UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 79150332
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`ARK: PANASONIC
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Carpmaels & Ransford
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) One Southampton Row
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) London WC1B 5HA
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`APPLICANT: PANASONIC CORPORATION
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`*79150332*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1211986
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER
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`STRICT DEADLINE TO RESPOND TO THIS NOTIFICATION:(cid:160) TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF THE REQUEST FOR
`EXTENSION OF PROTECTION OF THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE A COMPLETE RESPONSE
`TO THIS PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL NOTIFICATION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF THE “DATE ON WHICH THE NOTIFICATION
`WAS SENT TO WIPO (MAILING DATE)” LOCATED ON THE WIPO COVER LETTER ACCOMPANYING THIS NOTIFICATION.
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`n addition to the Mailing Date appearing on the WIPO cover letter, a holder (hereafter “applicant”) may confirm this Mailing Date using the
`USPTO’s Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.(cid:160) To do so, enter the U.S. application serial
`number for this application and then select “Documents.” (cid:160) The Mailing Date used to calculate the response deadline for this provisional full
`refusal is the “Create/Mail Date” of the “IB-1rst Refusal Note.”
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`his is a PROVISIONAL FULL REFUSAL of the request for extension of protection of the mark in the above-referenced U.S. application.(cid:160)
`See 15 U.S.C. §1141h(c).(cid:160) See below in this notification (hereafter “Office action”) for details regarding the provisional full refusal.
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`he assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and has determined the following:
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`he Office records have been searched and no similar registered or pending mark has been found that would bar registration under Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02.
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`owever, the applicant shall note the following requirements:
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`NDEFINITE IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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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
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`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)(cid:160)
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`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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`International Class 1
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`he wording “tanning substances” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type
`of tanning substances.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may change this wording to “tanning substances for use in the manufacture of leather,”
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`if accurate.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`he wording “ pH testing solutions (for water purifiers and water ionizers)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of solutions and due to the use of the parentheses.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute
`the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ pH testing solutions, namely, chemicals for water purifiers and water ionizers.”
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`he wording “ minerals for use as water additives” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to
`the specific type of minerals.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “Industrial minerals for use as
`water additives, namely, hydromagnesite.”
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`he applicant shall delete one entry of “ photographic paper for use with digital cameras” because it’s repetitive.
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`nternational Class 2
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`he wording “ preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific composition of the preservatives.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following
`wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ preservatives, in the nature of a coating, against rust and against deterioration of wood.”
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`he wording “mordants” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of
`mordants.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “mordant dyes.”
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`nternational Class 3
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`he wording “ Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of “other substances”. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “ Bleaching preparations and other substances, namely, soaps for laundry use.”
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`he wording “ cosmetics and toiletries” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific
`type of toiletries. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ cosmetics and toiletries, namely, non-
`medicated toiletries.”
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`he wording “ cleansers for water purifiers and water ionizers” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of cleansers.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ cleaners
`for water purifiers and water ionizers.”
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`he wording “ cleaning solutions” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type
`of solutions.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ cleaning preparations.”
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`he wording “ preparations for degradation and removal of calcium attached to sensors of water purifiers, mainly consisting of citric acid” in the
`identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of preparations.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160)
`Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “cleaning preparations for degradation and removal of calcium attached to
`sensors of water purifiers, mainly consisting of citric acid.”
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`nternational Class 5
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`he wording “ Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the ailment or disease being treated.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “
`Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, namely, analgesics.”
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`he wording “ dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary use” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be
`clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of foods and substances.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following
`wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ dietetic food and substances, namely, crackers adapted for medical or veterinary use.”
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`he wording “ plasters, materials for dressings” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the
`specific type of plasters and materials.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “medical plasters,
`materials for dressings, namely, gauzes.”
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`he wording “ disinfectants” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of
`disinfectants.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “all-purpose disinfectants.”
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`he wording “ medicines” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of
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`medicines.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ medicines, namely, analgesics.”
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`he applicant shall delete one entry of “ pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations” because it’s descriptive.
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`he wording “ chemical preparations for medical purposes” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of preparations and their purposes.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “ chemical preparations for medical purposes, namely, for treating pain.”
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`he wording “ sterilizing preparations” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific
`type of preparations.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “sanitary sterilizing preparations.”
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`he applicant shall delete one entry of “ sanitary preparations for medical purposes” because it’s repetitive.
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`he wording “ sanitary preparations for personal hygiene, other than toiletries” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of preparations.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “ sanitary sterilizing preparations for personal hygiene, other than toiletries.”
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`nternational Class 6
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`he wording “ metal building materials” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific
`type of materials.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ metal building materials, namely,
`soffits and fascia.”
