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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77633281 - TECHNOLOGY - 55210/639
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`7/2/09 11:00:08 AM
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`ECOM113@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: TECHNOLOGY(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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`MORTON AMSTER, ESQ.(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)
`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)(cid:160)
`NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301(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)
`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)(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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`55210/639(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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`*77633281*
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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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`77/633281
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`90 PARK AVE
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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: 7/2/2009
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on June 12, 2009.
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`he refusal under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1) is now made FINAL for the reasons set forth below.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); 37 C.F.R.
`§2.64(a).(cid:160) In addition, the following requirement(s) are now made FINAL:(cid:160) 1) Request for Information and 2) Identification of Goods
`Requirements.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).
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`inal Refusal
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`ESCRIPTIVE REFUSAL
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`he applicant has applied for registration of the mark “TECHNOLOGY with the letters “e,” “c” and “o” in a lighter shade for “security and
`iris-recognition security cameras; camcorders, DVD players and LCD screens; household electrical appliances, namely, televisions, high fidelity
`sound systems comprising speakers, turntables, tuners, amplifiers and tape players, DVD players; digital and video cameras and printers; plasma
`display panels; electronic plasma monitors, audiotape recorders, three CCD color cameras; steam irons; cordless electric irons; projection
`systems composed primarily of screens and slides or photograph projection apparatus, automotive components, namely, speakers, CD players,
`rechargeable electric batteries and battery packs; rechargeable lithium ion battery packs, heavy duty batteries, general purpose batteries, valve-
`regulated lead acid batteries; cameras, namely, video, digital and network cameras, household electric appliance, namely televisions, radios,
`television video camera recorders; television/DVD combination units, television/VCR/DVD combination units, camera series videotape
`recorders, personal stereo radio cassette players, personal stereo radio cassette recorders, home theater systems composed of DVD players, audio
`amplifiers and audio speakers, microcassette recorders, portable cassette recorders, portable cassette recorder/players, table radios, blank
`microcassette tapes, blank S-VHS/VHS tapes, blank head cleaning tapes, SD memory cards, compact VHS tapes, microphones, DVD
`rechargeable battery packs, alkaline batteries, photo/electronic batteries, hi-fi component systems comprising stereo tuners, stereo integrated
`amplifiers, signal processors, namely, graphic equalizers, stereo cassette players, compact disc players, speakers, and hand remote control units,
`sold as a unit, cordless telephones, telephone facsimile systems comprising a telephone, an answering machine, and a facsimile/photocopy
`machine, sold as a unit, printers; network, radios, television video camera recorders. stereo radio dual cassette recorders, microcassette head
`cleaning tapes, AC adaptors, car stereo receiver speakers, speakers, and hand remote control units, sold as a unit, compact disc players; broadcast
`and convertible cameras. video servers, plasma display panels; computer, television, and video monitors; motion picture and computer image
`projectors; audio equipment for broadcast, namely AD/DA converters; automotive components, namely, speakers, CD players; household
`electrical appliances, namely, audiotape recorders; steam and cordless electric irons; video tape recorders; television video cassette recorders,
`personal stereos, stereo headphone radios, portable compact disc players, stereo radio dual cassette players, stereo radio dual cassette recorders,
`stereo radio dual cassette recorders with compact disc and clock timers, microcassette transcribers, microcassette dictating machines, minicassette
`recorders, radios incorporating telephones and clocks, radios incorporating digital clocks, portable radios, pocket radios, rechargeable electric
`batteries and battery packs; hand remote control units for television sets, VCRs, audio cassette recorders, recorder players and the above-listed
`high fidelity sound recording and playing units; blank video tapes; blank audio tapes, compact disc players, calculators and parts therefor,
`telephones, intercom telephone systems comprising telephone/intercom units, door-phone/room monitor units, and an electronic controller, sold
`as a unit; marine radio telephones; telephone answering systems comprising a telephone, a portable remote control, and an answering machine,
`sold as a unit and parts therefore; telephone answering machines; key telephone systems comprising an electronic controller, and programmable
`telephones, sold as a unit, and parts therefore; video door/phone systems comprising remote video camera intercom units, and a video monitor
`communication unit, sold as a unit, and parts therefore; data communication equipment, namely, modems, dialers, and portable data terminals,
`travel electric irons; garment steamers, steam irons.” Registration was refused on the basis that the proposed mark describes the features of the
`applicant’s goods. In support of the refusal, the examining attorney attached a dictionary definition and excerpts of articles from the
`Lexis/Nexis® database. The examining attorney has considered the applicant’s arguments carefully but has found them unpersuasive. For the
`reasons set forth below, the refusal under Section 2(e)(1) is maintained and made FINAL.
