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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77226896 - PAPERTOOFFICE - 9432-200423/
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`7/2/09 3:39:33 PM
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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: PAPERTOOFFICE(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)
`GREGORY A. STOBBS / GARRETT C. DONLEY(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)
`HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C.(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)
`TROY, MI 48098-2683(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)
`(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) 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)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`9432-200423/(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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`docketingtm@hdp.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: 7/2/2009
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`(cid:160)T
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`he referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`1.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) DRAWING OF THE MARK DIFFERS FROM MARK ON SPECIMEN
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`(cid:160)T
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`he mark on the specimen disagrees with the mark on the drawing.(cid:160) In this case, the specimen displays the mark as “PaperToOfficePro”, while
`the drawing shows the mark as “PaperToOffice”.
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`A statement of use must include a specimen showing the applied-for mark in use in commerce for each class of goods specified in the statement
`of use.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.56(a), 2.88(b)(2); TMEP §§904, 1109.09(b).(cid:160) The mark on the
`drawing must be a substantially exact representation of the mark as used on the specimen.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.51(b); TMEP §807.12(a); see 37 C.F.R.
`§2.72(b)(1).
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`(cid:160)T
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`he drawing of the mark can be amended only if the amendment does not materially alter the mark as originally filed.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.72(a)(2),
`(b)(2); TMEP §§807.12(a), 807.14 et seq.(cid:160) However, amending the mark in the drawing to conform to the mark on the specimen would be a
`material alteration in this case because the mark on the specimen creates a different commercial impression from the mark on the drawing.(cid:160)
`Specifically, the addition of the word “Pro” would add a separate distinctive element which would have to be searched. (cid:160) Additionally,
`republication of the mark would be necessary.
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`(cid:160)T
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`herefore, applicant must submit the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) A substitute specimen showing use in commerce of the mark on the drawing.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.59(b)(1); TMEP §904.05.; and
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`*77226896*
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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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`77/226896
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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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`5445 CORPORATE DR STE 200
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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)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160) The following statement, verified with an affidavit or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §§2.20, 2.33: “The substitute specimen
`was in use in commerce prior to the expiration of the time allowed applicant for filing a statement of use.”(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.59(b)(2); TMEP §904.05.(cid:160) If submitting a specimen requires an amendment to the dates of use, applicant must also verify the
`amended dates.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(c); TMEP §904.05.
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`(cid:160)E
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`xamples of specimens for goods are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show the mark on the actual goods or
`packaging, or displays associated with the actual goods at their point of sale.(cid:160) See TMEP §§904.03 et seq.(cid:160) Examples of specimens for services
`are signs, photographs, brochures, website printouts or advertisements that show the mark used in the actual sale or advertising of the services.(cid:160)
`See TMEP §§1301.04 et seq.
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`Pending receipt of a proper response, registration is refused because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in use in commerce as a
`trademark.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.56(a), 2.88(b)(2); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant may not withdraw the statement of use.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.88(g); TMEP §1109.17.
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`(cid:160)I
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`f applicant has questions about its application or this Office action, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney at the telephone
`number below.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`/Matthew J. McDowell/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 101
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(571) 272-8263
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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
`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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`(cid:160)I
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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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`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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 CORPORATION (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77226896 - PAPERTOOFFICE - 9432-200423/
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`7/2/09 3:39:37 PM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`(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)(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)(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)
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`(cid:160)P
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 7/2/2009 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77226896
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`ACTION:
`OFFICE
`VIEW
`link
`this
`on
`Click
`http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77226896&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20090702 (or copy and
`paste this URL into the address field of your browser), or visit http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application
`serial number to access the Office action.
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`(cid:160)P
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`LEASE NOTE: The(cid:160)Office action may not be(cid:160)immediately available but will be(cid:160)viewable within(cid:160)24 hours of this notification.
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`(cid:160)R
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`ESPONSE(cid:160)MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required; (2) how to
`respond; and (3) the applicable response time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 7/2/2009.
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`(cid:160)D
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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
`at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.
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`(cid:160)H
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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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`1. The USPTO will NOT send a separate e-mail with the Office action attached.
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`(cid:160)2
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`. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
`application.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)

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