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`Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (boxip@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79086909 - ELEAF - N/A
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`5/4/2011 6:52:36 PM
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`ECOM104@USPTO.GOV
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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) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`*79086909*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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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)
`McLean VA 22102(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)
`(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)
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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)
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`Valerie Brennan(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`Hogan Lovells US LLP(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`7930 Jones Branch Drive, 9th Floor(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)
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`Box Intellectual Property
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`boxip@hoganlovells.com
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
`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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 5/4/2011
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`NTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1049855
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`his Final Office Action is written in response to the applicant’s response to office action letter dated April 14, 2011. (cid:160) In the applicant’s
`response, the applicant argued against a finding of confusion, amended the identification of goods and responded to the request for information.(cid:160)
`In light of the applicant’s responses, the examining attorney has withdrawn the refusal as to §2(d) and accepted the applicant’s information
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`statement.(cid:160) However, portion of the International Class 09 goods remain indefinite.(cid:160) The applicant must respond to the following.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The examining attorney has considered the applicant's amendment to the identification of goods , but has found the certain amendment(s)
`unacceptable.(cid:160) For the reasons below, the refusal as to the identification of goods and services is maintained and made FINAL.
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`he examining attorney invites the applicant to email or telephone the examining attorney if the applicant believes it may expedite the
`prosecution of this application.
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`dentification of Goods – Clarification Required – Partial Final:
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`he wording “organic luminescent filaments and enclosures therefor and electroluminescent filaments and light-emitting diode filaments and
`enclosures therefor” 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) Specifically, “light conducting filaments” are International Class 09 goods, but
`“filaments for electric lamps” are International Class 11 goods. (cid:160) As a result, the examining attorney must require further clarification.(cid:160) If the
`goods identified are properly classified in International Class 11, the applicant may seek to add the clarified goods to International Class 11 due
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`to the broad nature of the original International Class 11 filing..
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`owever, it appears the goods “organic luminescent filaments and enclosures therefor and electroluminescent filaments and light-emitting diode
`filaments and enclosures therefor” are beyond the scope of the goods originally contained in International Class 09. (cid:160) The examining attorney is
`unable to locate an original listing in International Class 09 that supports the amended goods.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a).(cid:160) Identifications can be
`amended only to clarify or limit the goods; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods and/or services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a);
`see TMEP §1402.06 et seq.(cid:160) In addition, 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 assigned to the goods in the corresponding international
`registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §§1402.01(c), 1904.02(b).(cid:160) The scope of the identification for purposes of permissible amendments is
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`limited by the class.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(f); TMEP §§1402.07(a), 1904.02(c).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The examining attorney invites the applicant to indicate what original goods, the amended goods are a subcategory of and propose the entry into
`the identification.(cid:160) For example, if appropriate, the following may be acceptable: “semi conductor elements, namely organic luminescent
`filaments and enclosures therefor and electroluminescent filaments and light-emitting diode filaments and enclosures therefor.”
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`n the alternative, applicant may delete the unacceptable wording from the identification.(cid:160) Once an application has been expressly amended to
`delete goods and/or services, those items may not be later re-inserted.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.07(e).
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`lease 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-conductor elements, namely, semi-conductors comprised of silicon, boron nitride, or a combination thereof,
`electroluminescent and light-emitting diode; Electroluminescent (EL) lighting panels, namely, light-emitting diodes, electrical
`power connectors; Semi-conductors elements, namely light conducting filaments in the nature of organic luminescent
`filaments and enclosures therefor and electroluminescent filaments and light-emitting diode filaments and enclosures therefor”
`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, not in the field of consumer products; Filaments
`for electric lamps, namely organic luminescent filaments and enclosures therefor and electroluminescent filaments and
`light-emitting diode filaments and enclosures therefor, not in the field of consumer products”
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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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`ptions:
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`f applicant does not respond within six months of the mailing date of this final Office action, the following goods to which the final refusal(s)
`and/or requirement(s) apply will be deleted from the application by Examiner’s Amendment: (cid:160) “organic luminescent filaments and enclosures
`therefor and electroluminescent filaments and light-emitting diode filaments and enclosures therefor.” (cid:160) The application will then proceed for the
`remaining goods.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
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`pplicant may respond to this final Office action by:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(1)(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) 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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`/Dominic Fathy/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 104
`571-272-8801 (phone)
`571-273-8801 (fax)
`dominic.fathy@uspto.gov
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (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.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) E-mail
`communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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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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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd. (boxip@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79086909 - ELEAF - N/A
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`5/4/2011 6:52:38 PM
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`ECOM104@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 5/4/2011 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 79086909
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`TO READ OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link or go to http://portal.uspto.gov/external/portal/tow and enter the application serial
`number to access the Office action.
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`LEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`ESPONSE(cid:160)IS REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond; and (2) the applicable response
`time period. Your response deadline will be calculated from 5/4/2011 (or sooner if specified in the office action).
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses.(cid:160) Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System Response
`Form.
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`ELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail
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`TDR@uspto.gov.(cid:160) Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
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