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`he wording “ materials of metal for railway tracks” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to
`the specific type of materials.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ materials of metal for
`railway tracks, namely, sleepers.”
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`he wording “ ironmongery, small items of metal hardware” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of ironmongery and items of hardware.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording,
`if accurate:(cid:160) “ ironmongery, namely, small items of metal hardware, namely, screws.”
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`he wording “ safes” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific composition of the
`safes.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “metal safes.”
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`he wording “ goods of common metal not included in other classes” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it
`is indefinite as to the specific goods.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ goods of common
`metal not included in other classes, namely, screws and washers.”
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`he wording “ores” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific composition of the
`ores.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “metal ores.”
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`he applicant shall delete one entry of “ common metals and their alloys; metal building materials” because it’s repetitive.
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`he wording “ doors of metal and parts and accessories thereof” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of accessories.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ doors of
`metal and parts and accessories thereof, namely, locks.”
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`nternational Class 7
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`he wording “Machines and machine tools” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the
`specific type of machines and tools.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “Machines and machine
`tools, namely, crushing machines and tools for crushing rocks.”
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`he wording “agricultural implements other than hand-operated” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of implements.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160)
`“agricultural implements other than hand-operated, namely, incorporators.”
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`he applicant should delete one entry of the wording “ machines and machine tools” because it’s repetitive.
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`he wording “ robots for use in life-support” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the
`specific type of robots.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “industrial robots for use in life-
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`support.”
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`he wording “ CO2 laser oscillators for soldering, jointing and processing” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of oscillators.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160)
`“ CO2 laser oscillator machines for soldering, jointing and processing.”
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`he wording “ condensing installations” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific
`type of installations.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ condensing installations, namely,
`air condensers.”
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`he wording “ electric power tools” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type
`of tools.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ electric power tools, namely, drills.”
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`he wording “ fittings and attachments to the head of electric power tools” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of tools.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “
`fittings and attachments to the head of electric power tools, namely, drill bits.”
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`he wording “ saws for metal and/or wood machines” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as
`to the specific type of saws.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “circular saws for metal
`and/or wood machines.”
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`he wording “ adjusters for adjusting head attachments of electric power tools” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of adjusters.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160)
`“machine tools, namely, adjusters for adjusting head attachments of electric power tools.”
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`he wording “ sealing guns (sealant injecting machines)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite
`as to the specific type of guns and/or machines.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ sealing
`guns, namely, sealant injecting machines.”
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`he wording “electric automatic doors” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific
`type of doors.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “Electric automatic door opening and closing
`system.”
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`he wording “ denture cleaners apparatus” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the
`specific type of apparatus.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “denture cleaning machines.”
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`he wording “pumps” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of pumps. (cid:160)
`See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “pumps for machines.”
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`he wording “ apparatus for serving whippy ice creams” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite
`as to the specific type of apparatus.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ electric whisks for
`serving whippy ice creams.”
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`he wording “ machines and apparatus for cleaning, electric” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of machines and apparatuses.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “ machines and apparatus for cleaning, electric, namely, dry cleaning machines.”
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`The wording “ electric body brushes; electrical brushes for pet grooming” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of brushes and their purpose.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following
`wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “ electric body brushes for machines; electrical brushes for pet grooming machines.”
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`he wording “ robots for personal use, namely, robots for guiding and directing people within hospitals or other healthcare facilities; robots for
`making purchases on behalf of persons within hospitals or other healthcare facilities; robots for delivering and retrieving items within hospitals
`or other healthcare facilities; robots for personal use, namely, robots with built-in video monitors and capable of visiting family and friends for
`purposes of video interaction as well as visiting museums thereby allowing patients to view works of art; robots for personal use, namely, for
`use in hospitals, other healthcare facilities and the home, namely, robots with built-in video monitors and controlled remotely by healthcare
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`providers and allowing for video conferences among doctors, other health care workers and their patients; robots for personal use, namely, for
`use for video communication with family and friends” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as
`to the ultimate purpose of the robots, i.e., for classification purposes.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “ industrial robots for guiding and directing people within hospitals or other healthcare facilities; industrial robots for making
`purchases on behalf of persons within hospitals or other healthcare facilities; industrial robots for delivering and retrieving items within
`hospitals or other healthcare facilities; industrial robots with built-in video monitors and capable of visiting family and friends for purposes of
`video interaction as well as visiting museums thereby allowing patients to view works of art; industrial robots for use in hospitals, other
`healthcare facilities and the home, namely, robots with built-in video monitors and controlled remotely by healthcare providers and allowing
`for video conferences among doctors, other health care workers and their patients; robots for personal use, namely, for use for video
`communication with family and friends.”
