(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TANAKA Mitsuo,; Aoyama & Partners
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Shiromi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) MATSUSHITA;
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
`(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) MARK: EVOLTA(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`JAPAN(cid:160) (cid:160)
`IMP Building, 3-7,(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) Osaka-shi, Osaka 540-0001(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)
`ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD ETC.(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) CORRESPONDENT’S
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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)
`N/A(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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`*79050487*
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160)G
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
`
`79/050487
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`(cid:160)T
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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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
`
`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 0954958.
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`(cid:160)T
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`his is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the trademark and/or service mark in the above-
`referenced U.S. application.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).
`
`(cid:160)W
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`HO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:
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`(cid:160)A
`
`pplicant may respond directly to this provisional refusal Office action, or applicant’s attorney may
`respond on applicant’s behalf. (cid:160) However, the only attorneys who can practice before the USPTO in
`trademark matters are as follows:
`
`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Attorneys in good standing with a bar of the highest court of any U.S. state, the District of
`Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions of the United States; and
`
`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Canadian agents/attorneys who represent applicants residing in Canada and who have
`received reciprocal recognition by the USPTO under 37 C.F.R. §10.14(c).
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
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`37 C.F.R. §§10.1(c), 10.14; TMEP §602.
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`(cid:160)F
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`oreign attorneys are not permitted to practice before the USPTO, other than properly authorized
`Canadian attorneys.(cid:160) TMEP §602.06(b).(cid:160) Filing written communications, authorizing an amendment to an
`application, or submitting legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal constitutes
`representation of a party in a trademark matter.(cid:160) A response signed by an unauthorized foreign attorney is
`considered an incomplete response.(cid:160) See TMEP §§602.03, 712.03.
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`(cid:160)T
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`HE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY REFUSED AS FOLLOWS:
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`(cid:160)T
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`he referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant
`must respond timely and completely to the issue below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a);
`TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`(cid:160) S
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`earch Results
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`(cid:160) T
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`he Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar
`registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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`(cid:160) T
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`ranslation of the Mark Required
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant must submit an English translation of the mark.(cid:160) TMEP §809; see 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a), 2.61(b).(cid:160)
`See the attached Internet evidence.(cid:160) The following translation statement is suggested:
`
`The English translation of EVOLTA in the mark is “developed”.
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`(cid:160)T
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`MEP §809.02.
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`(cid:160)C
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`omments
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`(cid:160)T
`
`here is no required format or form for responding to an Office action.(cid:160) The Office recommends
`applicants use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to respond to Office actions online at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160) However, if applicant responds on paper via regular mail, the
`response should include the title “Response to Office Action” and the following information: (cid:160) (1) the
`name and law office number of the examining attorney, (2) the serial number and filing date of the
`application, (3) the mailing date of this Office action, (4) applicant’s name, address, telephone number
`and e-mail address (if applicable), and (5) the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he response should address each refusal and/or requirement raised in the Office action.(cid:160) If a refusal has
`issued, applicant can argue against the refusal; i.e., applicant can submit arguments and evidence as to
`why the refusal should be withdrawn and the mark should register.(cid:160) To respond to requirements, applicant
`should set forth in writing the required changes or statements and request that the Office enter them into
`
`the application record.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`The response must be personally signed or the electronic signature manually entered by applicant or
`someone with legal authority to bind applicant (i.e., a corporate officer of a corporate applicant, the
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`(cid:160)
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`equivalent of an officer for unincorporated organizations or limited liability company applicants, a
`general partner of a partnership applicant, each applicant for applications with multiple individual
`applicants).(cid:160) TMEP §§605.02, 712.
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant may wish to hire an attorney to assist in prosecuting this application because of the legal
`
`technicalities involved.(cid:160) The Office, however, cannot aid in the selection of an attorney.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.11.(cid:160)(cid:160) Please see the information above regarding persons authorized to practice before the USPTO.
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`f applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action,
`please telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney.
`
`/April K. Roach/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 115
`Phone (571) 272-1092
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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.
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)S
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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