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`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. (trademark@sughrue.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179143 - S11850
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`6/12/2008 9:24:52 AM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(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) 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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) WASHINGTON, DC 20037-3213(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)
`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)
`SUGHRUE MION, PLLC(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)
`SUITE 800(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)
`WORKS, LTD.(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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`S11850(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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`*77179143*
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160)G
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`77/179143
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC
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`trademark@sughrue.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`(cid:160)T
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`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS
`OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/12/2008
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`This responds to applicant’s communication dated March 3, 2008, wherein applicant 1) corrected its color location statement; and 2) amended
`its identification of goods.(cid:160) No. 1 is acceptable and has been entered into the application record.(cid:160) For the reasons set forth below, the requirement
`for an acceptable identification of goods is continued and made FINAL:
`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`he amended identification of goods continues to contain 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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`(cid:160)C
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`lass 7:
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`. The wording “lifting apparatus” and “lifts” must be further clarified to indicate the nature/purpose of the goods, e.g., “elevators,” “power
`operated boat lifts” “power-operated lift used to transport and place portable storage containers” or “lifting installations for the transport of
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`persons and goods.” (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`2. “Loading and unloading machines and apparatus” – The term “apparatus” must be deleted or clarified to identify a particular good to ensure
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`proper classification.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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; washing machines for household and industrial purposes; dish washing machines for
`household and industrial purposes; vacuum cleaners for household and industrial purposes; animal feed drying machines,” in
`Class 7.
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`(cid:160)C
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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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`(cid:160)2
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`.(cid:160) “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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`(cid:160)3
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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.
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`(cid:160)4
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`. “Hair rinsing device for use in beauty salons and barber shops” – The common commercial name of the “device” must be stated, e.g.,
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`“plumbing fixtures in the nature of sink sprayers,” in Class 11. (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`5. “Shower sets for shampoo for use in beauty salons and barber shops” – The wording is generally indefinite and must be deleted or clarified,
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`e.g., “hand showers for shampooing for use in beauty salons and barber shops,” in Class 11. (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`6. “Heating dryers for bathrooms and bathroom heaters, bathroom fan dryer” – The nature of the goods must be further clarified to indicate their
`method of operation/purpose, e.g., electric hot air bathroom space heaters.
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`. “Cooking equipment for industrial purposes, namely, frying machines, rice cooker, roaster, range hood fans, breadmaker” – Where not
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`indicated, the power of the goods must be stated, e.g., electric frying machines, electric rice cooker.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`8. The wording “IH cooking device” is unacceptable as indefinite and must be amended to identify the goods by their common commercial
`name, e.g., “electromagnetic induction cookers for industrial purposes.”
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`. “Street surface heater” and “floor heater” - (cid:160) The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “heating elements for use in heating street
`surfaces.”
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`(cid:160)1
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`0.(cid:160) “Electrolytic water generator” - The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “electrolytic water dispensers, namely water purification
`apparatus.”
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`1.(cid:160) “Electric leg heater under table” – The use of the goods must be clarified, e.g. “electric leg heaters for use under tables.”
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`2. “Bedding dryer” – The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “bedding dryer machines.”
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`3. “Electric carpet” – The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “Electrically heated carpets.”
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`(cid:160) Applicant also must
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`4.(cid:160) “Electric leg, foot and hard warmers” – The word “hand” appears to be spelled incorrectly and should be clarified.
`clarify the nature/purpose of the goods to ensure proper classification, e.g., for non-medical use, in Class 11.
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`(cid:160)1
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`5. “Japanese hand warmer apparatus for household purposes” and “milk pasteurizer” - (cid:160) The nature/power source of the goods must be
`clarified, e.g., “Japanese electric hand warmer apparatus for household purposes.”
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`6. Electric bedding, electronic blanket,” – Applicant also must clarify the nature/purpose of the goods to ensure proper classification, e.g.,
`“electric blankets for non-medical use,” in Class 11.
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`7. (cid:160) “Heat/cold insulating object filled with a chemical substance” – The wording is generally indefinite and must be amended to more clearly
`describe the goods by their common commercial name and purpose, e.g., “heating and cooling packs filled with chemical substances that react
`when required to warm or cool the body, not for medical purposes.”
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`(cid:160)1
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`8. “Electric pot” – The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “electric cooking pots,” in Class 11.
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`9. “Animal feed dryer” – The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., as in the nature of a machine, and the goods reclassified warranted,
`e.g., “animal feed drying machines,” in Class 7.