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`nternational Class 8
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`he wording “Hand tools and implements (hand-operated)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific tools and implements.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “Hand
`tools and hand operated implements, namely, drills and hammers.”
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`he wording “side arms” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of arms. (cid:160)
`See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “side arms, namely, swords.”
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`he applicant should delete one entry of “razors” because it’s repetitive.
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`he wording “cosmetic-refillable cartridges for electric shavers” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of cartridges and their contents.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “cosmetic-refillable cartridges containing razors for electric shavers.”
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`he wording “adapters for electric shavers” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the
`specific type of adapters.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “scissors adapters for electric
`shavers.”
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`he wording “apparatus and utensils for use in cleaning electric shavers” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite as to the specific type of apparatus and utensils.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording,
`if accurate:(cid:160) “apparatus and utensils, namely, hand operated scraping tool for use in cleaning electric shavers.”
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`he wording “shaver cases” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the type of shaver. (cid:160) See
`TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “electric shaver cases.”
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`he wording “electric hot brushes electrically heated hair curling instruments; electric flat irons” in the identification of goods is indefinite and
`must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific goods.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “electrically heated hair curling instruments that also feature an electric hot brush attachment.”
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`nternational Class 9
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`he wording “Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision),
`life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to
`the specific type of goods.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “Scientific, nautical, surveying,
`photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking and supervision, life-saving and teaching apparatus and
`instruments, namely, cameras and microscopes.”
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`he wording “apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity” in the
`identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of goods.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160)
`Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “apparatus and instruments for conducting, namely, conductors, switching, namely,
`switches, transforming, namely, transformers, accumulating, namely, accumulators, regulating, namely, regulators and controlling, namely,
`controllers, electricity.”
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`he wording “magnetic data carriers, recording discs; compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media” in the identification of goods is
`indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific subject matter of the goods.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may
`substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “blank magnetic data carriers and recording discs; blank compact discs, DVDs and other digital
`recording media, namely, cassettes.”
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`he wording “data processing equipment, computers” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as
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`to the specific type of equipment.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “data processing
`equipment, namely, computers.”
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`he wording “computer software” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific
`function of the software.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “computer software for data
`processing.”
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`he wording “batteries and cells” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type
`of cells.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “batteries and dry cells.”
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`he wording “wiring apparatus; electric wiring devices with sensors” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it
`is indefinite as to the specific type of apparatuses and devices.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “wiring apparatus, namely, electric wires; electric wires with sensors.”
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`he wording “switches” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of
`switches.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “electric switches.”
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`he wording “dimmer control (dimmer function switches)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite due to the parentheses.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “dimmer control, namely,
`dimmer function switches.”
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`he wording “parts for switches” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type
`of switches.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “parts for electric switches.”
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`he wording “cable racks (electrical wires and cable laying materials)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because
`it is indefinite due to the parentheses.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “cable racks, namely,
`electrical wires and cable laying materials.”
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`he wording “factory automation ducts (factory use power distribution ducts)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because it is indefinite due to the use of the parentheses and the type of ducts.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following
`wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “factory automation ducts, namely, factory use power distribution electrical ducts.”
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`he wording “thermal protectors” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type
`of protectors.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “thermal surge protectors.”
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`he wording “taps electricity” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of
`taps electricity.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “electrical power devices, namely, taps.”
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`he wording “electric wiring floors” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific
`type of goods.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “electric wiring for floors.”
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`he wording “pilot lamps” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of
`lamps.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “pilot lamps, namely, emergency warning lights.”
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`he wording “fixtures for telephone wires” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the
`specific fixtures.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “fixtures for telephone wires, namely, base
`stations.”
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`he wording “modular jacks (connection for in-house LAN)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of jacks due to the use of parentheses.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if
`accurate:(cid:160) “modular jacks, namely, electrical connection for in-house LAN.”
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`he wording “glass break detectors (anti-theft warning apparatus); thermic ray detectors (human body warmth detectors/burglar alarms);
`infrared detectors (infrared transparence block detectors/burglar alarms)” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified
`because of the use of parentheses.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “glass break detectors,
`namely, anti-theft warning apparatus; thermic ray detectors, namely, human body warmth detectors/burglar alarms; infrared detectors, namely,
`infrared transparence block detectors/burglar alarms.”
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`The wording “steel poles, to be placed outside private dwelling houses, allowing compact storage of lead-in electrical wires and cables” in the
`identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the purpose of the poles.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant
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`may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “steel poles as accessories to electrical systems, to be placed outside private dwelling houses,
`allowing compact storage of lead-in electrical wires and cables.”
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`he wording “warning apparatus and instruments” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to
`the specific type of