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`Document Description: Request for Refund
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`PTO-2326 (09-2018
`Approved for use through 03/31/2021. 33
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`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERC
`Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no personsare required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number.
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`Reference # (Patent #, Application #,
`Trademark Serial #,; Registration #, etc)
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`REQUEST FOR REFUND
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`1 6/751,666
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`ENCODER, DECODER, ENCODING METHOD, AND DECODING METHOD
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`2020-0083
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`Refund Option (Select one)
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`Refund Request Amount
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`§ 2,140.00
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`if approved, issue the refund to the account associated with the original payment.
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`if approved, and the original payrnent was a check, issue the refund to deposi account#_
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`if approved, and the original payment was a check, issue the refund as a U.S. Treasury check,
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`Reason for Refund Request sting requests must generally be Med within 2 years ofpayment date (47 CER 1.86 and 2.209)
`|| Duplicate Payment
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`Small Entity Later Established”
`must be fled within 3 manths ofpayment date, 37 CFR 1.28}
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`Rationale (Supporting documentation may be submitted with this form)
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`A charge has been issued to our credit card for the above-identified application on March 31, 2022. This charge is
`for a “conditional” RCE in the arnount of $2,140.00 (RCE Fee of $2,000 &Petition Fee of $140) that was filed in
`accordance with the QPIDS pilot program. However, the USPTO's EFS-Web system malfunctioned and the OPIDS
`was never entered into the USPTO's systern. Applicant was then instructed by a representative at the USPTO to
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`refile, pay the fees, and then request refund for fees previously charged on March 31, 2022
`05/10/2022
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`Requester’s Information
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`Company or Firm Name (if applicable)
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`Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, LLLP.
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`Address Line 1
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`1025 Connecticut Avenue NW
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`Washington
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`Suite 500
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`State/Region
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`20036
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`/Stephen Kopchik/
`2022.05.10 08:28:29 -04'00'
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` Submit online: £ 3 (registered users only; select "Request for Refund" from the document description menu), or
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`Fax to: 571-273-6500, or
`Mail to: Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Attn: Refunds, 2051 Jamieson Avenue, Suite 300, Alexandria, VA 22314
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