(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)
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`Kasumigaseki Building,
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`*79086909*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`79086909
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: ELEAF(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)
`JAPAN(cid:160) (cid:160)
`KUBOTA Eiichiro,; Hogan Lovells Horitsu(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)
`15th Floor Daido Seimei(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)
`Tokyo 100-0013(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.(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)
`(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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER (cid:160)
`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S COMPLETE
`RESPONSE TO THIS LETTER WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE BELOW.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
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`NTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1049855
`This 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 if applicant is not represented by an authorized attorney.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(i).(cid:160) However, the
`§2.193(e)(2)(ii).(cid:160) Otherwise, applicant’s authorized attorney must respond on applicant’s behalf.
`only attorneys who are authorized to sign responses and practice before the USPTO in trademark matters are as follows:
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`(1)(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) Canadian agents/attorneys who represent applicants located in Canada and (a) are registered with the USPTO and in good standing
`as patent agents or (b) have been granted reciprocal recognition by the USPTO.
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(e), 2.62(b), 11.1, 11.5(b)(2), 11.14(a), (c); TMEP §§602, 712.03.
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`oreign attorneys, other than authorized Canadian attorneys, are not permitted to represent applicants before the USPTO.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.17(e), 11.14(c), (e); TMEP §602.03-.03(b).(cid:160) That is, foreign attorneys may not file written communications, authorize an amendment to an
`application, or submit legal arguments in response to a requirement or refusal, among other things.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §11.5(b)(2); TMEP
`§§602.03(c), 608.01.(cid:160) If applicant is represented by such a foreign attorney, applicant must respond directly to this provisional refusal Office
`action.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(ii).
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`HE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY REFUSED AS FOLLOWS:
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`he assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following.
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`Section 2(d) - Likelihood of Confusion Refusal – International Class 11 Only:
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`egistration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 3228900.(cid:160) Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed registration.
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`he applicant’s mark is ELEAF for “Electroluminescent (EL) panels for lighting; electric lamps and other lighting apparatus; arc lamps; pocket
`search lights; lamp shade for electric lamps; fluorescent lamps; safety lamps for underground use; germicidal lamps; chandeliers; fish-luring
`lights; mercury lamps; spotlights; infrared lamps; diving lights; artificial sun lights; searchlights; vehicle dynamo lamps; incandescent lamps and
`their fittings; discharge lamps and their fittings; miniature light bulbs” in International Class 11.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he registered mark is LEAF for “Personal task light.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Taking into account the relevant du Pont factors, a likelihood of confusion determination in this case involves a two-part analysis.(cid:160) The marks
`are compared for similarities in their appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression.(cid:160) TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(b).(cid:160) The goods are
`compared to determine whether they are similar or commercially related or travel in the same trade channels.(cid:160) See Herbko Int’l, Inc. v. Kappa
`Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2002); Han Beauty, Inc. v. Alberto-Culver Co., 236 F.3d 1333, 1336, 57
`USPQ2d 1557, 1559 (Fed. Cir. 2001); TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(a)(vi).
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`imilarity of the Marks
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`n a likelihood of confusion determination, the marks are compared for similarities in their appearance, sound, meaning or connotation and
`commercial impression.(cid:160) In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973); TMEP §1207.01(b).(cid:160)
`Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) In re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB
`1988); In re Lamson Oil Co., 6 USPQ2d 1041, 1043 (TTAB 1987); see TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`he applicant’s mark, ELEAF contains the same dominant feature, namely LEAF, as the registered mark. (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The marks are compared in their entireties under a Trademark Act Section 2(d) analysis.(cid:160) See TMEP §1207.01(b).(cid:160) Nevertheless, one feature of a
`mark may be recognized as more significant in creating a commercial impression.(cid:160) Greater weight is given to that dominant feature in
`determining whether there is a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) In re Nat’l Data Corp. , 753 F.2d 1056, 224 USPQ 749 (Fed. Cir. 1985); Tektronix, Inc.