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`s noted in the initial refusal, a mark is merely descriptive under Trademark Act Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1), if it describes an
`ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose or use of the relevant goods and/or services.(cid:160) In re Gyulay, 820 F.2d 1216, 3
`USPQ2d 1009 (Fed. Cir. 1987);(cid:160) In re Bed & Breakfast Registry, 791 F.2d 157, 229 USPQ 818 (Fed. Cir. 1986); In re MetPath Inc., 223 USPQ
`88 (TTAB 1984); In re Bright-Crest, Ltd., 204 USPQ 591 (TTAB 1979); TMEP §1209.01(b).(cid:160) A mark that describes an intended user of a
`product or service is also merely descriptive within the meaning of Section 2(e)(1).(cid:160) Hunter Publishing Co. v. Caulfield Publishing Ltd., 1
`USPQ2d 1996 (TTAB 1986); In re Camel Mfg. Co., Inc., 222 USPQ 1031 (TTAB 1984); In re Gentex Corp., 151 USPQ 435 (TTAB 1966).
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`The determination of whether a mark is merely descriptive is considered in relation to the identified goods and/or services, not in the abstract.(cid:160) In
`re Polo International Inc., 51 USPQ2d 1061 (TTAB 1999) (Board found that DOC in DOC-CONTROL would be understood to refer to the
`“documents” managed by applicant’s software, not “doctor” as shown in dictionary definition);
`In re Digital Research Inc., 4 USPQ2d 1242
`(TTAB 1987) (CONCURRENT PC-DOS found merely descriptive of “computer programs recorded on disk;” it is unnecessary that programs
`actually run “concurrently,” as long as relevant trade clearly uses the denomination “concurrent” as a descriptor of this particular type of
`operating system); In re Venture Lending Associates, 226 USPQ 285 (TTAB 1985); In re American Greetings Corp., 226 USPQ 365, 366
`(TTAB 1985) (“Whether consumers could guess what the product is from consideration of the mark alone is not the test”); TMEP §1209.01(b).
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`he applicant has applied for registration of the mark “TECHNOLOGY with the letters “e,” “c” and “o” in a lighter shade for “security and
`iris-recognition security cameras; camcorders, DVD players and LCD screens; household electrical appliances, namely, televisions, high fidelity
`sound systems comprising speakers, turntables, tuners, amplifiers and tape players, DVD players; digital and video cameras and printers; plasma
`display panels; electronic plasma monitors, audiotape recorders, three CCD color cameras; steam irons; cordless electric irons; projection
`systems composed primarily of screens and slides or photograph projection apparatus, automotive components, namely, speakers, CD players,
`rechargeable electric batteries and battery packs; rechargeable lithium ion battery packs, heavy duty batteries, general purpose batteries, valve-
`regulated lead acid batteries; cameras, namely, video, digital and network cameras, household electric appliance, namely televisions, radios,
`television video camera recorders; television/DVD combination units, television/VCR/DVD combination units, camera series videotape
`recorders, personal stereo radio cassette players, personal stereo radio cassette recorders, home theater systems composed of DVD players, audio
`amplifiers and audio speakers, microcassette recorders, portable cassette recorders, portable cassette recorder/players, table radios, blank
`microcassette tapes, blank S-VHS/VHS tapes, blank head cleaning tapes, SD memory cards, compact VHS tapes, microphones, DVD
`rechargeable battery packs, alkaline batteries, photo/electronic batteries, hi-fi component systems comprising stereo tuners, stereo integrated
`amplifiers, signal processors, namely, graphic equalizers, stereo cassette players, compact disc players, speakers, and hand remote control units,
`sold as a unit, cordless telephones, telephone facsimile systems comprising a telephone, an answering machine, and a facsimile/photocopy
`machine, sold as a unit, printers; network, radios, television video camera recorders. stereo radio dual cassette recorders, microcassette head
`cleaning tapes, AC adaptors, car stereo receiver speakers, speakers, and hand remote control units, sold as a unit, compact disc players; broadcast
`and convertible cameras. video servers, plasma display panels; computer, television, and video monitors; motion picture and computer image
`projectors; audio equipment for broadcast, namely AD/DA converters; automotive components, namely, speakers, CD players; household
`electrical appliances, namely, audiotape recorders; steam and cordless electric irons; video tape recorders; television video cassette recorders,
`personal stereos, stereo headphone radios, portable compact disc players, stereo radio dual cassette players, stereo radio dual cassette recorders,
