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`Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (tm@sughrue.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77614508 - S13568
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`2/6/2009 2:45:42 PM
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`ECOM104@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)
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`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)(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)(cid:160)
`WASHINGTON, DC 20037-3202(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) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) Panasonic Electric 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) 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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`S13568(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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`tm@sughrue.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: 2/6/2009
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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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`o Conflicting Marks Found
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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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`Parenthesis
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`dentification and Classification of Goods
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`The identification of goods and/or services contains parentheses.(cid:160) Generally, parentheses and brackets should not be used in identifications.(cid:160)
`Parenthetical information is permitted in identifications only if it serves to explain or translate the matter immediately preceding the
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`parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does not affect the clarity of the identification, e.g., “obi (Japanese sash).” (cid:160) TMEP §1402.12.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must remove the parentheses from the identification of goods and/or services and incorporate the parenthetical information
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`into the description.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Clarification Required
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`*77614508*
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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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`77/614508
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`2100 PENNSYLVANIA AVE NW
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`The identification of goods 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.(cid:160) If there is no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product and intended consumer as well as
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`its main purpose and intended uses.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Specifically, please note the following requirements:
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`pplicant must clarify “arc welding machines” goods by specifying whether the goods are “electric.” (cid:160) Applicant must then amend the
`application to classify the goods in International Class 07.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`pplicant must clarify “electric metal cutting machines (by arc, gas or plasma)” goods by specifying the nature of the goods. (cid:160) Applicant must
`then amend the application to classify the goods in International Class 07.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`(cid:160) See TMEP
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`pplicant must specify whether the “electric welding apparatus” are “machines” and amend the classification of goods accordingly.
`§1402.01.
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`pplicant must clarify “sports training simulators” goods by specifying whether the goods are “electronic.” (cid:160) Applicant must then amend the
`application to classify the goods in International Class 28.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`pplicant must specify the type of “rockets; weight belts” and amend the classification of goods accordingly. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`pplicant must then amend the application to classify the “swimming flutter boards” in International Class 28. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`pplicant must specify the material featured on the “phonograph records.” (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`pplicant must specify the nature of the “electronic publications” and indicate the featured subject matter. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`Suggested Amendments
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`The following is an amended version of applicant’s identification of goods and/or services that complies with the above-mentioned clarification
`requirements, with material additions and alterations in bold type.
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification of goods and/or services, if accurate:
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`lass 07: Electric arc welding machines; arc, gas, and plasma cutting machines for metalworking; electric welding machines
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`lass 09: {specify type, e.g., electrical, adapter} plugs; {specify common commercial name of the goods, e.g., eye glasses, laboratory glassware}
`made of processed glass; ozonisers; electrolysers; egg-candlers; cash registers; coin counting and sorting machines; electric signs for displaying
`target figures, current outputs and the like; photo-copying machines; hand-operated calculator; drawing and drafting instruments; time and date
`stamping machines; time clocks; punched card office machines, namely, punch clocks; voting machines; automated billing machines for
`processing accounting information; postage stamp checking apparatus, namely, postage stamp meters; vending machines; gasoline station
`equipment, namely, {specify particular goods, e.g., fuel pumps for service stations}; coin-operated gates for car parking facilities; life saving
`apparatus and equipment, namely, {specify particular goods, e.g., life saving rafts, live jackets}; fire extinguishers; fire hydrants; fire hose
`nozzles; sprinkler systems for fire protection; fire alarms; gas alarms, namely, alarms for the detection of inflammable gases; anti-theft
`warning alarms, not for vehicles; protective helmets; luminous and mechanical railway signals; vehicle breakdown warning triangles; luminous
