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`UNITED STATE’
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`Patent and Trat.
`ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, Virginia 22202-3513
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`Sep 18, 2002
`
`NOTICE OF PUBLICATION UNDER 12(a)
`
`1. Serial No.:
`76/343,611
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`2. Mark:
`DEMAND DIGITAL
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`3. International Classics):
`9
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`4. Publication Date:
`Oct 8, 2002
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`5. Applicant:
`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERI
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`The mark of the application identified appears to be entitled to registration. The
`mark will,
`in accordance with Section 12la) of the Trademark Act of 1946, as
`amended, be published in the Official Gazette on the date indicated above for the
`purpose of opposition by any person who believes he will be damaged by the
`registration of the mark.
`If no opposition is filed within the time specified by
`Section l3(a) of the Statute or by rules 2.101 or 2.102 of the Trademark Rules,
`the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks may issue a certificate of
`registration.
`
`Copies of the trademark portion of the Official Gazette containing the publication
`of the mark may be obtained from:
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`The /Superintendent of Documents
`U.S.” Government Printing Office
`PO Box 371954
`’ Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954
`Phone: (202)512-1800
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`/
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`By direction of the Commissioner.
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`PCFDIO (REV O7/2000)
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`MORTON AMSTER
`AMSTER ROTHSTEIN
`90 PARK AVE FL 21
`NEW YORK NY 10016-1463
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
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`Applicant
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`Serial No.
`
`Filed
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`Mark
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`_
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`Examimng
`Attorney
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`Law Office
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`76/343,611
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`November 29, 2001
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`James A. Rauen
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`103
`
`AMENDMENT
`
`“Express Mail” mailing label No.2J
`Date of Deposit:
`I hereby certify that this paper or fee is being deposited
`with the United States Postal Service “Express Mail Post Office
`to Addressee" service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the date
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`d is addressed to the Commissioner for
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`indicated a
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`Box Responses - No Fee
`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, Virginia 22202-3513
`
`Madam:
`
`In response to the Office Action dated February 28, 2002, kindly enter the
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`following disclaimer:
`
`N0 claim is made to the exclusive rightto use the word “digital” /
`9% apartfromthe markas shown.
`
`1944011
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`

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`REMARKS
`
`The required disclaimer has been made of record. Since the Examining
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`Attorney has found no conflicting registrations or pending marks, it is respectfully requested
`
`that this Application be passed to publication.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN 8: EBENSTEIN
`Attorneys for Applicant
`90 Park Avenue
`
`New York, New York 10016
`(212) 697-59
`
`Dated: New York, New York
`June 21, 2002
`
`By:
`
`Morton Amster
`Reg. No. 16,677
`
`194401.1
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`A‘§.T'3-.‘°" No‘
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`PAPER NO.
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`ADDRESS:
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-35 13
`wWW.uspto.gov
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`lfno fees are enclosed, the address should include
`the words "Box Responses - Nu Fee."
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`Applicant's name.
`. Mailing date ofthis Oflice action.
`. Examining Attorney's name and
`Law Office number.
`. Your telephone number and ZIP code.
`
`A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION MUST BE RECEIVED WITHIN 6
`MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS ACTION IN ORDER TO AVOID ABANDONMENT.
`
`For your convenience and to ensure proper handling ofyour response, a label has been enclosed.
`Please attach it to the upper right corner ofyour response. If the label is not enclosed, print or type
`the Trademark Law Office Na, Serial No, and Mark in the upper right corner ofyour response.
`
`RE; Serial Number; 76/343611
`
` ned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the
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`following.
`/ ,
`
`xamining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or
`Th
`ending mark which would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section
`lO52(d). Tl\/[EP section 1105.01.
`
`insert a disclaimer of the descriptive term “Digital” in the application.
`pp/licant must
`The
`rademark Act Section 6. 15 U.S.C. Section 1056; TMEP sections 1213 and 12l3.09(a)(i). The
`descriptive nature of that term is amply demonstrated by the applicant’s use of “digital” in its
`identification ofgoods.
`
` y,aorded disclaimer should read as follows:
`
`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “Digital” apart from the mark as shown.
`
`

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`76/343611
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`/f,4»he—-eapplicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please
`telephone the assigned examining attorney.
`
`7a,,;D/l ~/Z’a,a;D
`
`James A. Rauen
`
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 103
`
`(703) 308-9103 ext. 157
`
`NOTICE FOR APPLICANTS FILING IN INTERNATIONAL CLASS 42
`
`Effective January I, 2002, the 8th edition of the Nice Agreement governing the classification of
`goods and services divided prior International Class 42 into four service mark classes. Information
`1 about revised International Class 42 and new International Classes 43, 44, and 45 is available at
`E wwwuspto.gov/web/offices/tac/notices/notices.htm.
`
`i All upplicationsfiled an or after January 1, 2002, must comply with the new classification
`I schedule. For applications filed before January 1, 2002, the new classification schedule is
`optional. Applicants opting to amend to the new schedule must advise the assigned Examining
`Attorney.
`
`

