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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77518129 - RAPID FIRE - 55210/615
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`9/23/2008 1:12:20 PM
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`ECOM108@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`77/518129
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`*77518129*
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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) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`MORTON AMSTER(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)
`AMSTER ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN 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)
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`90 PARK AVENUE
`NEW YORK, NY 10016
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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: RAPID FIRE(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)(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)
`America(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) 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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`55210/615(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) Panasonic Corporation of North
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`ptodocket@arelaw.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: 9/23/2008
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`OPENING
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`The 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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`he Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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`LEASE NOTE: Applicant is encouraged to e-mail the trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised below at
`Bill.Dawe@uspto.gov.(cid:160) Upon receipt of the e-mail accepting the amendments set forth below, the examining attorney will prepare and
`examiner’s amendment , enter the amendments into the databases and approve the application for publication.
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`NFORMALITIES
`Before the application can be considered further, the following informal issues must be addressed.
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`RIOR REGISTRATION
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`If applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration No. 2528368, then applicant must submit a claim of ownership.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160)
`The following standard format is suggested:
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration No. 2528358.
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`GENERAL INQUIRY
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`Applicant must specify whether “RAPID” has any significance in the trade or industry. (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
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`NFORMATION REQUEST
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`To permit proper examination of the application, applicant must submit additional product information about the goods.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.61(b); In re DTI P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d 1699, 1701-02 (TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.(cid:160) The requested product information should include fact
`sheets, instruction manuals, and/or advertisements.(cid:160) If these materials are unavailable, applicant should submit similar documentation for goods
`of the same type, explaining how its own product will differ.(cid:160) If the goods feature new technology and no competing goods are available,
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`applicant must provide a detailed description of the goods.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The submitted factual information must make clear how the goods operate, their salient features, and their prospective customers and
`channels of trade.(cid:160) Conclusory statements regarding the goods will not satisfy this requirement.
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`Failure to respond to a request for information is an additional ground for refusing registration.(cid:160) See In re DTI, 67 USPQ2d at 1701-02.(cid:160)
`Merely stating that information about the goods is available on applicant’s website is an inappropriate response to a request for additional
`information and is insufficient to make the relevant information of record.(cid:160) See In re Planalytics, Inc., 70 USPQ2d 1453, 1457-58 (TTAB 2004).
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`ISCLAIMER
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`Applicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “RAPID” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes a characteristic or
`feature of applicant’s goods. (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).
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`The Office can require an applicant to disclaim an unregistrable part of a mark consisting of particular wording, symbols, numbers,
`design elements or combinations thereof.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1056(a).(cid:160) Under Trademark Act Section 2(e), the Office can refuse registration of an entire
`mark if the entire mark is merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive of the goods.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C.
`§1052(e).(cid:160) Thus, the Office may require an applicant to disclaim a portion of a mark that, when used in connection with the goods or services, is
`merely descriptive, deceptively misdescriptive, primarily geographically descriptive, or otherwise unregistrable (e.g., generic).(cid:160) See TMEP
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`§§1213, 1213.03.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Failure to comply with a disclaimer requirement can result in a refusal to register the entire mark.(cid:160) TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`A “disclaimer” is a statement that applicant does not claim exclusive rights to an unregistrable component of a mark. (cid:160) TMEP §1213.(cid:160) A
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`disclaimer does not affect the appearance of the applied-for mark.(cid:160) See TMEP §1213.10.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The computerized printing format for the Office’s Trademark Official Gazette requires a standardized format for a disclaimer.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160) The following is the standard format used by the Office:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “RAPID” apart from the mark as shown.
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`MEP §1213.08(a)(i); see In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`CLOSING
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`If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.
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`/William H. Dawe, III/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 108
`(571) 272-9337 voice
`(571) 273-9337 fax
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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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`Print: Sep 22, 2008
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`75899205
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`15899205
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`RAPID FIRE
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`Standard Character Mark
`NO
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2528368
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`Date Registered
`2002fOlfO8
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[I] TYPED DRAWING
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`D"NI‘IBf
`PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION DELAWARE ONE
`PANASONIC WAY SECAUCUS NEW JERSEY OTO94
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`Goodslse-wines
`G & S:
`O21 O23 O26 O36 038.
`US
`TC 009.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`FEATURE OF A DIGITAL CAMERA INCLUDING A BUFFER MEMORY TO ENABLE THE
`DIGITAL CAMERA_TO AUTOMATICALLY SHOOT A_SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN
`SEQUENCE AND TO STORE SUCCESSIVE IMAGES CORRESPONDING TO SAID SERIES
`OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR REPRODUCTION. First Use: 2000fO9f29. First Use In
`Commerce: ZOOUHOQKZB.
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "RAPID" APART FROM THE
`MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Filing Date
`ZOOOHOIIIE
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`Examlnlng Attomay
`ALI, STEPHANIE
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`Print: Sep 22, 2008
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`75899205
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`Attorney of Record
`MCI It 0 1'1 Hmst E I‘
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`RAPID FIRE
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`Print: Sep 23, 2008
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`75899205
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`15899205
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`RAPID FIRE
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`Standard Character Mark
`NO
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2528368
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`Date Registered
`2002fOlfO8
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[I] TYPED DRAWING
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`D"NI‘IBf
`PANASONIC CORPORATION OF NORTH AMERICA CORPORATION DELAWARE ONE
`PANASONIC WAY SECAUCUS NEW JERSEY OTO94
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`Goodslse-wines
`G & S:
`O21 O23 O26 O36 038.
`US
`TC 009.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`FEATURE OF A DIGITAL CAMERA INCLUDING A BUFFER MEMORY TO ENABLE THE
`DIGITAL CAMERA_TO AUTOMATICALLY SHOOT A_SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS IN
`SEQUENCE AND TO STORE SUCCESSIVE IMAGES CORRESPONDING TO SAID SERIES
`OF PHOTOGRAPHS FOR REPRODUCTION. First Use: 2000fO9f29. First Use In
`Commerce: ZOOUHOQKZB.
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "RAPID" APART FROM THE
`MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Filing Date
`ZOOOHOIIIE
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`Examlnlng Attomay
`ALI, STEPHANIE
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`Print: Sep 23, 2008
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`75899205
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`Attorney of Record
`MCI It 0 1'1 Hmst E I‘
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`RAPID FIRE
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`Subject:
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77518129 - RAPID FIRE - 55210/615
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`9/23/2008 1:12:23 PM
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`ECOM108@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 9/23/2008 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77518129
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`ACTION:
`OFFICE
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`http://tmportal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow?DDA=Y&serial_number=77518129&doc_type=OOA&mail_date=20080923 (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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`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 9/23/2008.
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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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`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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`. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
`application.
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