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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85335533 - CONTACT SYNC - 55210/690
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`5/31/2012 10:29:58 AM
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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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`85335533
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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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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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: CONTACT SYNC
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`(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)
`America(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) 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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`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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`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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`(cid:160) Panasonic Corporation of North
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`ptodocket@arelaw.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: 5/31/2012
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`his Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on May 25, 2012.
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`he requirement for a disclaimer is continued and maintained.
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`he Marks In The Drawing And Specimen Do Not Match
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`he mark on the specimen disagrees with the mark on the drawing.(cid:160) In this case, the specimen displays the mark with the wording above and to
`the left of the design element; and the drawing shows the mark with those elements reversed.
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`n amendment to allege use must include a specimen showing the applied-for mark in use in commerce for each class of goods and/or services
`specified in the amendment to allege use.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.56(a), 2.76(b)(2); TMEP
`§§904, 1104.09(e).(cid:160) The mark on the drawing must be a substantially exact representation of the mark on the specimen.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.51(b);
`TMEP §807.12(a); see 37 C.F.R. §2.72(b)(1).(cid:160) In addition, the drawing of the mark can be amended only if the amendment does not materially
`alter the mark as originally filed.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.72(a)(2), (b)(2); see TMEP §§807.12(a), 807.14 et seq.
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`herefore, applicant must submit one of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) A new drawing of the mark that agrees with the mark on the specimen but does not materially alter the original mark.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.72(b)(2); TMEP §§807.13(a), 807.14 et seq.(cid:160) Amending the drawing to agree with the specimen would not be considered a material
`alteration of the mark in this case.
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`(2)(cid:160) A substitute specimen showing use in commerce of the mark on the drawing, and the following statement, verified with an affidavit
`or signed declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20:(cid:160) “The substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the filing of the amendment
`to allege use.”(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.59(b)(1), 2.193(e)(1); TMEP §§807.12(a), 1104.09(e).(cid:160) If submitting a specimen requires an
`amendment to the dates of use, applicant must also verify the amended dates.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(c); TMEP §904.05.
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`he following is a sample declaration for a verified substitute specimen for use in a paper response:
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`The undersigned being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C.
`§1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or document or any registration
`resulting therefrom, declares that the substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the filing of the amendment to allege use; all
`statements made of his/her own knowledge are true; and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.
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`_____________________________
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`ending receipt of a proper response, registration is refused because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in use in commerce as a
`trademark and/or service mark.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.56(a), 2.76(b)(2); TMEP §§904,
`904.07(a).
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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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`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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`To:
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85335533 - CONTACT SYNC - 55210/690
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`5/31/2012 10:29:59 AM
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`ECOM115@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 5/31/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85335533
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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`(cid:160)P
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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 5/31/2012 (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
`application.
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