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`PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. (boxip@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179116 - NANOE - S11851
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`3/8/2012 7:18:30 AM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`77179116
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`*77179116*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: NANOE(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)
`MC LEAN, VA 22102-3388(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)
`WORKS CO., LTD.(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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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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`S11851(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(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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`GARY D. KRUGMAN(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP(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)
`ATTN: BOX INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY(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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`7930 JONES BRANCH DR FL 9
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`(cid:160) PANASONIC ELECTRIC
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`boxip@hoganlovells.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE
`RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 3/8/2012
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`On June 13, 2008, action on this application was suspended pending the disposition of pending application which have now abandoned or are no
`longer considered potentially conflicting.(cid:160) Accordingly, the subject application is withdrawn from suspension so that applicant may address the
`following continued requirement.
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`DENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`he amended identification of goods continues to include wording which is indefinite and must be clarified.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant
`must specify the common commercial or generic name for the goods as indicated below.(cid:160) If there is no common commercial or generic name,
`applicant must describe the product and intended consumer as well as its main purpose and intended uses.(cid:160) In particular:
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`lass 7:
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`. “Lifting apparatus, lifts” – The nature/purpose of the goods (cid:160) must be further specified, e.g., “Lifting installations for the transport of persons
`and goods.”
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`. “Loading and unloading machines and apparatus” – The term “apparatus” is ambiguous to the extent it presumably describes something
`other than machines.(cid:160) Applicant must delete or clarify the wording to ensure proper classification.
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`. “Animal feed drying machines” – As discussed below, the goods “animal feed dryers” appear to be classified incorrectly in Class 11. (cid:160)
`Applicant must amend the application to clarify and classify the goods in International Class 7.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7), 2.85; TMEP
`§§1401.02(a), 1401.03(b).
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate, consistent with amended language adopted by applicant in its companion
`registration No. 3953009:
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`“Machines and machine tools, namely, lifting installations for the transport of persons and goods, elevators, loading and
`unloading machines; incubators for eggs; animal feed drying machines,” in Class 7.
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`lass 11:
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`. The wording “sterilization lamps” is too broad to the extent it could encompass goods in more than one class, e.g., such lamps for medical
`use in Class 10.(cid:160) Applicant must further clarify the purpose of the goods to enable proper classification, e.g., “ultraviolet sterilization lamps not
`for medical purposes.”
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`. “Electric generating lights” (cid:160) - The wording is generally indefinite and must be deleted or clarified.(cid:160) It is unclear, for instance, whether the
`goods are in the nature of electric generators (Class 7) or electric light fixtures (Class 11).
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`. “Electronic facial skin beautifier using ultrasonic or steam for household and industrial purposes” and “electronic facial skin beautifier using
`ultrasonic or steam for use in beauty salons and barber shops” – The wording is too broad to the extent it could encompass goods in other
`classes, e.g., “facial toning machines for cosmetic use,” in Class 10. (cid:160) The wording must be deleted or clarified to better indicate the nature of the
`goods, e.g., “electronic facial steamers, namely, facial steamers and facial steamers incorporating ion generators and/or ultrasonic wave
`generators for beautifying bare skin, for pore-cleaning and sebum cleaning, for tightening the face line and reducing pore size.”
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`(cid:160) Applicant must confirm this point.(cid:160) If so, the goods
`. “Animal feed dryer” – The wording appears to describe “animal feed drying machines”.
`are classified incorrectly.(cid:160) Applicant must amend the application to classify the goods in International Class 7.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7), 2.85;
`TMEP §§1401.02(a), 1401.03(b).
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`. The remainder of the Class 11 identification includes numerous instances of goods requiring further clarification to ensure proper
`classification in Class 11, e.g., as “electric” or “not for medical use” in nature.
