To:
`
`Subject:
`
`Sent:
`
`Sent As:
`
`Attachments:
`
`Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. (mail@hsml.com)
`
`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77133262 - MOTION PICTURE PRO - 08279.1183US
`
`5/23/2007 12:45:47 PM
`
`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL 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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(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)
`
`Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
`
`77/133262
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) KRISTINA M. FOUDRAY
`(cid:160) HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, PC
`(cid:160) PO BOX 2902
`(cid:160) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0902
`(cid:160)
`
`*77133262*
`
`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
`
`Please provide in all correspondence:
`
`(cid:160)1
`
`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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.
`
`(cid:160) (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) MOTION PICTURE PRO
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 08279.1183US
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) mail@hsml.com
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`OFFICE ACTION
`
`(cid:160)R
`
`ESPONSE TIME LIMIT:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE
`ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:(cid:160) If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this
`information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the
`prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
`
`(cid:160)S
`
`erial Number(cid:160) 77/133262
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
`
`(cid:160)N
`
`o Conflicting Marks Noted
`The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under
`Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
`
`(cid:160)D
`
`isclaimer
`The applicant must insert a disclaimer of “MOTION PICTURE” in the application because the term(s) is/are merely descriptive of the goods
`and/or services.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. Section 1056; TMEP sections 1213 and 1213.08(a)(i).
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he term “MOTION PICTURE” is defined as:
`motion picture
`
`motion picture noun
`1.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) A movie.
`2.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) motion pictures. The movie industry.
`
`(cid:160)
`

`
`— mo ¹tion-pic¹ture (mo¹shen-pîk¹cher) adjective[1]
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he term “MOTION PICTURE” merely describes a feature of the applicant’s goods, namely, a television set that is optimized for viewing
`movies.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`rademark Act Section 6(a), 15 U.S.C. Section 1056(a), states that the Commissioner may require the applicant to disclaim an unregistrable
`component of a mark.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 2(e), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(e), bars the registration of a mark which is merely descriptive or
`deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive of the goods. Therefore, the Commissioner may require the disclaimer of a
`portion of a mark which, when used in connection with the goods or services, is merely descriptive or deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily
`geographically descriptive.(cid:160) If an applicant does not comply with a disclaimer requirement, the examining attorney may refuse registration of the
`entire mark.(cid:160) TMEP section 1213.01(b).
`
`(cid:160)A
`
` disclaimer does not remove the disclaimed matter from the mark.(cid:160) It is simply a statement that the applicant does not claim exclusive rights in
`the disclaimed wording or design apart from the mark as shown in the drawing.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he following cases explain the disclaimer requirement more fully:(cid:160) In re Kraft, Inc., 218 USPQ 571 (TTAB 1983); In re EBS Data Processing,
`Inc., 212 USPQ 964 (TTAB 1981); In re National Presto Industries, Inc., 197 USPQ 188 (TTAB 1977); In re Pendleton Tool Industries, Inc.,
`157 USPQ 114 (TTAB 1968).
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he computerized printing format for the Trademark Official Gazette requires a standard form for a disclaimer.(cid:160)(cid:160) TMEP section 1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160) A
`properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
`
`(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)S
`
`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “MOTION PICTURE” apart from the mark as shown.
`
`ee In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm'r Pats. 1983).
`
`(cid:160)P
`
`LEASE NOTE:(cid:160) The issue raised may be able to be resolved by telephone.(cid:160) The applicant's attorney may telephone the examining attorney,
`instead of submitting a written response, to expedite the application.
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`f the applicant's attorney has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining
`attorney.
`
`/Alec Powers/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`US Patent and Trademark Office
`Law Office 101
`Phone: 571-272-9309
`Fax: 571-273-9101
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`NOTICE OF NEW PROCEDURE FOR E-MAILED OFFICE ACTIONS:(cid:160) In late spring 2007, for any applicant who authorizes e-mail
`communication with the USPTO, the USPTO will no longer directly e-mail the actual Office action to the applicant.(cid:160) Instead, upon issuance of an
`Office action, the USPTO will e-mail the applicant a notice with a link/web address to access the Office action using Trademark Document
`Retrieval (TDR),(cid:160)which is located on the USPTO website at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.(cid:160) The Office action will not be attached to
`the e-mail notice.(cid:160) Upon receipt of the notice, the applicant can then view and print the actual Office action and any evidentiary attachments
`using the provided link/web address.(cid:160) TDR is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays and weekends.(cid:160) This new process
`is intended to eliminate problems associated with e-mailed Office actions that contain numerous attachments.
`
`(cid:160)H
`
`OW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
`ONLINE RESPONSE:(cid:160) You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action
`form available on our website at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours
`after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.(cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) Do not respond by e-mail.(cid:160) THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN
`E-MAILED RESPONSE.
`REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:(cid:160) To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above, and
`include the serial number, law office number, and examining attorney’s name. (cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) The filing date of the response will be the date
`of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.(cid:160) To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.197.
`
`(cid:160)S
`
`TATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`

`
`(TARR) system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.
`
`(cid:160)V
`
`IEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded
`online at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.
`
`(cid:160)G
`
`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING
`ATTORNEY SPECIFIED ABOVE.
`
`[1]The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition copyright © 1992 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Electronic version licensed
`from INSO Corporation; further reproduction and distribution restricted in accordance with the Copyright Law of the United States. All rights reserved.
`
`(cid:160)