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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85335533 - CONTACT SYNC - 55210/690
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`9/20/2011 3:02:27 PM
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`ECOM115@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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`(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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`*85335533*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`55210/690(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
`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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/20/2011
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`The undersigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to the
`issues below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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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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`(cid:160)D
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`isclaimer
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`pplicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “CONTACT SYNC” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes the feature of
`the goods described in the identification.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).
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`(cid:160)A
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` disclaimer is a statement in the record that an applicant does not claim exclusive rights to an unregistrable component of a mark; it does not
`affect the appearance of the mark.(cid:160) TMEP §1213.(cid:160) An unregistrable component can include wording or designs that are merely descriptive or
`generic, deceptively misdescriptive, or primarily geographically descriptive of an applicant’s goods and/or services. (cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1052(e); see
`TMEP §§1213, 1213.03.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he Office can require an applicant to disclaim an unregistrable component of a mark.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1056(a).(cid:160) Failure to comply with a disclaimer
`requirement can result in a refusal to register the entire mark.(cid:160) TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`(cid:160)T
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`he words have the following meanings:
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85335533
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: (cid:160) CONTACT SYNC(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)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) (cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160) Panasonic Corporation of North America(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)
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`MORTON AMSTER(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)
`AMSTER ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP(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)
`NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`CONTACT:(cid:160) an acquaintance; and
`SYNC:(cid:160) to cause to agree.
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`ee attached dictionary definitions.(cid:160) The feature allows a user to sync his or her contacts.(cid:160) This is supported by applicant’s own identification of
`goods.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he computerized printing format for the Office’s Trademark Official Gazette requires a standardized format for a disclaimer. (cid:160) TMEP
`§1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160) The following is the standard format used by the Office:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “CONTACT SYNC” apart from the mark as shown.
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`(cid:160)T
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`MEP §1213.08(a)(i); see In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant Must Clarify Whether The Mark Is In Color
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant has submitted a color drawing but has inconsistently stated that color is not being claimed as a feature of the mark.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applications for marks depicted in color must include a complete list of all the colors that are claimed as a feature of the mark and a description
`of the literal and design elements in the mark that specifies where the colors appear in those elements.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b)(1); see TMEP
`§807.07(a)-(a)(ii).(cid:160) In addition, the color claim and mark description must reference all the colors in the mark.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.52(b)(1); TMEP
`§§807.07(a) et seq.(cid:160) Generic color names must be used to describe the colors in the mark, e.g., magenta, yellow, turquoise.(cid:160) TMEP §807.07(a)(i)-
`(a)(ii).
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`(cid:160)T
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`herefore, applicant must clarify whether color is claimed as a feature of the mark by satisfying one of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) If color is not a feature of the applied-for mark, applicant must submit a substitute black and white drawing of the mark to replace
`the color drawing of record.(cid:160) However, other amendments or changes to the mark will not be accepted if the changes would materially
`alter the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.72; see TMEP §§807.07(a)(i), 807.14.(cid:160) Applicant must also amend the mark description accordingly and in
`a manner that accurately and completely describes the literal and design elements in the mark.(cid:160) The following is suggested:
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`The mark consists of three hexagons attached to each other in a generally triangular pattern. One contains a symbol representing a
`person; one contains a symbol representing a telephone keypad; and one contains a representation of a Universal Serial Bus
`interface. Below and to the right is the wording “CONTACT SYNC”.
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`-OR-
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`If color is a feature of the applied-for mark, applicant must submit both a statement listing all of the colors that are claimed as a
`feature of the mark and a statement describing the literal and design elements in the mark that specifies where the colors appear in
`those elements.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b)(1); TMEP §807.07(a).(cid:160) If black, white and/or gray appear in the mark and are not being
`claimed as colors, applicant must also include a statement that the colors represent background, outlining, shading and/or transparent
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`areas and are not part of the mark.(cid:160) TMEP §807.07(d).(cid:160) The following are suggested:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`The colors blue-grey, white, orange, and grey are claimed as a feature of the mark.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The mark consists of three blue-grey hexagons attached to each other in a generally triangular pattern. One contains a white
`symbol representing a person; one contains a symbol representing a white telephone keypad; and one contains a representation of
`a white Universal Serial Bus interface on an orange background. Below and to the right is the wording “CONTACT SYNC” with
`the word “CONTACT” in grey and “SYNC” in orange.
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`(cid:160)S
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`ee TMEP §807.07(b).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant is invited to contact the assigned examining attorney with any questions about the substance of this action.
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`/Katherine S. Chang/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 115
`571-270-1528
`katherine.chang@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 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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`(cid:160)A
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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
`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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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85335533 - CONTACT SYNC - 55210/690
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`9/20/2011 3:02:29 PM
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`ECOM115@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 9/20/2011 FOR
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