`Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`MAILED: May 5, 2006
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`IN RE:
`PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA
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`SERIAL NO. 78464117
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`APPEAL RECEIVED: 05/05/2006
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`BRIEF DUE: 7/4/2006
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`MORTON AMSTER, ESQ.
`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
`90 PARK AVE
`NEW YORK NY 10016-1301
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`The appeal and appeal fee in the above-entitled application
`were received on the date indicated above.
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`The Trademark Rules of Practice provide that the brief of
`the applicant must be filed within sixty days after the
`date of the appeal. Applicant must also indicate, not
`later than ten days after the due date for applicant's
`reply brief, if an oral hearing is desired.
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`New Developments at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
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`TTAB forms for electronic filing of extensions of time to
`oppose, notices of opposition, petition for cancellation, notice
`of ex parte appeal, and inter partes filings are now available
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`at http://estta.uspto.gov. Images of TTAB proceeding files can
`be viewed using TTABVue at http://ttabvue.uspto.gov.
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`Parties should also be aware of changes in the rules affecting
`trademark matters, including rules of practice before the TTAB.
`See Rules of Practice for Trademark-Related Filings Under the
`Madrid Protocol Implementation Act, 68 Fed. R. 55,748 (September
`26, 2003) (effective November 2, 2003) Reorganization of
`Correspondence and Other Provisions, 68 Fed. Reg. 48,286 (August
`13, 2003) (effective September 12, 2003). Notices concerning the
`rules changes are available at www.uspto.gov.