UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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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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`TANAKA Mitsuo,; Aoyama & Partners
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`Shiromi 1-chome, Chuo-ku
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`(cid:160) MATSUSHITA; ELECTRIC
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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)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: EVOIA(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)
`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) 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)
`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 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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`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)
`OFFICE ACTION
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`TO 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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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE:
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`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 0971204.
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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).
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`HO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL:
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`pplicant may respond directly to this provisional refusal Office action, or applicant’s attorney may respond on applicant’s behalf.
`the only attorneys who can practice before the USPTO in trademark matters are as follows:
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`(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
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`(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).
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`7 C.F.R. §§10.1(c), 10.14; TMEP §602.
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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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`THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY REFUSED AS FOLLOWS:
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
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`the issue(s) 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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`EARCH RESULTS
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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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`INFORMALITIES
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`pplicant must address the following informalities:
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`Significance of Mark Required
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`pplicant must explain whether “ EVOIA” has any meaning or significance in the industry in which the goods are manufactured, or if such
`wording is a “term of art” within applicant’s industry.
`(cid:160) Applicant must also explain whether this wording identifies a geographic place.(cid:160) See 37
`C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §814.
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`ailure to respond to this request for information can be grounds for refusing registration.(cid:160) See In re DTI P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d 1699, 1701
`(TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.
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`Mark May Contain Foreign Wording – Clarification and/or Translation Required
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`f the wording in the mark has meaning in a foreign language, applicant must submit an English translation of all foreign wording in the mark.(cid:160)
`TMEP §809; see 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a), 2.61(b).(cid:160) In the present case, the wording “ EVOIA” may need translating for the record. (cid:160) If the wording
`has meaning in a foreign language, the following translation statement is suggested:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`“The English translation of the word EVOIA in the mark is [applicant to specify translation].”
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`f the wording has no meaning in a foreign language, applicant must submit the following statement:
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`“The wording EVOIA has no meaning in a foreign language.”
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`MEP §809.02.
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`ALSO, APPLICANT SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING ADVISORIES THAT APPLY TO APPLICATIONS FILED UNDER
`SECTION 66(A) OF THE TRADEMARK ACT:
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`§66(a) Applications – Applicant May not Amend or Add to Filing Bases
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`or applications originally filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a), the filing basis cannot be changed nor can more than one filing basis be
`asserted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(b)(3), 2.35(a); TMEP §§806.01(e), 1904.01(a).
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`§66(a) Applications – Classification of Goods/Services cannot be Changed
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`he international classification of goods and/or services in applications filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a) cannot be changed from the
`classification given to the goods and/or services by the International Bureau in the corresponding international registration.(cid:160) TMEP §§1401.03(d),
`1904.02(b).
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`RESPONDING TO THIS OFFICE ACTION
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`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)
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`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).
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`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
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`record.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`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 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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`f the applicant has any questions or needs further assistance, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`/Myriah A. Habeeb/
`Myriah A. Habeeb
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 105
`Phone - (571) 272-8909
`Fax - (571) 273-89
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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 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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