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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`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)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: D-IMAGER(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)
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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)
`(cid:160) Panasonic Electric Works Co., Ltd.(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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`PEW.051.0076(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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`REINA KAKIMOTO(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)
`MOTS LAW, PLLC(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)
`WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1718(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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`1629 K ST NW STE 602
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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:
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH OF THE RECORDS
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`he Office records have been searched and there are no similar registered or pending marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act
`Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d). TMEP §704.02.
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`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`he identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01. (cid:160) Applicant must specify the common commercial or generic
`name for the goods.(cid:160) If there is no common commercial or generic name, applicant must describe the product and intended consumer as well as
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`its main purpose and intended uses.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In the identification of goods, applicant must use the common commercial or generic names for the goods, be as complete and specific as
`possible, and avoid the use of indefinite words and phrases.(cid:160) If applicant uses indefinite words such as “accessories,” “apparatus,”
`“components,” “devices,” “equipment,” “materials,” “parts,” “systems” or “products,” such words must be followed by “namely,”
`followed by a list of the specific goods identified by their common commercial or generic names.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03(a).
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(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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`Class 9
`Measuring or testing machines and instruments, namely, distance measuring sensors, image sensors, and motion sensors; electronic 3D
`sensing apparatus for sensing distance, image and motion of individuals or objects, namely, ______________ [applicant must
`specify the type of apparatus or further specify the use of the apparatus using common commercial terms]; interactive electronic
`advertisement, exhibits, and messaging display apparatus with remote control capabilities, namely, ______________ [applicant
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`must specify the type of apparatus or further specify the use of the apparatus using common commercial terms]; devices for
`processing and reproduction of still image data and motion image data, namely, ______________ [applicant must specify the type
`of devices or further specify the use of the devices using common commercial terms]; electro-dynamic apparatus for remote
`control of signals, namely, ______________ [applicant must specify the type of apparatus or further specify the use of the
`apparatus using common commercial terms]; optical instruments for use in inspection and measurement of industrial
`components, namely, ______________ [applicant must specify the type of instruments or further specify the use of the
`instrumentss using common commercial terms]; telemetering machines and instruments with remote control capabilities,
`namely, ______________ [applicant must specify the type of machines and instruments or further specify the use of the machines
`or instruments using common commercial terms]; interactive video game apparatus of virtual reality comprised of 3D sensors
`for use with an external monitor and software, namely, ______________ [applicant must specify the type of apparatus or further
`specify the use of the apparatus using common commercial terms]; and electronic security and surveillance devices, namely,
`distance measuring sensors, image sensors, motion sensors, and _________ [applicant must specify the goods intended by the
`wording “people counters” using common commercial terms ], in International Class 9.
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`MEP §1402.01.
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of
`Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`dentifications of goods and/or services can be amended only to clarify or limit the goods and/or services; adding to or broadening the scope of
`the goods and/or services is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the
`identification to include goods and/or services that are not within the scope of the goods and/or services set forth in the present identification.
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`SPECIMEN OMITTED – Dual
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`he application is incomplete because it does not include the required specimen showing use of the applied-for mark in commerce for the goods
`and/or services identified in the application.(cid:160) An application based on Trademark Act Section 1(a) must include a specimen showing the applied-
`for mark in use in commerce for each class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1(a)(1) and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a)(1), 1127; 37
`C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).
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`herefore, applicant must submit the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) A specimen (i.e., an example of how applicant actually uses its mark in commerce) for each class of goods and/or services based on
`use in commerce; and
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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 specimen was in use in
`commerce at least as early as the filing date of the application.” (cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.59(a); TMEP §904.05; see 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1).(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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`xamples of specimens for goods are tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that show the mark on the actual goods or
`packaging, or displays associated with the actual goods at their point of sale.(cid:160) See TMEP §§904.03 et seq.(cid:160) Examples of specimens for services
`are signs, photographs, brochures, website printouts or advertisements that show the mark used in the actual sale or advertising of the services.(cid:160)
`See TMEP §§1301.04 et seq.
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`f applicant cannot satisfy the above requirements, applicant may amend the application from a use in commerce basis under Section 1(a) to an
`intent to use basis under Section 1(b), for which no specimen is required.(cid:160) See TMEP §806.03(c).(cid:160) However, if applicant amends the basis to
`Section 1(b) and retains such basis, registration will not be granted until applicant later amends the application back to use in commerce by filing
`an acceptable allegation of use with a proper specimen.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1051(c), (d); 37 C.F.R. §§2.76, 2.88; TMEP §§806.02(a), 1103.(cid:160) In the
`alternative, applicant may delete the Section 1(a) basis and rely solely on the already asserted Section 44 basis, for which no specimen is
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`required.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1126(d), (e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)-(4); TMEP §806.04.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To amend the Section 1(a) basis to Section 1(b) or to delete the Section 1(a) basis and rely solely on the Section 44 basis, applicant must provide
`a written request to do so.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §§806.02(g), 806.03(c), 806.04.
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`ending receipt of a proper response, registration is refused for those goods and/or services based on Section 1(a), because applicant has not
`provided evidence of the applied-for mark in use in commerce as a trademark and/or service mark.(cid:160) Trademark Act Sections 1(a)(1) and 45, 15
`U.S.C. §§1051(a)(1), 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a).
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`If applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) All relevant e-
`mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to
`this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.191; TMEP §§709.04-.05.(cid:160) Further, although
`the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) in this Office action, the
`trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. (cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
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`Sharon A. Meier/
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`Trademark Attorney, LO 112
`(571) 272-9195 - phone
`(571) 273-9112 - fax
`sharon.meier1@uspto.gov
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`O 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
`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/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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