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`(cid:160)2
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`0. “Eating utensil sanitizer, electric pot cooker, frying machines, rice cooker, electric slow cooker, roaster, eating utensil sterilizer, range hood
`fans, electric cooker, gas cooker, electric oven, microwave oven, IH cooking device, breadmaker, electric hot plate, electric toaster, electric pot”
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`– The listed goods are included twice in the identification.(cid:160) Applicant should delete any duplicate entries.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`21. “Ceramic heaters” - The power source/nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “portable electric ceramic space heaters for domestic use.”
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`(cid:160)2
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`2.(cid:160) “Human waste treatment tank” and “human waste household purification tank – The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., in the
`nature of a “septic tank,” in Class 11.
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`3.(cid:160) The wording “steam emitting device” is too broad and could encompass goods in more than one class, e.g., “electric irons” in Class 9 with
`steam function.(cid:160) Applicant must clarify the “device” by its common commercial name, e.g., “steam generators,” in Class 11.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) 24. “Water dispenser/heater” - (cid:160) The wording is too broad and could encompass goods in more than one class, e.g., “non-refrigerated and non-
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`heated electric water dispensers,” in Class 9, or “water pitchers,” in Class 21. (cid:160) Applicant must further clarify the nature of the goods to ensure
`their proper classification, e.g., “electric hot water dispensers,” in Class 11.
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`5.(cid:160) “Air preheater” – The nature/purpose/power source of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “electric space heaters.”
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`6. “Boiler for automobiles, boiler” – The nature/purpose of the goods must be stated, e.g., “heating boilers for automobiles,” in Class 11.
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`(cid:160)2
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`7. “Superheated steam producing and reducing devices” - The nature/purpose of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “superheated steam
`generators and accumulators,” in Class 11.
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`8. “Warm air heating devices,” “warm water heating device,” “steam heating device,” and “heat releasing device” – The
`nature/purpose/power source of the devices must be clarified, e.g., “steam radiators for heating buildings” or “electric radiators for heating
`buildings,” in Class 11.
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`(cid:160)2
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`9.”Fans” – The nature/power source of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “electric fans,” in Class 11.
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`0. “Room cooler” – The nature of the goods must be clarified, e.g., “walk in coolers” or “air conditioners.”
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`31. “Heat exchangers” – The nature/purpose of the goods must be clarified to enable proper classification, e.g., “heat exchangers not being parts
`of machines,” in Class 11; or “heat exchangers being parts of machines,” in Class 7.
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`2. “Steam boilers” – The nature/purpose of the goods must be clarified, e.g., steam heating boilers.
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`(cid:160)3
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`3. “Hand dryer” – The nature/power type of the goods must be stated to enable proper classification, e.g., “electric hot air hand dryers,” in
`Class 11.
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`(cid:160)3
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`4.(cid:160) “Bathroom unit set comprising sink, faucet, bathroom floor, bathroom wall, bathroom ceiling, bathroom door, shower head, bathtub,
`washing bowl, bathtub surround, gripping bar for bathtub, bathroom vent, pipes through which cold or low temperature water circulates,
`bathroom lighting” – The wording is generally unacceptable to the extent it does not identify the goods in a unitary manner clearly within a
`single international class.(cid:160) In this regard, the elements comprising the goods may be said to fall within more than one class, e.g., “bathroom wall
`panels not of metal,” in Class 19. (cid:160) In order to ensure proper classification, applicant must amend the wording to clarify the overall
`nature/purpose of the goods, with the primary components listed first.(cid:160) For instance, the wording may be clarified as “bath installations
`comprising sinks, faucets, shower heads, bathtubs, lavatory washing bowls, bathtub enclosures, non-metal bathtub grab bars, bathroom lighting
`fixtures, pipes through which cold or low temperature water circulates, bathroom vents, bath/shower doors and bathroom floor, wall and ceiling
`panels, all sold as a unit,” in Class 11.
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`(cid:160)3
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`5.(cid:160) “Shower units, comprising shower floor, shower wall, shower ceiling, shower door, shower washing area, shower head. shower corner
`shelf, shower surround, shower enclosure, shower gripping bar, shower vent, shower faucet, faucet, pipes through which cold or low temperature
`water circulates, shower drainage pipe, shower lighting” – Similarly, for purposes of classification, the identification of “shower units” requires
`minor modification to confirm that the goods are sold as a unit.(cid:160) The reference to “shower washing area” also must be clarified to the extent it
`refers to goods different from shower enclosures, surrounds or floors.(cid:160) The wording may be clarified as “Shower units comprising shower floor,
`wall and ceiling panels, shower doors, shower washing enclosures, shower heads, shower corner shelves, shower surrounds, shower enclosures,
`non-metal shower grab bars, shower vents, shower faucets, pipes through which cold or low temperature water circulates, shower drainage pipes
`and shower lighting fixtures, all sold as a unit,” in Class 11.