`stereo radio dual cassette recorders with compact disc and clock timers, microcassette transcribers, microcassette dictating machines, minicassette
`recorders, radios incorporating telephones and clocks, radios incorporating digital clocks, portable radios, pocket radios, rechargeable electric
`batteries and battery packs; hand remote control units for television sets, VCRs, audio cassette recorders, recorder players and the above-listed
`high fidelity sound recording and playing units; blank video tapes; blank audio tapes, compact disc players, calculators and parts therefor,
`telephones, intercom telephone systems comprising telephone/intercom units, door-phone/room monitor units, and an electronic controller, sold
`as a unit; marine radio telephones; telephone answering systems comprising a telephone, a portable remote control, and an answering machine,
`sold as a unit and parts therefore; telephone answering machines; key telephone systems comprising an electronic controller, and programmable
`telephones, sold as a unit, and parts therefore; video door/phone systems comprising remote video camera intercom units, and a video monitor
`communication unit, sold as a unit, and parts therefore; data communication equipment, namely, modems, dialers, and portable data terminals,
`travel electric irons; garment steamers, steam irons.”
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`he mark may be interpreted in two ways, both of which are descriptive of the goods under Section 2(e)(1) of the Act. The first interpretation of
`the mark is simply as the word “technology.” The word “technology” is defined as “1) the scientific method and material used to achieve a
`commercial or industrial objective; 2) electronic or digital products and systems considered as a group: a store specializing in office technology.”
`The mark is descriptive of the goods because the goods incorporate different types of technology and are themselves different types of
`technology. Please refer to the dictionary definition and attached excerpts from the Lexis/Nexis® database as evidence that the goods at issue are
`technology products and feature technology.
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`he second interpretation of the mark is “ECO TECHNOLOGY” or “ECOTECHNOLOGY.” The attached websites from the Internet as well as
`the excerpted Lexis/Nexis® articles contained in the first Office action show that eco technology refers to electronics products that are more
`environmentally friendly. Applicant’s goods are eco technology products because they use less power or solar power, are easier to recycle or are
`made of materials or processes that are environmentally friendly. Please refer to the attachment of applicant’s website that uses the mark to
`describe how its products are made from old, discarded appliances and are made from materials that are easier to recycle.
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`pplicant has submitted a disclaimer of the word “technology.” An entire mark may not be disclaimed. If a mark is not registrable as a whole, a
`disclaimer will not make it registrable. There must be something in the combination of elements in the mark, or something of sufficient substance
`or distinctiveness over and above the matter being disclaimed, that would make the composite registrable. See In re Anchor Hocking Corp., 223
`USPQ 85 (TTAB 1984); Ex parte Ste. Pierre Smirnoff Fls, Inc., 102 USPQ 415 (Comm’r Pats. 1954). As discussed above, both interpretations
`of the mark are descriptive and a disclaimer of the word “technology” does not make the mark registrable.
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`onclusion
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`he proposed mark is merely descriptive of the applicant’s goods under Section 2(e)(1) of the Trademark Act. Registration of the proposed mark
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`is refused.
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`dvisory
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` mark in an application under Trademark Act Section 1(b) is not eligible for registration on the Supplemental Register until an acceptable
`amendment to allege use under 37 C.F.R. §2.76 has been filed.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.47(d), 2.75(b); TMEP §§815.02, 1102.03.(cid:160) When a Section 1(b)
`application is successfully amended to the Supplemental Register, the effective filing date of the application will be the date on which applicant
`met the minimum filing requirements of 37 C.F.R. §2.76(e) for the amendment to allege use.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.75(b); TMEP §§816.02, 1102.03.
