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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (boxip@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179116 - NANOE - S11851
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`10/15/2012 8:44:24 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) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) PANASONIC CORPORATION(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) 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)
`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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`boxip@hoganlovells.com
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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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/15/2012
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`his responds to applicant’s communication dated September 10, 2012, wherein applicant amended its identification of goods, including the
`division of certain goods into added Class 10.(cid:160) For the reasons set forth below, the requirement for an acceptable identification of services is
`continued and made FINAL, in part:
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`DENTIFICATION OF GOODS IN CLASS 11
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`HIS PARTIAL REQUIREMENT APPLIES ONLY TO THE GOODS SPECIFIED THEREIN
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`he following wording in the amended identification of goods in Class 11 must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in
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`“Electronic facial skin beautifier using ultrasonic or steam for household and industrial purposes, namely, beautifier for bare skin in the
`nature of steamers, facial steamers incorporating negative ion generators, and electric facial device using cold stimulation, beautifier for
`pore-cleaning and sebum cleaning, beautifier for tightening the face line and reducing pore size, and suction instrument for removing
`blackheads, beautifier for tightening the face line, beautifier for reducing pore size, and suction instrument for removing blackheads,
`goggle-type eye mask equipment for skincare around the eyes”; and
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`Electronic facial skin beautifier using ultrasonic or steam for use in beauty salons and barber shops”.
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`s previously discussed, goods whose primary purpose is the creation of steam or heat are properly placed in Class(cid:160) 11.(cid:160) It is for this reason that
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`“facial saunas” and “electronic facial steamers” are placed in Class 11.
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`(cid:160) However, “facial toning machines for cosmetic use” and similar
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`cosmetic devices which do not primarily create steam/heat are placed in Class 10.(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The referenced wording is too broad because it encompasses goods which are not clearly in the nature of facial saunas or electronic facial
`steamers.(cid:160) Indeed, applicant’s response includes clarification and reclassification of many such goods separately in Class 10, suggesting that the
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`redundant language may have been retained in Class 11 in error.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Accordingly, applicant must delete or clarify/classify the goods accordingly, e.g., “electronic facial steamers for use in beauty salons and barber
`shops,” and “Electronic facial skin beautifier using ultrasonic or steam for household and industrial purposes, namely, beautifier devices for
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`bare skin in the nature of facial steamers and facial steamers incorporating negative ion generators,” in Class 11. (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The Office requires a degree of particularity necessary to identify clearly goods and/or services covered by a mark.(cid:160) See In re Omega SA, 494
`F.3d 1362, 1365, 83 USPQ2d 1541, 1543-44 (Fed. Cir. 2007).(cid:160) Descriptions of goods and services in applications must be specific, explicit, clear
`and concise.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01; see In re Cardinal Labs., Inc., 149 USPQ 709, 711 (TTAB 1966); Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood
`Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats. 1954).
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`he Trademark Act requires that a trademark or service mark application must include a “ specification of …the goods [or services]” in
`connection with which the mark is being used or will be used.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1051(a)(2) (emphasis added), (b)(2) (emphasis added); see 15 U.S.C.
`§1053.(cid:160) Specifically, a complete application must include a “list of the particular goods or services on or in connection with which the applicant
`uses or intends to use the mark.” (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6) (emphasis added).(cid:160) This requirement for a specification of the particular goods and/or
`services applies to applications filed under all statutory bases.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a)(2), 1051(b)(2), 1053, 1126(d)-(e), 1141f; 37 C.F.R.
`§2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.01(b)-(c).
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`lease note that, while the identification of goods/services may be amended to clarify or limit the goods/services, adding to the goods/services or
`broadening their scope 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/services that are not within the scope of the goods/services 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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`ESPONDING TO A FINAL OFFICE ACTION
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`If applicant does not respond within six months of the date of issuance of this final Office action, the following goods to which the final
`refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) apply will be deleted from the application by Examiner’s Amendment: (cid:160) "Electronic facial skin beautifier using
`ultrasonic or steam for household and industrial purposes, namely, beautifier for bare skin in the nature of steamers, facial steamers incorporating
`negative ion generators, and electric facial device using cold stimulation, beautifier for pore-cleaning and sebum cleaning, beautifier for
`tightening the face line and reducing pore size, and suction instrument for removing blackheads, beautifier for tightening the face line, beautifier
`for reducing pore size, and suction instrument for removing blackheads, goggle-type eye mask equipment for skincare around the eyes"; and
`"Electronic facial skin beautifier using ultrasonic or steam for use in beauty salons and barber shops", in Class 11.
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`he application will then proceed for the remaining goods.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
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`pplicant may respond to this final Office action by:
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`(1)(cid:160) Submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible; and/or
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`(2)(cid:160) Filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class.
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`7 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18), 2.64(a); TBMP ch. 1200; TMEP §714.04.
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`n certain rare circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to review a final Office action that is
`limited to procedural issues.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining
`petitionable matters).(cid:160) The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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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
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`/SMP/
`Steven M. Perez
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 101
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`(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)
`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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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (boxip@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179116 - NANOE - S11851
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`10/15/2012 8:44:25 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 10/15/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 77179116
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`TO READ OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link or go to http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial
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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 10/15/2012 (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
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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
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