To:
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`Subject:
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`MATSUSHITA; ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
`ETC. (mail@hsml.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79050487 - EVOLTA - N/A
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`11/10/2008 5:53:41 PM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM115@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments: Attachment - 1
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`79/050487
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`CURTIS B. HAMRE(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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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`(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)
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`MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402(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
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`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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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER &
`LARSON, P.C.
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`P.O. BOX 2902
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`(cid:160) MATSUSHITA;
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`mail@hsml.com
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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: 11/10/2008
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on September 30, 2008.
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`he requirement for a translation of the mark is now made FINAL.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP § 809.(cid:160)
`Applicant’s arguments have been considered and found unpersuasive for the reasons set forth below.
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`Translation Required
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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)
`The following translation statement is suggested:
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`The English translation of EVOLTA in the mark is “developed.”
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`MEP §809.(cid:160) See translation evidence attached to the April 21, 2008 Office Action and translation
`statement provided by the USPTO Translations Branch attached to this action.(cid:160) Applicant’s argument that
`the mark coined term does not overcome the requirement to provide a translation because as shown by the
`evidence, there is a direct translation of the mark in Italian.
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`nowledge of the meaning of non-English words in marks is necessary for proper examination,
`because a non-English term is regarded in the same way as its English equivalent in determining
`descriptiveness, requiring disclaimer, and citing marks under §2(d) of the Act (see TMEP
`§§1207.01(b)(vi) and 1209.03(g)).
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`esponse to a Final Action
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`f applicant does not respond within six months of the mailing date of this final Office action, the
`application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond to this
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`final Office action by:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Submitting a response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements, if feasible; and/or
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Filing an appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with an appeal fee of $100 per class.
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`37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(18), 2.64(a); TBMP ch. 1200; TMEP §714.04.
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`n certain rare circumstances, a petition to the Director may be filed pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to
`review a final Office action that is limited to procedural issues.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see
`37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining petitionable matters).(cid:160) The petition fee
`is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`omments
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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.
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`/April K. Roach/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 115
`Phone (571) 272-1092
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:(cid:160)Applicant should file a response to this Office action(cid:160)online using the
`form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm, waiting 48-72 hours if applicant received
`notification of the Office action via e-mail.(cid:160)(cid:160)For technical assistance with the form, please e-mail
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`TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned examining
`attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) Do not respond to this Office action by e-mail;(cid:160)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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`CERTIFICATION
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`I certify that I am fluent in the Italian language, and that the word evolta means
`“developed” or “expanded” when modifying a feminine noun. Evolta is the feminine
`singular form of the past participle of evolvere (meaning “to develop” or “to expand”).
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`This is a true and accurate translation.
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`/Steven M. Sparf
`Translations Branch
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`November 6, 2008
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`MATSUSHITA; ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD
`ETC. (mail@hsml.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79050487 - EVOLTA - N/A
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`11/10/2008 5:53:41 PM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM115@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 11/10/2008 FOR
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