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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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`EVERSTAR MERCHANDISE CO., LTD.,
`Petitioner
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`WILLIS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.,
`Patent Owner
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`Case PGR2019-00056
`Patent No. 10,119,664
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND OF POST-INSTITUTION FEES
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`Case PGR2019-00056
`Patent 10,119,664
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`On August 5, 2019, Petitioner Everstar Merchandise Co., Ltd., filed a
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`Petition seeking post-grant review of U.S. Patent No. 10,119,664 (“the ’664
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`Patent”) and paid the USPTO a total of $38,000, which included a $16,000 post
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`grant review request fee and a $22,000 post grant review post-institution fee for
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`review of claims 1-10 of the ’664 Patent (10 total claims). Paper 1.
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`On February 13, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied institution.
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`Paper 8. On March 13, 2020 Petitioner filed a Request for Rehearing. Paper 9. On
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`November 20, 2020, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board denied Petitioner’s Request
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`for Rehearing. Paper 11.
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`Therefore, Petitioner hereby requests a refund of $22,000 for the post grant
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`review post-institution fee ($22,000 post-institution fee pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §
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`42.15(b)(2)) submitted with the filing of the Petition. Upon review and approval of
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`this request, Petitioner respectfully requests the Board credit the $22,000 in post-
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`institution fees paid to Deposit Account No. 09-0528.
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`Dated: February 17, 2021
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`/Barry J. Herman/
`Reg. No. 51,254
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`Counsel for Petitioner
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`CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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`Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §§ 42.6(e), I hereby certify that a true and correct copy
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`of the foregoing was served on Patent Owner via filing through the PTAB E2E
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`System, as well as by delivering a copy via electronic mail to the following:
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`fonder@cfd-ip.com
`tbianchi@slwip.com
`SLW-PTAB@slwip.com
`christensen@cfd-ip.com
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`Dated: February 17, 2021
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` /Preston H. Heard/
`Preston H. Heard
`Registration No. 64,675
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