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`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77931509 - I-PRO - 9432-200469/
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`02/16/11 11:08:01 AM
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`ecomitu@uspto.gov
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`77931509
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`77931509
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
`LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`Panasonic Corporation
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`(cid:160) GREGORY A. STOBBS / GEOFFREY D. AURINI
`(cid:160) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C.
`(cid:160) 5445 CORPORATE DR STE 200
`(cid:160) TROY, MI 48098-2683
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`I-PRO
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`(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS :
`(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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO. (cid:160)(cid:160) 9432-200469/(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS :(cid:160)(cid:160) docketingtm@hdp.com
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`NOTICE OF INCOMPLETE DIVISIONAL REQUEST
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`TO AVOID THE DENIAL OF YOUR REQUEST TO DIVIDE THE APPLICATION, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO
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`THIS NOTICE WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 2/16/2011
`Serial Number(cid:160) 77931509
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`The request to divide the above-identified application, filed on January 26, 2011, is incomplete and cannot be processed until $325 in fees are
`submitted.(cid:160) Applicant has thirty (30) days from the date of this Office action to submit the required fees.(cid:160) If applicant does not submit the
`necessary fees within the time period specified, the request to divide will not be processed.
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`EES:(cid:160) For a request to divide out an entire class or several classes from an application, applicant is required to submit the request to divide fee
`of $100 for each new application created.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.§§2.6(a)(19), 2.87(b); TMEP §1110.02.(cid:160) No separate application filing fee is needed for any
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`new application created.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`However, for a request to divide out some, but not all, of the goods and/or services within a single class, applicant must submit both the
`request to divide fee of $100 for each new application created and an application filing fee for each new application created.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.87(b).(cid:160) In such cases, the new application filing fee is calculated as follows:
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`If a request to divide was filed on paper, an application fee of $375 per class is required for each new application created;
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`If a request to divide and the original application were both filed online using TEAS, an application fee of $325 per class is
`required for each new application created; or
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`If a request to divide was filed online using TEAS and the original application was filed using TEAS Plus, an application fee of $275 per
`class is required for each new application created.
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`37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(iii); TMEP §1110.02.
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`dditionally, if a request to divide is filed with a statement of use or request for extension of time to file a statement of use (extension request),
`then the fees for the statement of use ($100 per class) and/or extension request ($150 per class) must also accompany the request to divide.(cid:160) 37
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`C.F.R. §§2.6, 2.87(b), 2.88(b)(3), 2.89(a)(2); TMEP §§1108.02(c), 1109.15, 1110.02.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`In the present case, applicant submitted $350 in fees.(cid:160) However, a total of $675 in fees is required.(cid:160) Accordingly, applicant must submit $325.
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`lease contact the undersigned with any questions.
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`/Antoinette Torregano/
`Antoinette Torregano
`Paralegal Specialist
`ITU Divisional Unit
`Phone # (571) 272-9514
`Fax # (571) 273-9514
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU) Office action
`form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for
`necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by (1) an individual applicant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent applicant.(cid:160)
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`If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TEAS PLUS APPLICATION:(cid:160) To maintain the reduced fee status, TEAS Plus applicant must respond online via TEAS.(cid:160) Otherwise, applicant
`is subject to an additional $50 fee for each class.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iv) and 2.23(a)(1)(i).
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`ERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER
`IDENTIFIED ABOVE.
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77931509 - I-PRO - 9432-200469/
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`02/16/11 11:08:01 AM
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`ecomitu@uspto.gov
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