`v. Daktronics, Inc., 534 F.2d 915, 189 USPQ 693 (C.C.P.A. 1976); In re J.M. Originals Inc., 6 USPQ2d 1393 (TTAB 1987); see TMEP
`§1207.01(b)(viii), (c)(ii).
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`ince the term LEAF is very significant in creating a commercial impression, the marks are highly similar in sound, appearance, meaning and
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`connotation.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The mere addition of a term to a registered mark generally does not obviate the similarity between the marks nor does it overcome a likelihood
`of confusion under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) See In re Chatam Int’l Inc. , 380 F.3d 1340, 71 USPQ2d 1944 (Fed. Cir. 2004) (GASPAR’S
`ALE and JOSE GASPAR GOLD); TMEP §1207.01(b)(iii).(cid:160) Likewise, the addition of the “E” to the registered mark does not eliminate the
`likelihood of confusion as to the similarity of the marks.
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`here the marks of the respective parties are identical or highly similar, then the commercial relationship between the goods or services of the
`respective parties must be analyzed carefully to determine whether there is a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) In re Opus One Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1812,
`1815 (TTAB 2001); In re Concordia Int’l Forwarding Corp ., 222 USPQ 355 (TTAB 1983); TMEP §1207.01(a).
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`Similarity of the Goods
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`The goods of the parties need not be identical or directly competitive to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See Safety-Kleen Corp. v. Dresser Indus.,
`Inc., 518 F.2d 1399, 1404, 186 USPQ 476, 480 (C.C.P.A. 1975); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).(cid:160) Rather, they need only be related in some manner, or
`the conditions surrounding their marketing are such that they would be encountered by the same purchasers under circumstances that would give
`rise to the mistaken belief that the goods and/or services come from a common source.(cid:160) In re Total Quality Group, Inc., 51 USPQ2d 1474, 1476
`(TTAB 1999); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i); see, e.g., On-line Careline Inc. v. Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086-87, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475-76
`(Fed. Cir. 2000); In re Martin’s Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. , 748 F.2d 1565, 1566-68, 223 USPQ 1289, 1290 (Fed. Cir. 1984).
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`ikelihood of confusion is determined on the basis of the goods and/or services as they are identified in the application and registration.(cid:160)
`Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1267-68, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1004-05 (Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d
`1204, 1207 n.4, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690 n.4 (Fed. Cir. 1993); TMEP §1207.01(a)(iii).
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`n this case, applicant’s goods are identified broadly. (cid:160) Therefore, it is presumed that the application encompasses all goods and/or services of the
`type described, including those in the registrant’s more specific identification, that they move in all normal channels of trade, and that they are
`available to all potential customers.(cid:160) See TMEP §1207.01(a)(iii); see, e.g., In re Americor Health Servs., 1 USPQ2d 1670, 1670-71 (TTAB 1986);
`In re Equitable Bancorporation, 229 USPQ 709, 710 (TTAB 1986).(cid:160) Specifically, the applicant’s lighting goods in International Class 11
`encompass the registrant’s more specific goods.
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`he overriding concern is not only to prevent buyer confusion as to the source of the goods and/or services, but to protect the registrant from
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`adverse commercial impact due to use of a similar mark by a newcomer.(cid:160) See In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690
`(Fed. Cir. 1993).(cid:160) Therefore, any doubt regarding a likelihood of confusion determination is resolved in favor of the registrant.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1207.01(d)(i); see Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1265, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1003 (Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Hyper
`Shoppes (Ohio), Inc., 837 F.2d 463, 464-65, 6 USPQ2d 1025, 1025 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
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`lthough the trademark examining attorney has refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and
`arguments in support of registration.
