To:
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`Subject:
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (cpaglobal@procopio.com)
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`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 3397323 - PANASONIC - 120776-
`PNS01
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`Sent:
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`02/14/14 08:23:54 AM
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`Sent As:
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`PRG@uspto.gov
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`Attachments:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT REGISTRANT’S TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
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`3397323
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`February 14, 2014(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. REGISTRATION NO.(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) REGISTRANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS :
`77099043
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) MARK:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. (cid:160)(cid:160) 120776-PNS01(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS :(cid:160)(cid:160) cpaglobal@procopio.com
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) POST REGISTRATION OFFICE ACTION
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`(cid:160) Mainak H. Mehta
`(cid:160) Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LL
`(cid:160) Suite 200
`(cid:160) 1020 Marsh Road
`(cid:160) Menlo Park CA 94025
`PANASONIC
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`CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`ttp://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/14/2014
`U.S. Registration Number(cid:160) 3397323
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The Sections 8 & 15 Combined Affidavit was received on February.(cid:160) The Section 15 portion of the
`Combined Affidavit can be acknowledged.(cid:160) However, the Section 8 portion is not accepted for the
`reason(s) set forth below.
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`PECIMEN:
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`The specimen submitted with the Section 8 Affidavit is unacceptable for class 3 because it shows the
`mark used on or in connection with goods and/or services that are different from those identified in the
`registration.(cid:160) See In re Capp Enterprises, Inc., 32 USPQ2d 1855 (Comm’r Pats. 1993).(cid:160) Specifically, the
`specimen shows use for shaving cartridges.(cid:160) The goods and services in the registration comprise the
`following:(cid:160) soaps and detergents.(cid:160) The specimen must be used on or in connection with the goods and/or
`services listed in the registration.(cid:160) TMEP §1604.12(a).
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`herefore, the owner must submit the following:
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`(1) A substitute specimen showing current use of the registered mark in commerce for each class
`of goods and/or services specified in the registration; and
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`(2) The following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R.
`§2.20:(cid:160) “ The substitute specimen was in use in commerce during the relevant period for
`filing the 6-year Section 8.” (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.161(g); TMEP §1604.12(c).
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`xamples of specimens for goods are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show
`the mark on the actual goods or packaging, or displays associated with the actual goods at their point of
`sale.(cid:160) See TMEP §§904.03 et seq.(cid:160) Examples of specimens for services are signs, photographs, brochures,
`website printouts or advertisements that show the mark used in the actual sale or advertising of the
`services.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1301.04 et seq.
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`he following statement and declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20 can be used to verify the Combined
`Affidavit, if properly signed and dated:
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`The owner was using the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods and/or services
`identified in the registration for which use of the mark in commerce is claimed, as evidenced by
`the submitted specimen, during the relevant period for filing the 6-year Section 8, that
`is,
`between the 5th and 6th year anniversary after the date of registration or the date of publication
`under 15 U.S.C. §1062, or during the ensuing grace period.
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`he mark has been in continuous use in commerce for five (5) consecutive years after the date of
`registration or the date of publication under 15 U.S.C. §1062(c), and is still in use in commerce on
`or in connection with all goods and/or services listed in the existing registration.(cid:160) There has been
`no final decision adverse to the owner’s claim of ownership of such mark for such goods and/or
`services, or to the owner’s rights to register the same or to keep the same on the register; and there
`is no proceeding involving said rights pending and not disposed of either in the United States
`Patent and Trademark Office or in the courts.
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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 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false
`statement may jeopardize the validity of this document, declares that s/he is properly authorized to
`execute this document on behalf of the owner, and all statements made of his/her own knowledge
`are true and that all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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`__________________________
`Signature of Authorized Person
`__________________________
`Type or Print Name
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`he following persons are properly authorized to sign a Combined Affidavit on behalf of the owner:
`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) A person with legal authority to bind the owner (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner);
`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) A person with firsthand knowledge of the facts and actual or implied authority to act on behalf of
`the owner; or
`(3)(cid:160)(cid:160) An authorized attorney who has an actual written or verbal power of attorney or an implied power
`of attorney from the owner.
`37 C.F.R. §§2.161(b), 2.193(e)(1); TMEP §1604.08(a).
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`ESPONSE TIME DEADLINE:(cid:160) A complete response must be received within 6 months from the
`issuance date of this Office action or prior to expiration of the 6th year anniversary date on March 18,
`2014, whichever is later.(cid:160) The owner must respond to all inquiries set forth in this Office action to avoid
`cancellation of the registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.163(b)-(c); TMEP §§1604.16, 1604.17(a).
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`EFICIENCY SURCHARGE INFORMATION:(cid:160) A $100 deficiency surcharge must be submitted if
`the response to this Office action is received by the Office after March 18, 2014 date of 6th year
`anniversary.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.6, 2.164(a)(1); TMEP §1604.17(a).(cid:160)
`(Note:(cid:160) This only applies when the
`response time deadline above falls after the 6th year anniversary date.)
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`DVISORY:(cid:160) If a response to this Office action is not filed within the response deadline above, and time
`remains in the grace period, the owner may avoid cancellation of its registration by filing a new affidavit
`of use within the grace period.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.163(c).(cid:160) Additional fees are required to file a new affidavit
`during the grace period.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.161(d)(1)-(2).(cid:160) For more information about this, please contact the
`undersigned.
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`/Harpreet Singh/(cid:160)
`Harpreet Singh
`Trademark Specialist
`Post Registration Division
`Harpreet.singh@uspto.gov
`571-272-9551
`571-273-9551 (fax)
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
`Response to Post-Registration Office action form number 11 at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/reg_maintain.jsp.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing
`date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the registration.(cid:160) For technical
`assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by (1) the individual owner; (2)
`someone with legal authority to bind the owner (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner); or (3) an
`authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent the owner.(cid:160) If the owner is represented by an attorney,
`the attorney must sign the response.
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`HECK THE STATUS OF THE REGISTRATION: (cid:160) To check the status of your registration at
`any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete status screen. (cid:160) For more information
`on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE
`ASSIGNED SPECIALIST.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (cpaglobal@procopio.com)
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`TRADEMARK REGISTRATION NO. 3397323 - PANASONIC - 120776-
`PNS01
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`Sent:
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`02/14/14 08:23:54 AM
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`Sent As:
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`PRG@uspto.gov
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`Attachments:
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 02/14/2014 FOR
`REGISTRATION NO. 3397323
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