UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`
`79094973
`
`(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)
`
`*79094973*
`
`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
`
`(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: GRID-EYE
`JAPAN(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)
`(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)
`
`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)
`Tokyo 100-0013(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Kasumigaseki Building,
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`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.
`
`OFFICE ACTION
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`SSUE/MAILING DATE:
`
`NTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1070736
`
`This is a PROVISIONAL PARTIAL REFUSAL of the trademark and/or service mark in the above-referenced U.S. application that applies to
`only the following goods in the application: (cid:160) “magnetic sensors .” (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).
`
`(cid:160)W
`
`HO IS PERMITTED TO RESPOND TO THIS PROVISIONAL PARTIAL REFUSAL:
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`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:
`
`(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
`
`(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.
`
`(cid:160)S
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`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).
`
`(cid:160)D
`
`ESIGNATION OF DOMESTIC REPRESENTATIVE:
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he USPTO encourages applicants who do not reside in the U.S. to designate a domestic representative upon whom notices or process may be
`served.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §§1051(e), 1141h(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.24(a)(1)-(2); see TMEP §610.(cid:160) Such designations may be filed online at
`
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`THE APPLICATION HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY PARTIALLY REFUSED AS FOLLOWS:
`
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`

`
`(cid:160)T
`
`his is a partial refusal Office action; the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) apply only to specified goods in the U.S. application.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`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.
`
`(cid:160)S
`
`earch Results
`
`(cid:160) T
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`dentification of the Goods and/or Services is Indefinite
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he identification of goods and/or services is indefinite and must be clarified.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant must specify the common
`commercial or generic name for the goods and/or services.(cid:160) If there is no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the
`
`product/service and intended consumer as well as its main purpose and intended uses.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Specifically, the wording “magnetic sensors” is indefinite because it does not identify the function of the sensors. (cid:160) If the sensors are for
`detecting magnets, the wording should read as such.(cid:160) On the other hand, the wording could be interpreted as “magnetic sensors for medical use”
`in Class 010.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`“Measuring or testing machines and instruments, namely, magnetic sensors for detecting {specify function of sensor}, pressure sensors,
`temperature sensors, smoke sensors, acceleration sensors, thermal sensors, infrared sensors, motion sensors, heat sensors, illumination sensors,
`humidity sensors, distance measuring sensors,” in International Class 009.
`
`(cid:160)D
`
`escriptions of goods and services should use the common, ordinary name for the goods and/or services.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) If there is no
`common, ordinary name for the goods and/or services, applicant should describe the goods and/or services using wording that would be
`generally understood by the average person.(cid:160) See Cal. Spray-Chem. Corp. v. Osmose Wood Pres. Co. of Am., 102 USPQ 321, 322 (Comm’r Pats.
`
`1954); Schenley Indus., Inc. v. Battistoni, 112 USPQ 485, 486 (Comm’r Pats. 1957); TMEP §1402.01. (cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`An in depth knowledge of the relevant field should not be necessary for understanding a description of the goods and/or services.(cid:160) TMEP
`
`§1402.01.(cid:160) “[T]echnical, high-sounding verbiage” should be avoided. (cid:160) Cal. Spray-Chem., 102 USPQ at 322.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Identifications of goods and/or services can be amended only to clarify or limit the goods and/or services; 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., 1402.07.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the
`identification to include goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in the present identification.
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of
`Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`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).
`
`(cid:160)R
`
`esponse to Office Action
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`pplicant is encouraged to contact the undersigned attorney with questions regarding this Office Action.(cid:160) The Examiner’s email address is
`david.hoffman@uspto.gov.
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`f applicant should fail to respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, then the goods identified above as being
`indefinite or misclassified will be deleted from the application.(cid:160) The application will then proceed with the remaining goods.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).
`
`/David A. Hoffman/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 107
`(Ph) 571-272-8805
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`

`
`(Fx) 571-273-8805
`Email:(cid:160) david.hoffman@uspto.gov
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
`
`(cid:160)W
`
`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
`
`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/.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)