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`NFORMALITIES
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`EQUEST FOR INFORMATION
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`pplicant must explain whether “ECO TECHNOLOGY” or “ECOTECHNOLOGY” has any meaning or significance in the industry in which
`the goods and/or services are manufactured/provided, or if such wording is a “term of art” within applicant’s industry.
`(cid:160) Applicant must also
`explain whether this wording identifies a geographic place.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §814.
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`urther, applicant must provide additional information about this wording to enable proper examination of the application.(cid:160) Specifically,
`applicant must respond to the following questions:(cid:160) 1) Are the goods made from recycled materials or recycled goods? 2) Are the goods made
`from materials that are easier to recycle?
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`ailure to respond to this request for information can be grounds for refusing registration.(cid:160) See In re DTI P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d 1699, 1701
`(TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.
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`DENTIFICATION OF GOODS REQUIREMENTS
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`HIS REQUIREMENT APPLIES ONLY TO THE GOODS SPECIFIED THEREIN
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`he remainder of the identification proposed in the response is acceptable.
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`he wording “plasma display panels, automotive components, namely, speakers; compact VHS tapes, network, microcassette transcribers, door-
`phone/room monitor units” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01. Applicant must indicate
`whether the “plasma display panels, microcassette transcribers, door-phone/room monitor units” are electronic. Applicant must amend the
`identification to specify whether the “compact VHS tapes” are blank or contain pre-recorded material. If the tapes feature pre-recorded material,
`then applicant must also specify the subject matter. Finally, the word “network” is indefinite.
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`pplicant may adopt all or part of the following identification of goods, if accurate. The suggested amendments to the identification are
`highlighted in bold for applicant’s convenience.
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`security and iris-recognition security cameras; camcorders, DVD players and LCD screens; household electrical appliances,
`namely, televisions, high fidelity sound systems comprising speakers, turntables, tuners, amplifiers and tape players, DVD
`players; digital and video cameras and printers; electronic plasma display panels; electronic plasma monitors, audiotape
`recorders, three CCD color cameras; steam irons; cordless electric irons; projection systems composed primarily of screens and
`slides or photograph projection apparatus, automotive components, namely, audio speakers, CD players, rechargeable electric
`batteries and battery packs; rechargeable lithium ion battery packs, heavy duty batteries, general purpose batteries, valve-
`regulated lead acid batteries; cameras, namely, video, digital and network cameras, household electric appliance, namely
`televisions, radios, television video camera recorders; television/DVD combination units, television/VCR/DVD combination
`units, camera series videotape recorders, personal stereo radio cassette players, personal stereo radio cassette recorders, home
`theater systems composed of DVD players, audio amplifiers and audio speakers, microcassette recorders, portable cassette
`recorders, portable cassette recorder/players, table radios, blank microcassette tapes, blank S-VHS/VHS tapes, blank head
`cleaning tapes, SD memory cards, compact blank VHS tapes, microphones, DVD rechargeable battery packs, alkaline batteries,
`photo/electronic batteries, hi-fi component systems comprising stereo tuners, stereo integrated amplifiers, signal processors,
`namely, graphic equalizers, stereo cassette players, compact disc players, speakers, and hand remote control units, sold as a unit,
`cordless telephones, telephone facsimile systems comprising a telephone, an answering machine, and a facsimile/photocopy
`machine, sold as a unit, printers; [network], radios, television video camera recorders. stereo radio dual cassette recorders,
`microcassette head cleaning tapes, AC adaptors, car stereo receiver speakers, speakers, and hand remote control units, sold as a
`unit, compact disc players; broadcast and convertible cameras. video servers, electronic plasma display panels; computer,
`television, and video monitors; motion picture and computer image projectors; audio equipment for broadcast, namely AD/DA
`converters; automotive components, namely, speakers, CD players; household electrical appliances, namely, audiotape recorders;
`steam and cordless electric irons; video tape recorders; television video cassette recorders, personal stereos, stereo headphone
`radios, portable compact disc players, stereo radio dual cassette players, stereo radio dual cassette recorders, stereo radio dual
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`cassette recorders with compact disc and clock timers, microcassette transcribers, electronic microcassette dictating machines,
`minicassette recorders, radios incorporating telephones and clocks, radios incorporating digital clocks, portable radios, pocket
`radios, rechargeable electric batteries and battery packs; hand remote control units for television sets, VCRs, audio cassette
`recorders, recorder players and the above-listed high fidelity sound recording and playing units; blank video tapes; blank audio
`tapes, compact disc players, calculators and parts therefor, telephones, intercom telephone systems comprising
`telephone/intercom units, electronic door-phone/room monitor units, and an electronic controller, sold as a unit; marine radio
`telephones; telephone answering systems comprising a telephone, a portable remote control, and an answering machine, sold as a
`unit and parts therefore; telephone answering machines; key telephone systems comprising an electronic controller, and
`programmable telephones, sold as a unit, and parts therefore; video door/phone systems comprising remote video camera
`intercom units, and a video monitor communication unit, sold as a unit, and parts therefore; data communication equipment,
`namely, modems, dialers, and portable data terminals, travel electric irons; garment steamers, steam irons
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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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`equirements for Multiple Class Applications
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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 and/or services based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee already paid (current fee
`information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov).