`
`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`MARK:
`
`DEMAND DIGITAL
`
`International Trademark Classification — 9
`
`TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRADEMARKS:
`
`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION OF AMERICA, acorporation
`
`organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, located and doing business at One
`
`Panasonic Way, Secaucus, New Jersey 07094, has a bona fide intention to use in commerce
`
`the mark shown in the accompanying drawing as a trademark for
`
`ex
`EDIGITAL TELEPHoN@i
`Int. C . 9
`
`and requests that said mark be examined for registration in the United States Patent and
`
`Trademark Office on the Principal Register established by the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C.
`
`1051(b), as amended).
`
`STEPHEN C. WEINGARTEN, being hereby warned that willful false statements
`
`and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001
`
`of Title 18 of the United States Code and that such willful false statements may jeopardize
`
`the validity of the application or any registration resulting therefrom, states that he is
`
`Assistant Secretary of applicant corporation and is properly authorized to execute this
`
`application on behalf of said applicant; that he believes said applicant to be entitled to use
`
`the mark in commerce; that to the best of his knowledge and belief no other person, firm,
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`corporation or association has the right to use said mark in commerce, either in the identical
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`form or in such near resemblance thereto as might be likely, when applied to the goods of
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`such other person, to cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive; that the facts set
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`forth in this application are true; and that all statements made herein of his own knowledge
`
`are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
`
`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
`OF AMERICA
`
`en C. Weingarten
`Assistant Secretary
`
`20106.1
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`POWER OF ATTORNEY
`
`The undersigned hereby appoints Morton Amster, Daniel S. Ebenstein, Philip
`
`H. Gottfried, Michael J. Berger, Neil M. Zipkin, Anthony F. Lo Cicero, Kenneth P. George,
`
`Abraham Kasdan, Neal L. Rosenberg, Ira Silfin, Chester Rothstein, Denise A. Lindenauer,
`
`Craig J. Arnold, Nancy M. Dodderidge, Charles R. Macedo, Trebor Lloyd, Joseph M. Casino,
`
`John S. Economou, Mark J. Rosenberg, Michael V. Solomita, Holly Pekowsky, Michael P.
`
`Kenney, Kenneth M. Bernstein, Monique L. Ribando, W. Scott McClave, Dana R. Metes, Karl
`
`J. Kolbinger, Brian A. Comack, Richard S. Mandaro, Natalie Bogdanos and Marc J. Jason,
`
`all members of the Bar of the State of New York, its attorneys to prosecute this application
`
`with full power of substitution and revocation, to transact all business in the Patent and
`
`Trademark Office connected therewith, and requests that all correspondence regarding this
`
`application be directed to Arnster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, 90 Park Avenue, New York, New
`
`York 10016.
`
`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
`OF AMERICA
`
`'en C. Weingarten
`Assistant Secretary
`
`20106.1
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`

`
`MORTON AMSTER
`DANIEL S. EBENSTEIN
`PHILIP H. GOTTFRIED
`MICHAEL .J. BERGER
`NEIL M. ZIPKIN
`ANTHONY F. LO CICERO
`KENNETH P. GEORGE
`ABRAHAM KASDAN. PH.D.
`IRA E. SILFIN
`CHESTER ROTHSTEIN
`CRAIG J. ARNOLD
`JESSE ROTHSTEIN (RETIRED)
`SENIOR COUNSEL
`CHARLES R. MACEDO
`MARK J. ROSENBERG
`KENNETH M. BERNSTEIN
`
`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN
`ATTOR N EYS AT LAW
`NEAL L. ROSENBERG
`DENISE A. LINDENAUER
`PATENTS ' TRADEMARKS 0 COPYRIGHTS
`NANCY M. DODDERIDGE
`PATRICK EoLAND*
`TREBOR LLOYD
`JOSEPH M. CASINO
`JOHN S. ECONOMOU
`MICHAEL V. SOLOMITA
`HOLLY PEKOWSKY
`MICHAEL P. KENNEY
`MARION P. METELSK|*
`MONIQUE L. RIBANDO
`
`90 PARK AVENUE
`NEW YORK, NEW YORK IOOI6
`
`TELEPHONE: (212) 697-5995
`FACSIMILE: (212) 286-0854
`
`SCOTT MCCLAVE
`LISA MELANSON
`MAX VERN
`DANA R. ME'rEs
`KARL J. KOLBINGER
`BRIAN A. COMACK
`RICHARD S. MANDARO
`RENEE TIRADO
`NATALIE BOGDANOS
`MARC J. JASON
`ELIE H. GENDLOFF, P:-4.0.‘
`
`*NOT ADMITTED IN NEW YORK
`
`November 29, 2001
`
`via Express Mail
`
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3513
`
`“Express Mail” mailing label No.:_
`Date of Deposit:L
`I hereby certify that this paper or fee is being deposited with
`the United States Postal Service “Express Mail Post Office to
`Addressee” service under 37 CFR 1.10 on the date indicated
`above and is addressedto the Commi
`ionerfor Trademarks, 2900
`
`Re: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America
`Trademark - DEMAND DIGITAL
`
`Our File 552101423
`
`Madam:
`
`Enclosed herewith please find an intent-to-use application for the trademark
`DEMAND DIGITAL in the name of Matsushita Electric Corporation ofAmerica, together with
`the following:
`
`1.
`2.
`
`Application, Declaration, Power of Attorney
`Drawing - 1 sheet
`
`Also enclosed is a check in the amount of $325.00 to cover the cost of filing.
`
`l72732.1
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`

`
`Commissioner For Trademarks
`
`November 29, 2001
`
`Please forward the filing receipt in due course.
`
`Respectfully submitted,
`
`AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN 8: EBENSTEIN
`
`Attorney or
`
`icant
`
`Morton Amster
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`172732.1
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`76343611
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION SERIAL NO.
`
`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
`PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`FEE RECORD SHEET
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`PTO-1555
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`(5/87)
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`‘US. Government Printing Office: 2000 — 466-232/29119
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`Secaucus, NJ 07094
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