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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`Panasonic Corporation of North America
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`78/885832
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`*78885832*
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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
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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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`IDEAS FOR LIFE
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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) 55210/557
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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) 78/885832
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`he examining attorney raises the following new issue concerning the identification of goods for International Class 9, as indicated in
`my telephone messages to Ms. Pekowsky of May 16 and May 21, 2007.(cid:160) Applicant is encouraged to contact the examining attorney by
`telephone to resolve the issue raised below.
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`NEW ISSUE – Identification of Goods - International Class 9
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`he wording “software soldering machine” in the identification of goods needs clarification because it is indefinite. (cid:160) TMEP §§1402.01 and
`1402.03.(cid:160) “Autogenous soldering machines” are classified in International Class 7 and “Electric soldering machines” are classified in
`International Class 9.(cid:160) It is unclear from the present wording whether applicant is intending to identifying a soldering machine for use on
`software (in which case applicant must specify whether the soldering machine is “electric” or “autogenous” for classification purposes) or
`whether applicant intended to identify some type of computer software for use with soldering machines.(cid:160) If the latter, applicant must specify how
`the computer software is used in connection with the soldering machines, e.g., “computer software for operating electric soldering machines” in
`International Class 9.(cid:160) Applicant must either clarify the nature of the goods or delete them from the identification.
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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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`nline Manual of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services
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`or 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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`If applicant has any questions, please feel free to contact the undersigned.
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`/Linda Lavache/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 106
`Phone: 571.272.7187
`Official Fax: 571.273.9106
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`NOTICE OF NEW PROCEDURE FOR E-MAILED OFFICE ACTIONS:(cid:160) In late spring 2007, for any applicant who authorizes e-mail
`communication with the USPTO, the USPTO will no longer directly e-mail the actual Office action to the applicant.(cid:160) Instead, upon issuance of an
`Office action, the USPTO will e-mail the applicant a notice with a link/web address to access the Office action using Trademark Document
`Retrieval (TDR),(cid:160)which is located on the USPTO website at http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow.(cid:160) The Office action will not be attached to
`the e-mail notice.(cid:160) Upon receipt of the notice, the applicant can then view and print the actual Office action and any evidentiary attachments
`using the provided link/web address.(cid:160) TDR is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays and weekends.(cid:160) This new process
`is intended to eliminate problems associated with e-mailed Office actions that contain numerous attachments.
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`OW 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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`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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