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`SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (NPTM@nixonpeabody.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78761676 - ENELOOP - 740630-101
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`5/31/2006 3:45:49 PM
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`ECOM107@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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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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`SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
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`78/761676
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`*78761676*
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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) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160) JEFFREY L. COSTELLIA
`(cid:160) NIXON PEABODY LLP
`(cid:160) 401 9TH ST NW STE 900
`(cid:160) WASHINGTON, DC 20004-2145
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`ENELOOP
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 740630-101
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) NPTM@nixonpeabody.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) 78/761676
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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`earch Results
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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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`dentification of Goods
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`he wording “CELLS” in the identification of goods needs clarification because it is too broad. (cid:160) Applicant may change this wording to “dry
`cells” or “electrical cells,” if accurate. (cid:160) TMEP §1402.01.
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`lease note that, while the identification of goods may be amended to clarify or limit the goods, adding to the goods or broadening the scope of
`the goods is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(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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`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.
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`ombined Applications (Advisory)
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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) and a foreign registration under
`Trademark Act Section 44(e):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international class with the classes listed in ascending numerical order.(cid:160) TMEP §
`1403.01; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160) 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).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810 and 1403.01.
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`ertificate Required
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`f applicant is asserting §44(e) as a basis for registration (based on the foreign registration that will issue from the application that the applicant
`relied on for priority), then applicant must submit a true copy, photocopy, certification or certified copy of a foreign registration from the
`applicant’s country of origin. (cid:160) Applicant’s country of origin must either be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the
`United States is also a party, or must extend reciprocal registration rights to nationals of the United States by law.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1002.01,
`1003.03 and 1004.
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`f the foreign certificate of registration is not written in English, then applicant must provide an English translation signed by the translator.(cid:160) See
`TMEP §§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
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`ption to Delete Basis
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`f applicant wishes to proceed relying on the applicant’s intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b) as the sole basis
`for registration, with the claim of priority under Section 44(d), then applicant should so advise the trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) TMEP
`§§806.02(f) and 806.04(b).(cid:160) If applicant chooses to do so, this Office will approve the mark for publication without waiting for applicant to
`submit a copy of the foreign registration, once all other outstanding issues are resolved.(cid:160) However, while the application may be approved for
`publication, the mark will not register until after an acceptable allegation of use has been filed.
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`f applicant does not indicate otherwise, this Office will presume that applicant wishes to rely on the foreign registration as an additional basis
`for registration.(cid:160) Thus, the application will not be approved for publication until a copy of the foreign registration and, if appropriate, an English
`translation signed by the translator, have been filed.(cid:160) TMEP §§1004.01 and 1004.01(b).
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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 directly at the number below.
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`/Steven Jackson/
`Steven W. Jackson
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 107
`Phone: 571-272-9409
`Fax: 571-273-9107
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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
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`(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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