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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85627288 - FLASHXPRESS - 55210/714
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`5/31/2012 3:20:42 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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`85627288
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`*85627288*
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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: FLASHXPRESS(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)
`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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`55210/714(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)
`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)(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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`The assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following.
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`EARCH OF OFFICE 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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`DENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS
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`he wording “TOASTER OVENS” in the identification of goods must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in other
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`international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods, if accurate:(cid:160)
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`Electric toaster ovens, in INT. CLASS 11.
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`Non-electric toaster ovens, in INT. CLASS 21.
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`-AND/OR-
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods in trademark applications, please see the USPTO’s online searchable U.S. Acceptable
`Identification of Goods and Services Manual 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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`OMBINED CLASS REQUIREMENTS
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`f applicant prosecutes this application as a combined, or multiple-class application, then applicant must comply with each of the following for
`those goods based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods by international class; and
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) Applicant must submit a filing fee for each international class of goods not covered by the fee already paid (current fee information
`should be confirmed at http://www.uspto.gov).
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`he filing fee for adding classes to an application is as follows:
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) $325 per class, when the fees are submitted with a response filed online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html; or
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`$375 per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(a)(1)(ii); TMEP §810.
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`LAIM OF OWNERSHIP OF PENDING APPLICATION WILL NOT BE PRINTED
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`pplicant has claimed ownership of U.S. Application Serial No. 85/474443.(cid:160) Only claims of ownership of relevant, active registrations are
`printed on the registration certificate.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant’s claim of ownership of the pending application
`will not be printed.(cid:160) However, if the claimed pending application matures into a registration, and if applicant wants to claim ownership of the
`registration, applicant must provide a claim of ownership with the registration number.
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`ELEPHONE FOR ASSISTANCE
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`f the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`/Alicia Collins Edwards/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
`Law Office 115
`(571) 272-9147
`alicia.edwards@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
`response.(cid:160)
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`ERIODICALLY 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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`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. 85627288 - FLASHXPRESS - 55210/714
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`5/31/2012 3:20:48 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 5/31/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85627288
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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 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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