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`pplicant’s Response
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`f applicant fails to respond to this final action within six months of the mailing date, the application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37
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`C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond to this final action by:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160) submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible (37 C.F.R. §2.64(a)); and/or
`(2)(cid:160) filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class (37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18) and 2.64(a);
`TMEP §§715.01 and 1501 et seq.; TBMP Chapter 1200).
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`n certain circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed to review a final action that is limited to procedural issues, pursuant to 37 C.F.R.
`§2.63(b)(2).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b), TMEP §1704, and TBMP Chapter 1201.05 for an explanation of petitionable matter.(cid:160)
`The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`/Khanh M. Le/
`U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
`Law Office 113
`(571) 272-9435
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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
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`Copyright 2009 Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, NJ)
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`Home News Tribune (East Brunswick, New Jersey)
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`EADLINE: Missing persons focus of lecture
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`Learn more about Project Lifesaver, a national program that uses radio technology located in a bracelet to help locate missing persons, on
`Thursday, July 2 at 7 p.m. at the Highland Park Public Library, 31 N. Fifth Ave.
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`Copyright 2009 The Reporter (Fond du Lac, WI)
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`The Reporter (Fond du Lac, Wisconsin)
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`EADLINE: FdL Police Department to use grants for high-tech upgrades
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`...laptop needs to be replaced."
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`The Police Department plans to purchase a better ultraviolet light source and energy-efficient LED flashlights.
`The $385,000 will be used to purchase more Project 25 digital radios, technology for the Police Department's new emergency operations
`center and radios that can easily be used within the Fond du Lac High School; to replace cameras in squad cars; and to increase surveillance
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`Copyright 2009 The Bismarck Tribune, a division of Lee Enterprises
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`...Telephone Cooperative annual meeting will be held starting at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at RTC's multipurpose building in Parshall. A feature
`will be a Microsoft display explaining new television technology.
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`Copyright 2009 Journal Sentinel Inc.
`Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Wisconsin)
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`EADLINE: Mobile TV comes to area phones <|> Verizon rolls out real television, complete with commercials
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`YLINE: STANLEY A. MILLER II, Staff, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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`...key piece of the puzzle, particularly for sports and live news coverage," Rubin said. "It's a service that is still relatively new and in the early
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`(cid:160) Rubin noted that other mobile television technologies are on the way, including a free over-the-air broadcast technology called mobile
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`(cid:160) "The supporters of that method of delivering video are targeting all kinds of devices," Rubin said. " ...
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`Copyright 2009 Chicago Tribune Company
`Chicago Tribune
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`June 18, 2009 Thursday(cid:160)
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`EADLINE: Patent dispute on hold
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`Schaumburg-based Motorola and RIM sued each other for patent infringement in February 2008 after failing to renegotiate a cross-licensing
`agreement on certain types of cellular telephone technology. RIM is claiming that Motorola infringed nine patents, while Motorola says its rival
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`Copyright 2009 Newark Morning Ledger Co.
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`The Star-Ledger (Newark, New Jersey)
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`EADLINE: Bar code survives growing pains and turns 35 OF INTEREST
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`...even wove its way into politics when President George H.W. Bush marveled at the technology during a 1992 visit to a grocers' convention.
`His reaction fueled the perception that he was out of touch with the public.
`Other technologies, such as radio-frequency identification tags, may one day replace it. But Arens said the technology, though decades old,
`still has life left in it. "It's well-accepted and it