UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`78/874122
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`(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`CAROL L B MATTHEWS(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)
`NEUSTADT(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314-3451(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)
`INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.(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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`290775US(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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`*78874122*
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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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`OBLON SPIVAK MCCLELLAND MAIER &
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`1940 DUKE ST
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`(cid:160) MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC
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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:
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`This application was filed with the Office on May 2, 2006.(cid:160) The undersigned trademark examining attorney approved the mark for publication
`on February 8, 2008.(cid:160) The mark was subsequently returned to the examining attorney by the Office of the Official Gazette for a clarification of
`the identification and classification of particular goods.(cid:160) The following requirement is therefore now added.
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`Classification and Identification of Goods
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`he current wording “Units for playing electronic disk games connectable to the Internet and remotely controllable, other than those adapted for
`use with an external display screen or monitor” used to describe the goods needs clarification because it may identify goods in a different
`International Class.(cid:160) Applicant is required to specify how the goods are both connectable to the internet and not intended for use with an external
`monitor or display screen.(cid:160) For example, if the goods incorporate a display screen and are connectable to the internet in the manner of a PDA or
`GPS device, then applicant has classified them appropriately but needs to so specify.(cid:160) For example, the following language would be acceptable,
`if accurate:(cid:160) “Units for playing electronic disk games that incorporate a display and are connectable to the Internet and remotely controllable via
`a wireless internet connection,” in Class 28.
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`n the other hand, if the goods identified by this language are intended to be connected to the internet via a personal computer, laptop or other
`device such that the computer’s monitor or display screen becomes the video screen for playing the electronic game, then the goods are more
`properly classified in Class 9 and need to be either (1) deleted from the application or (2) classified in Class 9 and identified more specifically.(cid:160)
`For example, the following wording would be acceptable, if accurate:(cid:160) “Units for playing electronic disk games connectable to the Internet and
`remotely controllable via a connection to a personal computer, laptop computer or other internet-connected device incorporating a display or
`monitor,” in Class 9.
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`MEP §1402.01.(cid:160) 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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`lease note that, while the identification of goods and/or services may be amended to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, adding to the
`goods and/or services or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services 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 and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in
`the present identification.
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`Requirements for Combined Applications
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`n applicant prosecuting a combined, or multiple-class, application must comply with each of the following for those goods and/or services
`based on 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
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`information should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810 and 1403.01.
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`Questions
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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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`/Rebecca M. Eisinger/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 102
`Phone (571) 272-8845
`Fax (571) 273-9102
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION: If there are any questions about the Office action, please contact the assigned examining attorney. A response
`to this Office action should be filed using the form available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm. If notification of this Office action
`was received via e-mail, no response using this form may be filed for 72 hours after receipt of the notification. Do not attempt to respond by e-
`mail as 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
`maintain a copy of the complete TARR screen.(cid:160) If the status of your application has not changed for more than six months, please contact the
`assigned examining attorney.
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