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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (trademark@hsml.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79150332 - PANASONIC - 8279.1757USI
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`4/16/2015 11:28:57 AM
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`ECOM105@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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`*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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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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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) CURTIS B. HAMRE
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C.
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PO BOX 2902
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55402-0902
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`APPLICANT: PANASONIC CORPORATION
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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)
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`(cid:160) 8279.1757USI
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`trademark@hsml.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: 4/16/2015
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`INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION NO. 1211986
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`This letter responds to applicant’s communication filed on March 9, 2015, in which the applicant amended the identification of goods and
`services, provided a description of the mark and claimed ownership of prior registrations.(cid:160) The description and prior registrations are noted and
`accepted.(cid:160) The identification amendments are noted but are not accepted in whole for the following reasons.
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`LEASE NOTE:(cid:160) Applicant is encouraged to email or telephone the trademark examining attorney to resolve the
`issues raised below.
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`NDEFINITE IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS – IN PART
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`nternational Class 8
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`he wording “apparatus and utensil for use in cleaning electric shavers, namely, electric shaver cleaning machines and cleaning solution
`cartridges as being accessories of electric shavers” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to
`the specific type of “machine”. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may change this wording to “apparatus and utensil for use in cleaning electric
`shavers, namely, portable hand-operated, battery-powered motorized shaver cleaner and cleaning solution cartridges therefor as being
`accessories of electric shavers,” if accurate. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`nternational Class 9
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`The 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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`The wording “Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision),
`life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, robots for personal use and portable digital image magnification devices” 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) “Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling,
`checking and supervision, life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments, namely, robots for personal use and portable digital image
`magnification devices.”
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`INDEFINITE IDENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`nternational Class 35
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`he wording “commercial information and advice for consumers consumer advice shop” in the identification of services is indefinite and must
`be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of consumer advice shop.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the
`following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) commercial information and advice for consumers.
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`nternational Class 38
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`he wording “news agencies” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of
`agency services.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) news agencies, namely, transmission of
`news.
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`he wording “providing digital images or movies via telecommunication networks” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be
`clarified because it is indefinite as to the specific type of telecommunications services.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the
`following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) providing electronic transmission of digital images or movies via telecommunication networks.
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`nternational Class 41
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`journals, DVD and online
`he wording “providing electronic publications not downloadable, namely, newsletter, books, magazines,
`publications, in the field of electronics, games, and education” in the identification of services is indefinite and must be clarified because it is
`indefinite as to the specific type of “online publications”. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160)
`providing electronic publications not downloadable, namely, newsletter, books, magazines, journals, DVD and online publishing, in the field of
`electronics, games, and education.
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`An applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods
`and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §1904.02(c)(iv).(cid:160) In an application filed under Trademark Act Section 66(a), the scope of the
`identification for purposes of permissible amendments is limited by the international class assigned by the International Bureau of the World
`Intellectual Property Organization (International Bureau).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(f); TMEP §§1402.07(a), 1904.02(c).(cid:160)
`If an applicant amends an
`identification to a class other than that assigned by the International Bureau, the amendment will not be accepted because it will exceed the scope
`and those goods and/or services will no longer have a basis for registration under U.S. law.(cid:160) TMEP §§1402.01(c), 1904.02(c).
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`n addition, in a Section 66(a) application, an applicant may not change the classification of goods and/or services from that assigned by the
`International Bureau in the corresponding international registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1402.01(c).(cid:160) Further, in a
`multiple-class Section 66(a) application, an applicant may not transfer goods and/or services from one existing international class to another.(cid:160) 37
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`C.F.R. §2.85(d); TMEP §§1401.03(d), 1402.01(c).(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and services in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S.
`Acceptable Identification of Goods and Services Manual at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`ARTIAL ABANDONMENT ADVISORY
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`f applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the following goods and/or services will be deleted
`from the application:(cid:160) apparatus and utensil for use in cleaning electric shavers, namely, electric shaver cleaning machines and cleaning solution
`cartridges as being accessories of electric shavers; (supervision); consumer advice shop; news agencies; providing digital images or movies via
`telecommunication networks; and online publications.(cid:160) The application will then proceed for the remaining goods and services.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
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`CORRESPONDENCE GUIDELINES
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`pplicant should include the following information on all correspondence with the Office:(cid:160) (1) the name and law office number of the trademark
`examining attorney; (2) the serial number of this application; (3) the mailing date of this Office action; and, (4) applicant's telephone number.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.194(b)(1); TMEP §302.03(a).
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`/Jennifer Button/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 105
`571-272-8279
`Fax 571-273-8279
`jennifer.button@uspto.gov
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`TO 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 the Trademark Electronic Application System (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 questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(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 an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)
`system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact
`the Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or 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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (trademark@hsml.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 79150332 - PANASONIC - 8279.1757USI
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`4/16/2015 11:28:58 AM
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`ECOM105@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 4/16/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 79150332
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`1)(cid:160) TO READ THE LETTER:(cid:160) Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov, enter the U.S. application serial number, and click on
`“Documents.”
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
`hours of this e-mail notification.
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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated from 4/16/2015 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)
`Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.
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`3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS:(cid:160) For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) For
`technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail
`TSDR@uspto.gov.
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`WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160) For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160) Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.(cid:160) Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document
`from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.(cid:160) All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States
`Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.” (cid:160) For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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