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`PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. (trademark@sughrue.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179143 - S11850
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`1/13/2009 7:47:26 PM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`77/179143
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`*77179143*
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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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 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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`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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.
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`(cid:160) PANASONIC 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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/13/2009
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`his responds to applicant’s communication dated December 12, 2008, wherein applicant amended its identification of goods. (cid:160) Although largely
`acceptable, certain wording in the amended identification for goods in Class 11 remains indefinite and requires further clarification.(cid:160) In addition,
`applicant must reconfirm its entity type and citizenship as indicated below:
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`NTITY AND CITIZENSHIP OF APPLICANT
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`The application record indicates entry of a change of name of the applicant to Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.(cid:160) This update deleted
`applicant’s entity type and citizenship from the application record. (cid:160) Applicant must confirm for the record whether it remains a corporation of
`Japan.
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`MENDED IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – CLASS 11
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`he examiner previously advised that the wording “electronic facial skin beautifier using ultrasonic or steam for household and industrial
`purposes” is unacceptable because it is too broad and could encompass goods in other classes, e.g., “facial toning machines for cosmetic use,”
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`in Class 10.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In response, applicant has replaced the wording with the following list of products:
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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, ion steamers, 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, goggle-
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`type eye mask equipment for skincare around the eyes,” in Class 11.
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`his amended wording remains indefinite and must be clarified.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Moreover, the amended language is internally
`inconsistent to the extent not every particular good listed after “namely” is clearly in the nature of an ultrasonic or steam device, as dictated by
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`the introductory clause.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In this regard, the reference to a “beautifier for bare skin in the nature of steamers” is acceptable and perhaps redundant of electronic facial
`steamers referenced elsewhere in the identification.(cid:160) However, “ion steamer” requires further clarification, e.g., facial steamers incorporating
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`negative ion generators.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The remainder of the identification is generally indefinite and must be deleted or amended to identify specific goods within the scope of the
`original identification.(cid:160) It is unclear, for instance, if the listed facial devices, beautifiers, suction type instrument and goggle-type mask
`equipment are separate goods or features/functions of a single steam device.(cid:160) If the wording represents separate goods, the nature of the goods
`and the role of ultrasonic or steam in their operation is unclear.(cid:160) In this regard, the term “ultrasonic” itself is ambiguous in that it does not
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`clearly imply a Class 11 nature in the same manner as “steam”. (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant must clarify the goods further to enable their proper classification.(cid:160) For example, this portion of the identification may be amended in
`the following manner, if accurate:
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`“Electronic facial skin beautifiers for household and industrial purposes in the nature of facial steamers, facial steamers
`incorporating ion generators, and facial saunas featuring cold stimulation for use in facial cleaning and conditioning,” in Class 11.
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`he remainder of the amended identification is acceptable.
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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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`(cid:160)A
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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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`2.
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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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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:(cid:160)Applicant should file a response to this Office action(cid:160)online using the form at
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`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received notification of the Office action via e-mail.(cid:160)(cid:160)For
`technical assistance with the form, please e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail;(cid:160)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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`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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`PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CO., LTD. (trademark@sughrue.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77179143 - S11850
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`1/13/2009 7:47:30 PM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 1/13/2009 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77179143
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