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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78595108 - ELS SURROUND - 55210/520
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`10/8/2005 4:58:29 PM
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`ECOM107@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
`Attachment - 3
`Attachment - 4
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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)
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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)
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America
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`78/595108
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) MORTON AMSTER, ESQ.
`(cid:160) AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
`(cid:160) 90 PARK AVE
`(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301
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`ELS SURROUND
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`*78595108*
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`RETURN ADDRESS:(cid:160)
`Commissioner for Trademarks
`P.O. Box 1451
`Alexandria, VA 22313-1451
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`Please provide in all correspondence:
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`.(cid:160) Filing date, serial number, mark and
`applicant's name.
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`2.(cid:160) Date of this Office Action.
`3.(cid:160) Examining Attorney's name and
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Law Office number.
`4. Your
`telephone number and e-mail
`address.
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`(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) 55210/520
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) ptodocket@arelaw.com
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`ESPONSE TIME LIMIT:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Serial Number(cid:160) 78/595108
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`The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following:
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`Search of Office Records
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`he Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15
`U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`Identification of Goods
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`pplicant must remove any parentheses from the identification of goods and incorporate the parenthetical information into the description.(cid:160) Generally, parentheses
`and brackets should not be used in identifications.(cid:160) Parenthetical information is only permitted in identifications if it serves to explain or translate the matter
`immediately preceding the 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.
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`Claim of Ownership
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`f applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration Nos. 2977368 and 2977451, 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 Nos. 2977368 and 2977451.
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`Disclaimer of Descriptive Wording
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`pplicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “SURROUND” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes a function or feature of the goods, i.e.,
`surround sound.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a).
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`he following is the accepted standard format for a disclaimer:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “SURROUND” apart from the mark as shown.
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`Please note the following:(cid:160) All issues raised in this Office action may be resolved by emailing the undersigned examining attorney (matthew.pappas@uspto.gov)
`and authorizing entries consistent with the suggestions in this Office action.(cid:160) Please include the wording “EXAMINER’S AMENDMENT” and the serial number in
`the subject field of the email.(cid:160) Upon emailing the examining attorney and authorizing the entries, no further response is necessary and an examiner’s amendment will
`be promptly issued.
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`Informational
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`hether applicant chooses to respond via regular mail, facsimile or electronic mail, applicant should submit its response using only one of these means of
`communication.(cid:160) Duplicate responses will delay the prosecution of the application.
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`pplicants may now file requests to change the correspondence address electronically on up to 20 applications at one time.(cid:160) The Office encourages applicants to use
`this time-saving form, available online at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.
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`he following legal authorities govern the processing of trademark and service mark applications by the Office:(cid:160) The Trademark Act, 15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq., the
`Trademark Rules of Practice, 37 C.F.R. Part 2, and the Office’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (4th ed., 2005), available on the United States
`Patent and Trademark Office web site at http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm.
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`/Matthew J. Pappas/
`Law Office 107
`HELP LINE:(cid:160) 571/272-9250
`matthew.pappas@uspto.gov (informal)
`571/272-9206 phone
`571/273-9107 fax
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`HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
`ONLINE RESPONSE:(cid:160) You may respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office Action form
`(visit http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html and follow the instructions, but if the Office Action has been issued via email, you must wait 72 hours after receipt
`of the Office Action to respond via TEAS).
`REGULAR MAIL RESPONSE:(cid:160) To respond by regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing return address above and include the serial number,
`law office number and examining attorney’s name in your response.
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`TATUS OF APPLICATION: To check the status of your application, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov.
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`IEW APPLICATION DOCUMENTS ONLINE: Documents in the electronic file for pending applications can be viewed and downloaded online at
`http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION: For general information about trademarks, please visit the Office’s website at
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`OR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY SPECIFIED
`ABOVE.
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`Print: Oct 8, 2tltI5
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`76511568
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`16511568
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`ELS
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2977368
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`Date Registered
`2005fO?f26
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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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`Goodslservices
`Class Statue —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`021 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & 3:
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`audio components for in—vehicle entertainment systems, namely,
`amplifiers, speakers, radios, radio tuners, DVDKCD players or
`chargers. Firet Uee: 2003/lOf3l. Firet Uee In Commerce: 2003/10/31.
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`Namer'Portrait Statement
`THE MARK IDENTIFIES ELLIOT SCHEINER, WHOSE coNsENT Is OF RECORD.
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`Filing Date
`2003HO4Hl8
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`Examining Attorney
`KRISP,
`JENNIFER
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`Attorney of Record
`Morton Ameter
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`ELS
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`Print: Oct 8, 2tltI5
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`76521859
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`16521859
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`ELS SURROUND
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2977451
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`Date Registered
`2005fO?f26
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDJOR NUMBERS
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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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`Goodsiservices
`Class Statue —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`021 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & S:
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`audio components for in—vehicle entertainment systems, namely,
`amplifiers, Speakers, radios, radio tuners, DVDKCD players or
`Chargers. Firet Uee: 2003/lOf3l. Firet Uee In Commerce: 2003/10/31.
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`Disclaimer statement
`No CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE SURROUND APART FROM THE
`MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Filing Date
`2oo3xoSxo4
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`Examining Attorney
`WILLIAMS,
`IRENE D.
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`Attorney of Record
`Morton Amster
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`EURHEUHE