UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO: 76/426294
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Matsushita Disc Manufacturing Corporatio ETC.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) LAURA R. DIXON
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CROWELL & MORNING, LLP
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) P. O. BOX 14300
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Washington, D.C. 20044
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`MDMC
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`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 005266.T006U
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
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`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your telephone number and e-mail
`address.
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`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Serial Number(cid:160) 76/426294(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`MARK:(cid:160) MDMC (WITH A DESIGN)
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`This letter responds to the applicant's communication filed on May 24, 2004.
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`n the applicant’s response, the applicant responded to the refusal issued regarding the specimen requirement.(cid:160) After careful consideration of the
`applicant’s response, with respect to the requirements for a popper specimen, the requirements are continued and made FINAL for the reasons set out
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`PECIMEN/DECLARATION ARE UNACCEPTABLE – FINAL REFUSAL
`The applicant was previously advised that the prior specimen of record was unacceptable as evidence of actual trademark use because it does not
`show the mark as it is used in commerce in connection with the goods.(cid:160) The applicant has submitted a substitute specimen which is acceptable,
`but the supporting Declaration is imperfect because it does not contain pertient language, nanely,(cid:160)
`that the specimen was in date of use prior to
`the deadline for filing the Statement of Use,(cid:160)
`therefore, the specimen cannot be accepted at this time.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) The applicant must verify, with an
`affidavit or a declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20, that the substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the expiration of the time allowed
`to the applicant for filing a statement of use.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.59(b); TMEP §904.09.
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`f an amendment of the dates‑of‑useclause is necessary in order to state the correct dates of first use, the applicant must verify the amendment
`with an affidavit or a declaration in accordance with 37 C.F.R. §2.20.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(c); TMEP §903.05.(cid:160) Please see below for additional
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`information.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`SAMPLE DECLARATION
`The following is a properly worded declaration under 37 C.F.R. Section 2.20.(cid:160) At the end of the response, the applicant should insert the
`declaration signed by someone authorized to sign under 37(cid:160)C.F.R. Section 2.33(a).
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`ECLARATION
`The substitute specimen was in use in commerce on or before [please specify the actual date or use which should be on or before the
`deadling for filing the Statement of Use](cid:160) ____________.
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`he undersigned, being hereby warned that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under
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`18 U.S.C. 1001, and that such willful false statements may jeopardize the validity of the application or any resulting registration, declares that the
`facts set forth in this application are true; all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and
`belief are believed to be true.
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`____________________________
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`For the forgoing reasons, the refusal issued under section 37 C.F.R. Section 2.20 is continued and made FINAL.
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`PPLICANT’S OPTIONS
`If applicant fails to respond to this final action within six months of the mailing date, the application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37
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`C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond to this final action by:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible (37 C.F.R. §2.64(a)); and/or
`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class (37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18) and 2.64(a);
`TMEP §§715.01 and 1501 et seq.; TBMP Chapter 1200).
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`n certain circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed to review a final action that is limited to procedural issues, pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
`§2.63(b)(2).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b), TMEP §1704, and TBMP Chapter 1201.05 for an explanation of petitionable matter. (cid:160)
`The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`OTE FOR ELECTRONIC RESPONSES
`Any communications regarding pending applications sent via e-mail to any of the law office e-mail addresses must:
`(1)(cid:160) be in English;
`include the entire response as e-mail text, not as an attachment;
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`(3)(cid:160) list the serial number in the "Subject" line; and
`(4)(cid:160) include any specimens or evidence in jpg or gif format only.
`For security and compatibility reasons, the Office will not accept communications that include any attachments, other than those in jpg or gif
`format.(cid:160) Thus, no attachments in WordPerfect®, Word, Adobe® PDF or any other format EXCEPT jpg or gif can be accepted.(cid:160)
`Additionally, all such communications sent via e-mail should (1) be signed electronically (using the same format accepted for electronically-
`filed applications, namely, the signatory must enter any combination of alpha/numeric characters that has been specifically adopted to serve the
`function of the signature, preceded and followed by the forward slash (/) symbol.(cid:160) Acceptable "signatures" could include: /john doe/; /jd/;
`and /123-4567/.(cid:160)
`(See 64 FR 33056, 33062 (June 21, 1999))); and (2) address every issue raised.(cid:160) Failure to comply with these additional
`requirements will result in delays in prosecuting your application.
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`OTE REGARDING TIMELY FILING OF RESPONSES
`(cid:160) The statutory period for response to an Office action during examination is six months.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b).(cid:160) The examining attorney does not
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`have any discretion to shorten or extend such period.(cid:160)(cid:160)The crucial date for the response is the date it is received by the Office, not the date it is mailed by the applicant.(cid:160) The applicant should see 37
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`C.F.R. §§1.8 and 1.10; TMEP §§702.02, 702.03 and 702.04(f), regarding certificate of mailing, certificate of transmission and "Express Mail"
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`procedures to avoid lateness.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`NOTE REGARDING STATUS OF APPLICATION
`Current status and status date information is available on-line at http://tarr.uspto.gov/ or, via push button telephone, for all federal trademark
`registration and application records maintained in the automated Trademark Reporting and Monitoring (TRAM) system.(cid:160) The information may
`be accessed by calling (703) 305-8747 from 6:30 a.m. until midnight, Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, and entering a seven-digit
`registration number or eight-digit application number, followed by the "#" symbol, after the welcoming message and tone.(cid:160) Callers may request
`information for up to five registration number or application number records per call.
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`Georgia Ann Carty Ellis
`/Georgia Ann Carty Ellis/
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`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 111
`(703) 308-9111, Ext. 150
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`How to respond to this Office Action:
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`o respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html and
`follow the instructions.
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`o respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law
`office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.
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`o check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/
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`OR SPECIFIC INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED
`EXAMINING ATTORNEY.
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