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`Identification of Goods – Clarification Required:
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`he identification of goods and/or services contains parentheses.(cid:160) Generally, parentheses and brackets should not be used in identifications.(cid:160)
`Parenthetical information is permitted in identifications only if it serves to explain or translate the matter immediately preceding the
`parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does not affect the clarity of the identification, e.g., “obi (Japanese sash).” (cid:160) TMEP §1402.12.(cid:160)
`Therefore, applicant must remove the parentheses from the identification of goods and/or services and incorporate the parenthetical information
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`into the description.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The wording in the identification of goods needs clarification because it is too broad and could include goods classified in other international
`classes.(cid:160) TMEP §§1402.01 and 1402.03.(cid:160) Applicant must clarify the identification of goods to specify the nature of the goods as well as their
`main purpose and their particular field of use or channels of trade.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) The applicant may aid in clarifying the indefinite
`term by following the indefinite subject matter with “namely, [ specify goods by generic or common commercial name and field of use].” (cid:160) Please
`note: The international classification of goods and/or services in applications filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a) cannot be changed from
`the classification the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization assigned to the goods in the corresponding
`international registration.(cid:160) TMEP §§1401.03(d) and 1904.02(b).(cid:160) Therefore, any modification to this wording must identify goods in properly
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`classified in the original International Class specified in the application for these goods.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please note:(cid:160) In accordance with the abovementioned requirements, the examining attorney has indicated acceptable changes to the applicant’s
`identification of goods and services below in bold font.(cid:160) Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods and services, if accurate:
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`Class 09:(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`“Semi-conductors elements , namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; electronic
`circuits; electronic machines, apparatus and their parts, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC
`09 or delete]; electroluminescent (EL) panels, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or
`delete]; geiger counters; high frequency welders, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or
`delete]; cyclotrons not for medical purposes; industrial X-ray machines and apparatus not for medical use, namely, [specify
`specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; industrial betatrons not for medical use, namely, [specify
`specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; magnetic prospecting machines, namely, [specify specific
`goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; magnetic object detectors; shield cases for magnetic disks; seismic
`exploration machines and apparatus; hydrophone machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use
`recognized within IC 09 or delete]; echo sounders; ultrasonic flaw detectors; ultrasonic sensors; electrostatic copying machines;
`electronic door closing systems; computers; electron microscopes; electronic desk calculators; hard disk drives; word processors;
`electron tubes; X-rays tubes not for medical use; photo-sensitive tubes, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use
`recognized within IC 09 or delete]; vacuum tubes, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09
`or delete]; rectifier tubes; cathode ray tubes; discharge tubes, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized
`within IC 09 or delete]; thermistors; diodes; transistors; integrated circuits; large scale integrated circuits; telecommunication
`devices and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; telephone
`apparatus; intercoms; mobile phone; automatic switching apparatus for telecommunication, namely, [specify specific goods and
`field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; manual switching apparatus for telecommunication, namely, [specify specific
`goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; telephone sets; wire communication machines and apparatus,
`namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; teletypewriters; automatic telegraph
`apparatus; photo telegraphy apparatus; manual telegraph apparatus; repeating exchange machines, namely, [specify specific
`goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; facsimile machines; transmission machines and apparatus for
`telecommunication, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; audio frequency
`transmission machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete];
`cable transmission machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or
`delete]; power-line transmission machines and apparatus; open-wire transmission machines and apparatus; transmission and
`repeating machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete];
`broadcasting machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete];
`television receivers; television transmitters; radio receivers; radio transmitters; radio communication machines and apparatus;
`portable radio communication machines and apparatus; aeronautical radio communication machines and apparatus; multichannel
`radio communication machines and apparatus for fixed stations; single-channel radio communication machines and apparatus for
`fixed stations; vehicular radio communication machines and apparatus; marine radio communication machines and apparatus;
`radio application machines and apparatus; navigation apparatus for vehicles being on-board computers; radio beacon machines
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`and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; radio direction finders,
`namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; radar machines and apparatus; loran
`navigation machines and apparatus; remote control telemetering machines and instruments, namely, [specify specific goods and
`field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; audio frequency machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and
`field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; public-address systems and instruments; compact disc players; juke boxes; tape
