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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`BEFORE THE TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
`78464117
`PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA
`E-WEAR & DESIGN
`MORTON AMSTER, ESQ.
`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
`90 PARK AVE
`NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301
`UNITED STATES
`ptodocket@arelaw.com
`Applicant's Motion to Suspend
`Request to Suspend Appeal with Attachment.pdf ( 5 pages )(287236 bytes )
`Holly Pekowsky
`ptodocket@arelaw.com
`/Holly Pekowsky/
`05/15/2006
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`REQUEST TO SUSPEND APPEAL
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`Pursuant to T.B.M.P. Sec. 1213, Panasonic Corporation of North America
`(“Applicant”) respectfully submits this Request For Suspension of the above-referenced
`Appeal.
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`Applicant’s Application for Applicants mark E-WEAR 8: Design as applied to
`digital camcorders, digital still cameras, digital audio players and digital voice recorders;
`liquid crystal display viewers for the viewing of videos, namely video monitors and dot-
`matrix SD-enabled printers for printing digitally recorded video images (“Applicants
`Mark”) has been refused registration on the following grounds: (1) likelihood of
`confusion with Registration No. 2,293,127 for the mark ELECTRONIC WEAR covering
`electronic cordless telephone accessories, namely, antennas, backup batteries, phone
`batteries, battery eliminators, electrical cables, carrying cases and protectors, cellular
`phones, electrical cigarette lighter socket adapters, electrical cellular connectors,
`electrical coaxial connectors, digital display units, telephone headsets, telephone
`microphones, power supplies, voice storage circuits, electrical cellular wire connectors
`and telephone mounts (the “Cited Mark”); and (2) that the E—WEAR element of
`Applicant’s Mark is descriptive and must be disclaimed.
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`Applicant timely filed a Notice of Appeal on May 5, 2006.
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`As discussed more fully below, upon information and belief, a Section 8
`Declaration of continued use (or excusable nonuse) was not filed with respect to the
`Cited Mark by the May 11, 2006 deadline, and therefore, the Cited Mark will be canceled
`in due course and will no longer bar registration of Applicant’s Mark. Applicant
`respectfully requests that action on this Appeal be suspended until it can be definitively
`determined whether the Cited Mark has been cancelled.
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`ARGUMENT
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`As indicated in the attached printout from the United States Patent and
`Trademark Office website, the Cited Mark was registered on November 11, 1999. A
`Section 8 Declaration of continued use had to be filed by November 11, 2005, with a six
`month grace period until May 11, 2006. See T.M.E.P. Sec. 1604.04 (explaining that
`“ [f] or registrations issued under the Trademark Act of 1946”, “the owner of the
`registration must file an affidavit or declaration of continued use or excusable nonuse”
`“on or after the fifth anniversary and no later than the sixth anniversary after the date of
`registration” “or the registration will be cancelled”; explaining that the affidavit or
`declaration “may be filed within a grace period of six months after the end of the
`deadline”).
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`There is no indication on the attached printout, dated May 15, 2006, that the
`requisite Declaration was filed.
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`Accordingly, Applicant respectfully requests that the instant Appeal be suspended
`pending a determination as to whether the requisite Declaration has been filed with
`respect to the Cited Mark. See T.B.M.P. Sec. 1213 (“prior to the issuance of the Board’s
`decision in an ex parte appeal, proceedings with respect to the appeal may be suspended
`by the Board upon written request by applicant showing good cause for the requested
`suspension. Examples of situations in which the Board may suspend proceedings in an
`appeal [include] .
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`. A registration cited as a reference, under Section 2(d) of the Act
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`. is due, or will soon be due, for an affidavit of continued use (or excusable nonuse)
`under Section 8 .
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`. of the Act”).
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`In the event the requisite Declaration has not been filed with respect to the Cited
`Mark, it is respectfully submitted that the Cited Mark should no longer present an
`obstacle to registration, and the only issue remaining for appeal will be the whether the
`E-WEAR portion of Applicants Mark must be disclaimed.
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`CONCLUSION
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`For the foregoing reasons, Applicant respectfully requests that the Board suspend
`the instant Appeal pending determination as to whether the Cited Mark has been
`canceled for failure to file a Section 8 Declaration.
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`Serial Number: 75257428
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`Registration Number: 2293127
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`Mark (words only): IELECTRONIC WEAR
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`Standard Character claim: No
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`Current Status: Registered.
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`Date of Status: 1999-] I-16
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`Filing Date: 1997-03-14
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`Transformed into a National Application: No
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`Registration Date: 1999-1 1-16
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`Register: l’1iin.c_ipal
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`Law Office Assigned: LAW OFFICE. 108
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`Current Location: 900 -File Repository (Franconia)
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`Date In Location: 2004-07-01
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`LAST PPLICANT(S)/OWNER(S) OF RECORD
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`'l"(fC l7\?D’US’l"R..l INC.
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`’l"(I‘C INllii)i}S’7lf‘fl{liEZS, INC.
`33 140 Al()1"1,Cl,i"¢'i Bl val
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`CCI‘l‘lI(,);‘5, CA 90703
`ii§1:ai:tecl States
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`Legal Entity Type: Corporation
`State or Country of Incorporation: California
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`GOODS AND/OR SERVICES
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`International Class: 009
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`Class Status: Active
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`electronic cordless telephone accessories, namely, antennas, backup batteries, phone batteries, battery
`eltiintinators. electrical cables, carrying cases and protectors, cellular phones, electrical cigarette lighter
`..socl<ct adapters, electrical cellular connectors, electrical coaxial connectors, digital display units.
`telephone headsets, telephone microphones, power supplies, Voice storage circuits, electrical cellular
`wire connectors and telephone mounts
`Basis: lta)
`First Use Date: 1999-0l—l l
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`First Use in Commerce Date: I999~Ol —ll
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`Disclaimer: "lilolfiC’l7RONl.C"
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`PROSECUTION HISTORY
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`l 990-1 1-16 - Registered ~ Principal Register
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`ll 999~O7-20 - Allowed for Registration — Principal Register (SOU accepted)
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`‘l 999~(l7—Z() - Case tile assigned to examining attorney
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`I 999-t)l7— l 3 — Statement of use processing complete
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`l‘f>99—()o—ll 1
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`~ Amendrnenct to Use filed
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`i998» l 329 — Notice of allowance ~ mailed
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`l998—l ()—(l(j ~ Published for opposition
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`l‘:)98—tl9«()4 — Notice of publication
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`lQO8—O7—28 — Approved for Pub ~ Principal Register (Initial exam)
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`3 ‘7)98—(i)6-29 - Co:n’imunication received from applicant
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`1998-V-(ll ~27 ~ Nonetinal action mailed
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`1997- l 2-08 ~ Cionnnunication received from applicant
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`l 997—{i>9—30 - Non—tinal action mailed
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`l99i7—()9—24 — Case lile assigned to examining attorney
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`1907-00-15 — Case file assigned to examining attorney
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