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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77503399 - GREEN UBIQUITOUS - 9432-200441/
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`4/15/2009 10:02:49 AM
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`ECOM103@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: GREEN UBIQUITOUS(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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`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)
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`9432-200441/(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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`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: 4/15/2009
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`The above referenced application was withdrawn from publication for the reason(s) stated below.(cid:160) Upon receipt of a response to this office
`action, the application will be expeditiously returned to prosecution.(cid:160) The examiner apologizes for the delay caused by this subsequent office
`action.
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`he following issue must be addressed in order for the application to return to publication status.
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`DENTIFICATION OF GOODS IN INTERNATIONAL CLASS 9
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`he wording “telecommunication machines” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because to indicate the specific
`items, e.g., hardware for telecommunications, telecommunication towers, etc.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant must amend the identification to
`specify the common commercial name of the goods.(cid:160) If there is no common commercial name, applicant must describe the product and its
`intended uses. (cid:160) See id.
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`The applicant may amend to adopt the following, if accurate:
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`ulti-function peripherals, namely, multi-function printers with functions of printer, facsimile, photocopy and scanner; photocopiers; facsimile
`machines; scanners; printers for digital imaging systems; electronic boards for drawing text and images, transferring text and images to a
`computer and printing text and images; telecommunication machines, namely, [list each item by its common commercial name, e.g.,
`hardware for telecommunications, telecommunication towers]; network cameras; telephones; private branch exchange equipment, namely,
`telephones, voice-over-internet telephones, network telephones and electronic telephone switching devices for forwarding and distributing
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`*77503399*
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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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`77/503399
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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)
`GREGORY A. STOBBS
`(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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`telephone calls; electronic communication adapters; power line communication electric adaptors; audio teleconference system comprised of
`telephones, speakerphones, remote extension speakers, remote microphones and telephone call recorders; monitoring televisions for doorphone
`video intercom system for security monitoring purposes; intercoms; electronic card readers; electronic card writers; RFID (Radio frequency
`identification) readers; RFID (Radio frequency identification) writers; contactless IC card readers; contactless IC card writers; computer software
`for document management; computer software for document distribution.
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`dentifications of goods can be amended only to clarify or limit the goods; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(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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`pplicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office:(cid:160) (1) the name and law office number of the trademark
`examining attorney, (2) the serial number and filing date of the application, (3) the mailing date of this Office action, (4) applicant’s name,
`address, telephone number and e-mail address (if applicable), and (5) the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
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`o expedite prosecution of this application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS), which is available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.
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`Gina Hayes, Esq.
`/GH/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`Law Office 103
`571-272-9407
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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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`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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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77503399 - GREEN UBIQUITOUS - 9432-200441/
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`4/15/2009 10:02:54 AM
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`ECOM103@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 4/15/2009 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77503399
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`ACTION:
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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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`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 4/15/2009.
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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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`application.
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