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`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (mail@hsml.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 78939249 - AVCHD - 8279.1023US0
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`12/17/06 2:44:58 PM
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`ECOM102@USPTO.GOV
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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)
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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)
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`MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
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`78/939249
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`KRISTINA M. FOUDRAY
`HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C.
`PO BOX 2902
`MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0902
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`AVCHD
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`*78939249*
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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) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160) 8279.1023US0
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160) mail@hsml.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) 78/939249
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`NTRODUCTION
`The assigned trademark attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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`EARCH RESULTS
`The 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
`In General
`The wording “ Optical discs”, “ IC recording media” and “ Pre-recorded media featuring sound, music, image, motion pictures and/or text data
`” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified ( see bolded suggestion below).(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the
`following wording, if accurate:
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`Blank optical discs; optical discs featuring music; Memory cards; IC recording media, namely, CDs featuring music; Personal
`computers; Computer software for editing images and/or motion pictures; Hard disc drives; Computer peripheral devices; Camcorders;
`Digital versatile disc players; Digital versatile disc recorders; Video tape recorders; Video tape players; Video disc recorders; Video disc
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`players; Hard disc audio players; Hard disc video players; Hard disc audio recorders; Hard disc video recorders; Pre-recorded media,
`namely, CDs and DVDs featuring sound, music, image, motion pictures and/or text data; Television sets; Remote controllers for
`personal computers; Remote controllers for camcorders; Remote controllers for digital versatile disc players; Remote controllers for
`digital versatile disc recorders; Remote controllers for video tape recorders; Remote controllers for video tape players; Remote controllers
`for video disc recorders; Remote controllers for video disc players; Remote controllers for hard disc audio players; Remote controllers for
`hard disc video players; Remote controllers for hard disc audio recorders; Remote controllers for hard disc video recorders; and Remote
`controllers for television sets, in International Class 9
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`cope Advisory
`Applicant may amend the identification to list only those items that are within the scope of the goods set forth in the application or within the
`scope of a previously accepted amendment to the identification.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03(a).
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`IGNIFICANCE
`Applicant must specify whether the wording/lettering “AVCHD”, “AVC” and/or “HD” have any significance in the relevant trade or industry
`or as applied to the goods described in the application.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b).
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`ECTION 44
`Foreign Registration
`If 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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`iling Basis Advisory
`The application specifies both intent to use under Section 1(b) and a claim of priority under Section 44(d) based on a foreign application.(cid:160) 15
`U.S.C. §§1051(b) and 1126(d).(cid:160) When an application is filed pursuant to Section 44(d), the USPTO presumes, unless otherwise indicated, that
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`applicant intends to rely upon the resulting foreign registration as a basis for registration in the U.S.(cid:160) TMEP §§806.02(f) and 1003.03.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`However, applicant may rely solely on intent to use as the basis for registration, and still claim the benefit of the priority filing date.(cid:160) If applicant
`wants to rely on intent to use as the sole basis for registration, with the claim of priority, applicant should submit an amendment so advising the
`undersigned.(cid:160) Once all other outstanding issues are resolved, the mark would be approved for publication without requiring a copy of the foreign
`registration.(cid:160) TMEP §§806.02(f) and 806.04(b).(cid:160) However, while the mark may be approved for publication, it will not register until an
`acceptable allegation of use has been filed.
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`f applicant does not indicate otherwise, the USPTO will presume that applicant is relying 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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`LOSING
`If applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office Action, please telephone the assigned trademark
`attorney directly at the number below.
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`/Ray Thomas/
`Ray Thomas, Jr.
`Trademark Attorney, Law Office 102
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`(571) 272-5593
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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
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`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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`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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