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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85420634 - WHISPERCEILING - 55210/698
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`10/30/2012 5:10:23 PM
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`ECOM113@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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`85420634
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`    CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`MORTON AMSTER               
`AMSTER ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP               
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`*85420634*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`      APPLICATION SERIAL NO.        
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`     MARK: WHISPERCEILING
`NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301                  
`       APPLICANT:           
`Panasonic Corporation of North America                  CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :            
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`55210/698            CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:           
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`90 PARK AVE
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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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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/30/2012
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`The examining attorney has reviewed the Statement of Use and determined the following:
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`DRAWING-SPECIMEN DISAGREEMENT
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`The mark on the specimen disagrees with the mark on the drawing.  In this case, the specimen displays the mark as WHISPER CEILING, while
`the drawing shows the mark as WHISPERCEILING.
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`A statement of 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 statement of use.  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). 
`The mark on the drawing must be a substantially exact representation of the mark as used on the specimen.  37 C.F.R. §2.51(b); TMEP
`§807.12(a); see 37 C.F.R. §2.72(b)(1).  In addition, the drawing of the mark can be amended only if the amendment does not materially alter the
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`mark as originally filed.  37 C.F.R. §2.72(a)(2), (b)(2); see TMEP §§807.12(a), 807.14 et seq.  
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`Therefore, applicant must submit one of the following:
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`(1)  A new drawing of the mark that agrees with the mark on the specimen but does not materially alter the original mark.  See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.72(b); TMEP §§807.13(a), 807.14 et seq.  Amending the drawing to agree with the specimen would not be considered a material
`alteration of the mark in this case.; or
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`(2)  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: “The substitute specimen was in use in commerce prior to the expiration of the
`deadline for filing the statement of use.”  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.59(b)(2), 2.193(e)(1); TMEP §§807.12(a), 904.05. 
`If submitting a
`specimen requires an amendment to the dates of use, applicant must also verify the amended dates.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(c); TMEP §904.05.
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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
`trademark and/or service mark.  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).
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`Applicant may not withdraw the statement of use.  37 C.F.R. §2.88(g); TMEP §1109.17.
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`To submit a verified substitute specimen online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), applicant should do the following: 
`(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, name in printed or typed form, and date after
`the declaration at the end of the TEAS response form.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.59(b)(2), 2.193(a), (c)-(d), (e)(1); TMEP §§611.01(c), 804.01(b). 
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`Please note that these steps appear on different pages of the TEAS response form.  
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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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`/Melissa Vallillo/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 113
`Phone: (571) 272-5891
`E-mail: melissa.vallillo@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:  Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.  Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing
`date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application.  For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail
`TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.   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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`All 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:  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).  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.  
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:  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/.  Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen.  If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199.  For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  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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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85420634 - WHISPERCEILING - 55210/698
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`10/30/2012 5:10:24 PM
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`ECOM113@USPTO.GOV
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 10/30/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85420634
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`Please 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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`PLEASE 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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`RESPONSE 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 10/30/2012 (or sooner if specified in the office action).
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`Do 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.  Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System Response
`Form.
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`TDR@uspto.gov.  Please contact the assigned examining attorney with questions about the Office action.          WARNING
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`Failure to file the required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your
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