`and mechanical road signs; breathing apparatus for divers', namely, {specify, e.g., rebreathers, buoyancy bladders}; amusement apparatus
`adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; electric door openers; simulators for the steering and control of vehicles, namely,
`vehicle drive training simulators; laboratory apparatus and instruments, namely, {specify common commercial name of the goods or the
`intended use of the goods, e.g., centrifuges, homogenizers}; photographic instruments and apparatus, namely, {specify particular goods, e.g.,
`photographic cameras, photographic projectors}; cinematographic instruments and apparatus, namely, {specify particular goods, e.g.,
`cinematographic cameras, exposed cinematographic film}; optical apparatus and instruments, namely, {specify particular goods, e.g., blank
`optical data carriers, cables for optical signal transmission}; measuring or testing machines and instruments, namely, {specify particular
`goods, e.g., measuring tapes, measuring buckets, length measuring gauges}; power distribution or control machines and apparatus, namely,
`{specify particular goods, e.g., electrical power distribution blocks, power distribution panels}; rotary converters; phase modifiers, namely,
`electrical equipment for the genetic modification of cells for research purposes; electrical cells and batteries; electric and magnetic meters
`and testers, namely, {specify common commercial name of the goods, e.g., flow meters, electric meters, frequency meters}; electric wires and
`cables; electric flat irons; electric hair-curlers; electric buzzer; telecommunication devices and apparatus, namely, {specify common commercial
`name of the goods, e.g., telecommunications transmitters, telecommunication switches}; electronic machines, apparatus and their parts,
`namely, {specify common commercial name of the goods, e.g., Electronic machines for reading credit cards and recording financial
`operations}; magnetic cores; resistance wires; electrodes; fire boats; fire engines; cigar lighters for automobiles; gloves for protection against
`accidents; dust masks; gas masks; welding masks; fireproof garments; spectacles; computer game consoles for use with an external display
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`screen or monitor; electronic circuits; multimedia software recoded on CD-ROMS featuring computer games for use with hand-held games
`with liquid crystal displays; weight belts for diving; diving suits; inflatable swimming floats for safety purposes; protective helmets for sports;
`air tanks; regulators for use in scuba diving; phonograph records featuring {indicate subject matter, e.g., music}; metronomes; multimedia
`software recoded on CD-ROMS featuring automatic performance programs for electronic musical instruments; slide-rules; exposed
`cinematographic films; exposed slide films; slide film mounts; pre-recorded video discs and video tapes featuring {indicate subject matter};
`electronic publications, namely, {indicate specific type of publication, e.g., book, magazine, manual} featuring {indicate subject matter}
`recorded on computer media; ion generator, namely, {specify common commercial name of the goods, e.g., electrolysis cell for use in the
`manufacture of various ionic solutions}; electric hair {specify, e.g., curling, straightening} irons
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`lass 11: Ionization apparatus, not for the treatment of air, namely, water ionizers
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`lass 12: Space vehicles, namely, rockets
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`lass 13: Signal rockets
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`lass 28: Electronic sports training simulators; toy rockets; weight lifting belts; swimming flutter boards
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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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`ID Manual Online
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying 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.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`Multiple Class Applications
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`If applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must comply with each of the following for
`those goods and/or services based on an intent to use the mark under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and/or a foreign registration under Section
`44(e):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods by international class; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods not covered by the fee already paid (current fee information
`should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov).
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`equirement: Description of the Mark
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`he description of the mark uses broad, vague language that does not accurately describe the applied-for mark.(cid:160) Applications for marks not in
`standard characters must include an accurate and concise description that identifies all literal elements as well as any design elements in the
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`mark.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808 et seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant must submit a color location statement using the following format:
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) “ The mark consists of the color blue, with a circular design with an amoeba-like shape appearing in blue next to a small,
`blue shaded circle.”
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`MEP §807.07(a)(i)-(a)(ii).
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`iscellaneous
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`f 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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`Christine Blomquist
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`Examining Attorney
`Office: 571-272-1630
`Fax: 571-273-9104
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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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`Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (tm@sughrue.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77614508 - S13568
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`2/6/2009 2:45:44 PM
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`ECOM104@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 2/6/2009 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 77614508
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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