`recorders; electric phonographs; record players; sound recording machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and
`field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; video frequency machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and
`field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; digital cameras; videocameras; videodisc players; videotape recorders; DVD
`players; DVD recorders; parts and accessories for telecommunication machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods
`and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; antennas; cabinets for telecommunication apparatus; coils for
`telecommunication apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; magnetic
`tape erasers; magnetic tape cleaners; magnetic head erasers; magnetic head cleaners; loudspeakers; connectors for
`telecommunication apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; stands and
`racks for telecommunication machines and apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09
`or delete]; dials of telecommunication apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or
`delete]; electric capacitors for telecommunication apparatus; fuses for telecommunication apparatus; electric resistors for
`telecommunication apparatus; blank magnetic tapes for tape recorders; change-over switches for telecommunication apparatus;
`plug boards, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; pickups for
`telecommunication apparatus; blank video tapes; indicator lights for telecommunication apparatus; electrical phonomotors,
`namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; headphones; electrical transformers for
`telecommunication apparatus; protectors for telecommunication apparatus, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use
`recognized within IC 09 or delete]; microphones for telecommunication apparatus; cleaning apparatus for phonograph records,
`namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]; blank record disks; sprays for phonograph
`records, namely, [specify specific goods and field of use recognized within IC 09 or delete]” and
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`Class 11:(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`“Electroluminescent (EL) panels for lighting , namely lighting installations; electric lamps and other lighting installations; arc
`lamps; pocket search lights; lamp shade for electric lamps; fluorescent lamps; safety lamps for underground use; germicidal
`lamps, namely, [specify goods by common commercial name, e.g., disinfecting ultraviolet lamps housed in a container or
`cover for disinfecting objects placed therein]; chandeliers; fish-luring lights; mercury lamps; spotlights; infrared lamps; diving
`lights; artificial sun lamps; searchlights; vehicle dynamo lamps; incandescent lamps and their fittings; discharge lamps and their
`fittings; miniature light bulbs”
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`66 (a) Applications – Classification for Good/Services cannot be Changed (Advisory)
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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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`TO Online Searching Manual:
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`or aid in selecting acceptable identifications of goods and services and determining proper classification, the searchable Manual of Acceptable
`Identifications of Goods and Services is available on the PTO website at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.
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`lease also note that, while an application may be amended to clarify or limit the identification, additions to the identification are not permitted.(cid:160)
`37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.(cid:160) Therefore, the applicant may not amend to include any goods or services that are not within the scope of
`the goods and services recited in the present identification.
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`Request for Information:
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`he applicant must directly answer the following question(s) pursuant to the authority granted the examining attorney by 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b):
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`oes the term ELEAF have any meaning in the relevant industry or as applied to the goods?(cid:160) If so, please explain.
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`ailure to respond to a request for information can be grounds for refusing registration.(cid:160) TMEP §814; see In re DTI P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d
`1699, 1701-02 (TTAB 2003).(cid:160) Merely stating that information about the goods or services is available on applicant’s website is an inappropriate
`response to a request for additional information, and is insufficient to make the relevant information of record.(cid:160) See In re Planalytics, Inc., 70
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`USPQ2d 1453, 1457-58 (TTAB 2004).(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Responding to This Office Action:
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`o set form is required for response to this Office action.(cid:160) The applicant must respond to each point raised.(cid:160) If the applicant has any questions or
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`needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`/Dominic Fathy/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 104
`571-272-8801 (phone)
`571-273-8801 (fax)
`dominic.fathy@uspto.gov
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form at
`http://teasroa.uspto.gov/roa/.(cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of
`the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`Print: Oct 12, 2tI1tI
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`7881-I-269
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`18814269
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`LEAF
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`3228900
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`Date Registered
`200?fO4flO
`
`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARI-C
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`U'WI1Bf
`Herman Miller, Inc. CORPORATION MICHIGAN 855 East Main Avenue Zeeland
`MICHIGAN 49464
`
`Goodslse-wines
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`
`IC 011.
`
`US
`
`013 021 023 031 034.
`
`G & 3:
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`Personal task light. First Use: ZOOEHOBHZB. First Use In Commerce:
`ZOOEKOBKZB.
`
`Filing Date
`ZOOEHOZHI4
`
`Examining Attorney
`I-IARDY , TARAI-I
`
`flttflfllfly Of R.Bt‘.'l'.'II"d
`Thomas L. Loekhart
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