To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78714925 - SPORTSCOACH - 55210/549
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`3/30/2006 11:44:31 AM
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`ECOM107@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
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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)(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)
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America
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`78/714925
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`*78714925*
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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.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) MORTON AMSTER
`(cid:160) AMSTER, ROTHSTEI & EBENSTEIN LLP
`(cid:160) 90 PARK AVE
`(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301
`(cid:160)
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`SPORTSCOACH
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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) 55210/549
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) ptodocket@arelaw.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`ESPONSE TIME LIMIT:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE
`ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`MAILING/E-MAILING DATE INFORMATION:(cid:160) If the mailing or e-mailing date of this Office action does not appear above, this
`information can be obtained by visiting the USPTO website at http://tarr.uspto.gov/, inserting the application serial number, and viewing the
`prosecution history for the mailing date of the most recently issued Office communication.
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`erial Number(cid:160) 78/714925
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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`ere Descriptiveness – Section 2(e)(1)
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`pplicant seeks to register SPORTSCOACH for an archival and training system including a camera, computer and related software providing
`statistical and training information relating to various types of sports and sports-related activities.
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`egistration is refused because the proposed mark merely describes the function or intended user of applicant’s goods. (cid:160) Trademark Act Section
`2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); TMEP §§1209 et seq.
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`(cid:160)A
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` 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
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`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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`he proposed mark “SPORTSCOACH” describes either the function of the goods, i.e., to coach users in sports, or the intended users for the
`goods, i.e., sports coaches.
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`lthough the trademark examining attorney has refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and
`arguments in support of registration.
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`equirements
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`f applicant chooses to respond to the refusal(s) to register, then applicant must also respond to the following requirement(s).
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`(cid:160)A
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`.(cid:160) Identification of Goods
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`he present identification of goods reads:(cid:160) an archival and training system including a camera, computer and related software providing statistical
`and training information relating to various types of sports and sports-related activities.
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`he term "system" in the identification of goods is unclear and requires clarification.(cid:160) Applicant must rewrite the goods by listing the major parts
`or components of the system and describing the nature, purpose and use of the system.(cid:160) Applicant should use common generic terms when
`specifying the parts and/or components of the system.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.03.(cid:160) The term “including” should be replaced with “comprising” and all
`items in the system listed.(cid:160) The following identification is suggested:(cid:160) “an archival and sports training system comprised of a camera, computer
`and related software, namely [identify function of software, such as ‘database software for analysis and improvement of sports technique.’],” in
`International Class 9.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant may wish to consult the Office’s electronic Identification Manual of Goods and Services at www.uspto.gov for other suggestions as to
`acceptable language.
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`lease note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods that are not within the scope of goods set forth
`in the present identification.
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`(cid:160)B
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`.(cid:160) Significance
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`pplicant must submit the following information to permit proper examination of the application.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §§814 and
`1402.01(e).(cid:160) Are applicant’s goods intended to be used by sports coaches? (cid:160) Are the goods intended to be used for the purpose of sports coaching?
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`f the applicant has any questions regarding this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`/Jeri Fickes/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 107
`571/272-9157
`571/273-9107 fax
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`HOW TO RESPOND TO THIS OFFICE ACTION:
`ONLINE RESPONSE:(cid:160) You may respond using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Response to Office action
`form available on our website at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) If the Office action issued via e-mail, you must wait 72 hours
`after receipt of the Office action to respond via TEAS.(cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) Do not respond by e-mail.(cid:160) THE USPTO WILL NOT ACCEPT AN
`E-MAILED RESPONSE.
`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. (cid:160) NOTE:(cid:160) The filing date of the response will be the date
`of receipt in the Office, not the postmarked date.(cid:160) To ensure your response is timely, use a certificate of mailing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.197.
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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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`GENERAL 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: Mar 25, 2006
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`76013281!
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`16013280
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`THESPORTSCOACH.COM WHERE THE DREAM BEGINS
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`2447823
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`Date Registered
`200lfO5fOl
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`Type of Mark
`sERvIc::E MARI-C
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDJOR NUMBERS
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`U'WI1Bf
`SportsCoaoh.oom, Ino., The CORPORATION DELAWARE 5325 N. Commerce
`Avenue, #2 Moorpark CALIFORNIA 93021
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`Goodslse-wines
`G & S: providing
`100 101 10?.
`US
`IC 041.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`sports information through an internet—based instructional sports web
`site. First Use:
`l999flifl1. First Use In Commerce: 1999f11fl1.
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "THESPORTSCOACH.COM"
`APART FROM THE MARK As SHOWN.
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`Filing Date
`ZOOOHOBHZS
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`Examining Attorney
`GRUNDY,
`JUDITH
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`Attorney of Record
`DOUGLAS R HUME
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