY, INC.
`Patent Owner
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`Case PGR2018-00052
`Patent 9,712,730
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`PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR REFUND OF
`THE POST-INSTITUTION FEE
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`Mail Stop “PATENT BOARD”
`Patent Trial and Appeal Board
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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`PGR2018-00052
`Patent 9,712,730
`Pursuant to the Patent and Trademark Office’s Final Rule Setting and
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`Adjusting Patent Fees, 78 Fed. Reg. 4211, 4233-34 (Jan. 18, 2013), Petitioner
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`Axon Enterprise, Inc. (“Petitioner”) requests a refund in the amount of $29,425.00
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`to be paid to deposit account number 19-0036.
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`On March 19, 2018, Petitioner filed a Petition for Post-Grant Review
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`seeking review of claims 1-24 of U.S. Patent No. 9,712,730 (assigned case number
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`PGR2018-00052) (Paper 1). On October 1, 2018, the Patent Trial and Appeal
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`Board declined to institute trial in this Post-Grant Review proceeding (Paper 8).
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`The Rules provide for a refund of the institution fee if the Board does not
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`institute trial. Payment of the $29,425.00 post-institution fee was processed
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`through PTAB E2E on March 19, 2018, as follows:
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`• $22,000.00 post-institution fee (for first 15 claims) under 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.15(b)(2); and
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`• $7,425.00 post-institution fee for 9 excess claims (over 15 claims)
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`under 37 C.F.R. § 42.15(b)(4).
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`Relief requested:
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`Accordingly, Petitioner requests a refund in the amount of $29,425.00 for
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`the post-institution fee that it has paid to the USPTO in connection with this
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`proceeding.
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`Patent 9,712,730
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`Respectfully submitted,
`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Richard M. Bemben/
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`Richard M. Bemben
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Registration No. 68,658
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`Date: November 27, 2018
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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`CERTIFICATION OF SERVICE
`The undersigned hereby certifies that the foregoing PETITIONER’S
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF THE POST-INSTITUTION FEE was served
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`electronically via e-mail on November 27, 2018, in its entirety on the following:
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`Jennifer C. Bailey (Lead Counsel)
`Robin A. Snader (Back-up Counsel)
`ERISE IP, P.A.
`Jennifer.Bailey@eriseip.com
`Robin.Snader@eriseip.com
`PTAB@eriseip.com
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`STERNE, KESSLER, GOLDSTEIN & FOX P.L.L.C.
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`/Richard M. Bemben/
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`Richard M. Bemben
`Attorney for Petitioner
`Registration No. 68,658
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`Date: November 27, 2018
`1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
`Washington, D.C. 20005
`(202) 371-2600
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