`(cid:160) Elsewhere, the term “IH” must be clarified, i.e., as a reference
`to “induction cooking”. (cid:160) For the sake of brevity, these necessary changes and minor grammatical/duplicate wording corrections are reflected
`directly in the proposed wording set forth below.(cid:160) Again, the proposed language is consistent with amended language adopted by applicant in its
`companion registration No. 3953009:
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`“Electric lamps and other lighting apparatus, namely, automobile lights, ceiling lights, chandeliers, flashlights, light bulbs, arc
`lights, lamp shades, fluorescent lights, underground safety lamps, ultraviolet sterilization lamps not for medical purposes, fish
`attraction lamps, mercury lamps, spotlights, infrared lamps, lights for scuba diving, sun lamps, searching lights, electric lighting
`fixtures and power-generated lights for bicycles, incandescent lamps, discharge lamps, miniature lamps, miniature light bulbs,
`lanterns; hair dryers for household purposes; air purifiers for household purposes; negative ion generators for household air
`purifiers; air conditioners for household purposes; electric toilet deodorizer dispensers for household purposes; electric, ultrasonic
`or steam facial apparatus for household and industrial purposes, namely, facial saunas and electronic facial steamers; electronic
`facial steamers, namely, facial steamers and facial steamers incorporating ion generators and/or ultrasonic wave generators for
`beautifying bare skin, for pore-cleaning and sebum cleaning, for tightening the face line and reducing pore size; non-electric
`cooking heaters for household purposes, namely, gas stoves, gas cooker, grills for barbecue; kitchen sinks; industrial air purifiers;
`negative ion generators for industrial air purifiers; air conditioners for industrial purposes; air conditioners for vehicles; window-
`installed air conditioners; ice machines for industrial purposes; machines and apparatus for use in beauty salons and barber shops
`not including hairdressing chairs, namely, electric hair dryers for use in beauty salons and barber shops, hair dryer for use in
`beauty salons and barber shops, hair steamers for use in beauty salons and barber shops; electric, ultrasonic or steam facial
`apparatus for use in beauty salons and barber shops, namely, facial saunas and electronic facial steamers; set units comprising
`toilet bowl and seat; bath heating apparatus, namely, hot water heaters for use with bathtubs; electric hot air heating dryers for
`bathrooms and electric hot air bathroom space heaters, electric hot air bathroom fan dryers; ventilation fans for industrial
`purposes; industrial humidifiers; industrial de-humidifiers; de-humidifiers for commercial use; household humidifiers; household
`de-humidifiers; ventilation fans for household purposes; bathroom ventilation fans for household purposes; bidets, toilets and
`toilets with water squirting washers; gas or oil or coal stoves and space heaters for household use; cooking equipment for
`industrial purposes, namely, frying machines, electric rice cooker, electric slow cooker, electric roaster, eating utensil sterilizers,
`electric range hood fans, electric cookers, gas cookers, electric ovens, microwave ovens, electromagnetic induction cookers for
`industrial and household purposes, electric bread makers, electric hot plates, electric toasters, electric pots, electric pot cookers;
`electric heating dryers for bathrooms for household purposes, namely, electric bathroom heaters, electric bathroom fan dryers,
`electric water heaters; gas hot-water heating dryers for bathrooms for household purposes, namely, gas bathroom heaters, gas
`bathroom fan dryers, gas water heaters; gas powered heating fans; oil powered heating fans; apparatus for lighting, heating, steam
`generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes, namely, heating elements for use in
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`heating street surfaces, electrolytic water dispensers, namely, water purification apparatus, electric leg heaters for use under
`tables, gas lamps, oil lamps, disinfectant dispensers for sinks, electric heating elements for heating floors, bedding dryer
`machines, electrically heated carpets, electric leg, foot and hand warmers for non-medical use, Japanese electric hand warmer
`apparatus for household purposes, electric water heater for coffee, electric milk pasteurizer, electric bedding, namely, blankets for
`non-medical use and electronic blankets for non-medical use; heating and cooling packs filled with chemical substances that react
`when required to warm or cool the body, not for medical purposes; electric hotplate, central type air conditioners, portable
`electric ceramic space heaters for domestic use, electric room heaters, tank for purification of contaminated water, human waste
`treatment tanks in the nature of septic tanks, household waste water purification tank, human waste purification tanks for
`household use in the nature of septic tanks, steam generators, solar powered water heaters; gas water heaters; electric water heater
`and hot water dispenser; electric space heaters, heating boilers for automobiles, heating boilers, superheated steam generators and
`accumulators, electric radiators for heating buildings for domestic and industrial purposes, warm air furnaces for domestic and
`industrial purposes, warm water heaters for domestic and industrial purposes, steam radiators for heating buildings for domestic
`and industrial purposes, heat pumps, electric fans, locally induced air conditioners, room coolers in the nature of air conditioners,
`heat exchangers not being parts of machines, steam heating boilers, steam generators; distillers,” in Class 11.
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`lease note that, while the identification of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to the goods or broadening the scope of
`the goods is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are
`not within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.
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`or assistance with identifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of Acceptable
`Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.
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`dvisory: Combined Application
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`f applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must comply with each of the following for
`those goods/services based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`Applicant must list the goods by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order.(cid:160) TMEP § 1403.01; and
`Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods/services not(cid:160) covered by the fee already paid.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01 and 1403.01.
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`he filing fee for adding classes to an application is as follows:
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`$325 per class, when the fees are submitted with a response filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html; and
`$375 per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.(cid:160)
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`7 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(i) and (ii); TMEP §810.
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`f the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please e-mail or telephone the assigned examining
`attorney.
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`/SMP/
`Steven M. Perez
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 101
`(571) 272-5888
`steven.perez@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the
`issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-
`mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) E-mail
`communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199. (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/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. (boxip@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179116 - NANOE - S11851
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`3/8/2012 7:18:30 AM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 3/8/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 77179116
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`(cid:160)P
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`TO READ OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link or go to http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial
`number to access the Office action.
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`LEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`ESPONSE(cid:160)IS REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond; and (2) the applicable response
`time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 3/8/2012 (or sooner if specified in the office action).
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses.(cid:160) Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System Response
`Form.
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`ELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail
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`TDR@uspto.gov.(cid:160) Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
`application.
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