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`(cid:160)A
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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, 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; 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 conditioner; 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, shampoo basins for use in beauty salons and barber shops, hair rinsing
`plumbing fixtures in the nature of sink sprayers for use in beauty salons and barber shops, hand showers for shampooing for use in
`beauty salons and barber shops, towel steamers for use in beauty salons and barber shops; 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, electric frying machines, electric rice cooker, electric slow cooker, electric roasters, eating utensil sterilizers, electric
`range hood fans, electric cookers, gas cookers, electric ovens, microwave ovens, electromagnetic induction cookers for industrial
`purposes, electric bread makers, electric hot plate, electric toaster, electric pots, electric pot cooker; electric heating dryers for
`bathrooms for household purposes, namely, electric bathroom heaters, electric bathroom fan dryer, electric water heater; 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 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 toaster, electric milk pasteurizer, electric bedding, namely, blankets for non-medical use,
`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 cooking pots, 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 tanks, human waste purification tanks for
`household use in the nature of septic tanks, steam generators, solar powered water heater; gas water heater; 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, warm air furnaces, warm water heaters for domestic, commercial or
`industrial use, steam radiators for heating buildings, heat pumps, electric fans, locally induced air conditioner, room coolers in the
`nature of air conditioners, heat exchangers not being parts of machines, steam heating boilers, steam generators, distillers, electric
`hot air hand dryers, electric refrigerators for household and industrial purposes; electric laundry dryers for household and
`industrial purposes; refrigerating machines for industrial purposes; freezers for industrial purposes; dish drying machines for
`household and industrial use; bath installations comprising sinks, faucets, shower heads, bathtubs, lavatory washing bowls,
`bathtub enclosures, non-metal bathtub grab bars, bathroom lighting fixtures, pipes through which cold or low temperature water
`circulates, bathroom vents, bath/shower doors and bathroom floor, wall and ceiling panels, all sold as a unit; Shower units
`comprising shower floor, wall and ceiling panels, shower doors, shower washing enclosures, shower heads, shower corner
`shelves, shower surrounds, shower enclosures, non-metal shower grab bars, shower vents, shower faucets, pipes through which
`cold or low temperature water circulates, shower drainage pipes and shower lighting fixtures, all sold as a unit,” in Class 11.
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`lass 12:
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`. The identification of “air vehicles” and “vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water and rail” must be clarified by their common commercial
`name, e.g., airplanes. See TMEP §1402.01.
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`. The reference to “electric train” must be clarified to indicate whether the goods are in the nature of vehicles or toys, e.g., “rail vehicles,
`namely, electric trains,” in Class 12.
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`. The nature of the goods identified as “street car” must be clarified, e.g., “rail vehicles, namely, street cars,” in Class 12.
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`“Automobiles and structural parts therefor; vehicles, namely, boats, airplanes, aircraft, cars for cable transport installations, carts,
`launches, locomotives, motorcycles, tramcars, wheelchairs, railroad cars, helicopters, yachts and ships, trains, leisure boats, rail
`vehicles in the nature of electric trains and street cars, trolleys,” in Class 12.
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`(cid:160)R
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`ESPONDING TO A FINAL OFFICE ACTION
`If applicant fails to respond to this final action within six months of the mailing date, the application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37
`C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond to this final action by:(cid:160)
`submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible (37 C.F.R. §2.64(a)); and/or
`filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class (37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18) and 2.64(a); TMEP
`§§715.01 and 1501 et seq.; TBMP Chapter 1200).
`In certain circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed to review a final action that is limited to procedural issues, pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
`§2.63(b)(2).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b), TMEP §1704, and TBMP Chapter 1201.05 for an explanation of petitionable matters.(cid:160)
`The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
`If 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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response
`to this Office action should be filed using the form available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action
`was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-
`mail as the USPTO does not accept e-mailed responses.
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`f responding by paper mail, please include the following information: the application serial number, the mark, the filing date and the name,
`title/position, telephone number and e-mail address of the person signing the response.(cid:160) Please use the following address: Commissioner for
`Trademarks, P.O. Box 1451, Alexandria, VA 22313-1451.
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`(cid:160)S
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`TATUS CHECK: Check the status of the application at least once every six months from the initial filing date using the USPTO Trademark
`Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) online system at http://tarr.uspto.gov.(cid:160) When conducting an online status check, print and
`maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen.(cid:160) If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the
`assigned examining attorney.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC WORKS, LTD. (trademark@sughrue.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179143 - S11850
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`6/12/2008 9:25:00 AM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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