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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`55210/460
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`Applicant
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`Serial No.
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`IDEAS FOR LIFE 8: Design
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`Patty Evanko
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`1 12
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`Box RESPONSES — NO FEE
`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, Virginia 22202~3514
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`DECLARATION OF HOLLY PEKOWSKY
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`Commissioner:
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`HOLLY PEKOWSKY declares that:
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`1.
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`I am an associate of the firm of Amster, Rothstein 8: Ebenstein, 90 Park
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`Avenue, New York, New York 10016, trademark counsel for Applicant Matsushita
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`Electric Corporation Of America.
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`2.
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`On November 24, 2003 we filed an Amendment in response to the
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`outstanding Office Action of August 27, 2003 in connection with the above
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`referenced Application, as well as a Request To Divide the Application into three
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`separate Applications. The Amendment was accompanied by a check in the amount
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`of $670 since the identification of goods originally fell into only one International
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`Class, and, as amended, fell within three International Classes. The Request To
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`Divide was accompanied by a check in the amount of $200 to cover the cost of
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`creating two new Applications. Copies of the Amendment and Request To Divide,
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`each of which includes a Certificate of Mailing by Express Mail, as well as copies of
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`the checks, postcard and Express Mail label are attached hereto collectively as Exhibit
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`A.
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`Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1746, I declare under penalty of perjury that all of
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`the foregoing is true and correct.
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`Executed in NewYork, NewYork
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`thisl>’day of March, 2004
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`Client/Matter No.2
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`EL 996379485 US
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`Date Mailed:
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`Novcmber24, 2003
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`In re: (Applicant or Parties:):
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`Matsushita Eicctric Corp. ofAmerica -
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`IDEAS FOR LIFE & Design
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`Serial No. or Proceeding No.:
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`Amendment and Check for $670.00; Request To Divide
`Appiication and Check for $200 and return receipt post
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`IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`11/Iatsushita Electric Corporation of America
`"Btpres Mail’ mailing label No.: -1&4;
`Date of Deposit: Nmtembel: 24, 2003
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`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 addressed to the Commissioner for
`Trademarks, 2900 Crystal Drive, Arlington. VA 22202-3514.
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`BOX ITU FEE
`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 22202-3514
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`Applicant submits this response to the Office Action of August 27, 2003.
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`Please amend the identification of goods as follows:
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`ink for video printers in International Class 2;
`video printers in International Class 9; and
`paper for video printers, electronic typewriters,
`electronic staplers, electric pencil sharpeners,
`electric paper shredders, electric letter openers,
`and electric 3—hole punchers, all the foregoing
`for use in the home or office in International
`Class 16.
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`2562881
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`Si.nce Applicant's identification of goods, as amended, falls Within three
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`International Classes instead of one, Applicant includes a check in the amount of $670 to
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`cover the cost of the two additional classes.
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`Notice of Intent To Request Division of Application
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`Since App1icant’s identification of goods, as amended, falls within three
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`International Classes instead of one, Applicant is simultaneously filing a request to divide
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`its application into three separate applications. A copy of the Request to Divide is
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`enclosed.
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`There Is No Likelihood Of Confusion
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`Between Applicant’s Mark And The Cited Application
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`Applicant responds herein to the Examining Attorney‘s advice that there
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`may be a likelihood of confusion between Applicant’s Mark and the mark contained in
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`pending Application Serial No. 76,502,203 for the mark PANASONIC IDEAS FOR LIFE
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`covering a variety of goods and services in classes 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 20, 35, 3'7, 41
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`and 42 (the “Cited Application”) which may result in a refusal to register App1icant’s
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`Mark if the Cited Application matures into registration.
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`Applicant submits that there is no likelihood of confusion between its Mark
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`and the Cited Application since Applicant is a wholly owned subsidiary of the owner of
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`the Cited Application.
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`The Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure provides, in relevant part,
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`that , “if the applicant or the applicant’s attorney represents that either the applicant or
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`the registrant owns all of the other entity, and there is no contradictory evidence, then
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`the examining attorney should conclude that there is unity of control, a single source and
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`no likelihood of confusion.” T.M.E.P. § 1201.07(b) (i). The Trademark Manual
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`specifically indicates that this provision applies to “a corporation and a wholly owned
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`subsidiary.” E.
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`In the instant case, the Cited Application is owned by Matsushita Electric
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`Industrial Co., Ltd., and Applicant, Matsushita Electric Corporation of America, is a
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`wholly owned subsidiary of Matsushita Electric industrial Co., Ltd. Accordingly, there is
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`unity of control between Applicant and the owner of the Cited Application, the two
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`entities will be viewed as a single source, and, consequently, there is no likelihood of
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`confusion.
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`Respectfully submitted,
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`AMSTER ROTHSTEIN 8: EBENSTEIN LLP
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`Attorneys for Applicant
`90 Park Avenue
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`New York, New York 10016
`(212) 336-8000
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`Dated:
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`NewYork, NewYork
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`November 24, 2003
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`By:
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`Holly Pekowsky
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`2562881
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`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 Addres5ee" service under 87 CFR 1.10 on the date
`indicated above and is addressed to the Commissioner for
`Trademarks, 2900 Crystal Drive. Arlington, VA 222o2~3514.
`Name:
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`Patty Evanko
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`112
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`BOX I’IU FEE
`Commissioner for Trademarks
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`2900 Crystal Drive
`Arlington, VA 222023514
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`REQUEST TO DIVIDE APPLICATION UNDER 37 C.F.R. 2.87
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`The above-identified applicant hereby requests that this application be divided
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`into three applications as follows:
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`Please retain the foilowing goods in the parent application:
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`paper for video printers, electronic typewriters,
`electronic staplers, electric pencil sharpeners,
`electric paper shredders, electric letter openers,
`and electric 3-hole punchers, all the foregoing for
`use in the home or office in International Class
`16.
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`video printers in International Class 9.
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`Please include in a second new, divided application the remaining goods from
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`the original application, namely:
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`ink for video printers in International Class 2.
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`The fee of $200 for creating two new applications is submitted herewith.
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`Dated:
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`New York, New York
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`November 24, 2003
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`Respectfully submitted,
`AMSTER ROTHSTEIN 8: EBENSTEIN LLP
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`Attorneys for Applicant
`90 Park Avenue
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`New York, New York 10016
`(212) 336-8000
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`By:
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`Morton Amster
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`Holly Pekowsky
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`2562861
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