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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85347292 - STINGRAY ENVO - 55210/691
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`7/16/2012 6:31:23 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:
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`*85347292*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`ptodocket@arelaw.com
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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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 7/16/2012
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`The assigned trademark examining attorney has reviewed the statement of use.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue
`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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`pplicant Must Submit A New Specimen
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`he specimen is not acceptable because it consists of informational material for goods.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section 45 requires use of the mark “on
`the goods or their containers or the displays associated therewith or on the tags or labels affixed thereto.” (cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1127; see 37 C.F.R.
`§2.56(b)(1); TMEP §§904.03, 904.04(b), (c).
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`aterial that functions merely to tell prospective purchasers about the goods, or to promote the sale of the goods, is not acceptable to show
`trademark use.(cid:160) TMEP §904.04(b).(cid:160) Leaflets, handbills, brochures, advertising circulars and other printed advertising material, while normally
`acceptable for showing use in connection with services, generally are not acceptable specimens for showing trademark use in connection with
`goods.(cid:160) See In re MediaShare Corp., 43 USPQ2d 1304, 1307 (TTAB 1997); In re Schiapparelli Searle, 26 USPQ2d 1520, 1522 (TTAB 1993);
`TMEP §§904.04(b), (c), 1301.04.
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` statement of use must include a specimen showing the applied-for mark in use in commerce for each class of goods specified in the statement
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`of use.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.56(a), 2.88(b)(2); TMEP §§904, 1109.09(b).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must submit the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) A substitute specimen showing the mark in use in commerce for each class of goods specified in the statement of use; and
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85347292
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: (cid:160) STINGRAY ENVO(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)
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`(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 DOCKET NO :(cid:160) 55210/691(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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`(2)(cid:160) 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 expiration of the deadline for filing the statement of use.” (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.59(b)(2); TMEP §904.05;
`see 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1).(cid:160) If submitting a substitute 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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`xamples of specimens for goods are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show the mark on the actual goods or
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`packaging, or displays associated with the actual goods at their point of sale.(cid:160) See TMEP §§904.03 et seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Pending receipt of a proper response, registration is refused because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in use in commerce as a
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`trademark.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.56(a), 2.88(b)(2); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may not withdraw the statement of use.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.88(g); TMEP §1109.17.
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`pplicant may respond to the stated specimen refusal by submitting a verified substitute specimen by following the suggested directions below
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`for responding either online or by mail.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`If applicant responds to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), applicant should provide a
`substitute specimen as follows:(cid:160) (1) answer “yes” to the TEAS response form wizard question to “submit a new or substitute specimen;” (2)
`attach a jpg or pdf file of the substitute specimen; (3) select the statement that “The substitute specimen(s) was in use in commerce prior to the
`expiration of the deadline for filing the statement of use.”; and (4) sign personally or enter personally his/her electronic signature and date after
`the declaration at the end of the TEAS response form.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.59(b)(2), 2.193(a), (c)-(d), (e)(1); TMEP §§611.01(c), 804.01(b).(cid:160)
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`Please note that these steps appear on different pages of the TEAS response form.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`If applicant experiences difficulty in submitting the required substitute specimen, supporting statement and/or declaration, please e-mail
`TEAS@uspto.gov for technical assistance regarding the TEAS response form.
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`f applicant responds to this Office action on paper, via regular mail, applicant may provide a verified substitute specimen by personally
`signing and dating the declaration below, and submitting a substitute specimen showing the applied-for mark in use in commerce.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.20, 2.59(b)(2), 2.193(a)(1), (d), (e)(1); TMEP §§804.01(b), 904.05.
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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 expiration of the deadline for filing the
`statement of 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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`pplicant is invited to call the assigned examining attorney with any specific questions regarding 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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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`WHO 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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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85347292 - STINGRAY ENVO - 55210/691
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`7/16/2012 6:31:24 PM
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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 7/16/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85347292
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`lease follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
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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 7/16/2012 (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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