To:
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`Subject:
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`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85676585 - DIGITALMIRROR -
`9432-200518
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`Sent:
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`9/7/2012 3:17:00 PM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM106@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments: Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`85676585
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`GEOFFREY D. AURINI(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)
`HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C.(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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`*85676585*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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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: DIGITALMIRROR(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 Corporation(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)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`9432-200518(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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`5445 CORPORATE DR STE 200
`TROY, MI 48098-2683
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`(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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`docketingtm@hdp.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`TRICT 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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 9/7/2012
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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(a),
`2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`(cid:160)S
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`EARCH OF OFFICE’S DATABASE OF MARKS
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks
`and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) TMEP
`§704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`(cid:160)A
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`MENDED DESCRIPTION OF MARK AND COLOR CLAIM(cid:160) REQUIRED
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`(cid:160)T
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`he description of the mark uses broad, vague language that does not accurately describe the applied-for
`mark.(cid:160) Applications for marks not in standard characters must include an accurate and concise description
`that identifies all literal elements as well as any design elements in the mark.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP
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`§808.02.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must provide a more detailed description of the applied-for mark.(cid:160) The following is
`suggested:
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`The mark consists of the wording DigitalMirror where the letters “D” and “M” and the tittles
`above the letters “i” appear in green and the remaining letters are in gray.(cid:160) To the left of the
`wording is the figure of a human being in green and a stylized mirror in gray.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he color claim is accordingly required to be amended to:
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`he colors green and gray are claimed as a feature of the mark.(cid:160) TMEP section 807.07(a)(i).
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`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`(cid:160)I
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`nternational Class 10:
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`he wording used to describe the goods is indefinite and must be clarified because “interactive
`rehabilitation device” is indefinite and fails to identify the purpose and function of the goods.(cid:160) See TMEP
`§1402.01.
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`(cid:160)I
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`nternational Class 28:
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`(cid:160)T
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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 its main purpose and
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`intended uses.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160) Sports training apparatus for ____
`(applicant is required to use or purpose of the goods, e.g., pitching machines).
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`(cid:160)“
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`Rehabilitation apparatus” is indefinite and is also required to be identified by the common commercial
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`name(s) of the goods and/or the purpose or function of the goods.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services 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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`(cid:160)A
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`n applicant may amend an identification of goods only to clarify or limit the goods; adding to or
`broadening the scope of the goods is not permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq.,
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`(cid:160)
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`1402.07 et seq.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`EXPLANATION OF MARK’S SIGNIFICANCE REQUIRED
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant must specify whether the wording “DigitalMirror” (or the words individually) have any
`significance in the relevant trade or industry or as applied to the goods/services described in the
`application, or if such wording is a “term of art” within applicant’s industry.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b);
`TMEP §§808.01(a), 814.(cid:160) In particular, do the goods make use of a mirror or mirror images or are the
`goods operated digitally, or, in any digital manner or basis.
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`(cid:160)F
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`ailure to respond to a request for information is an additional ground for refusing registration.(cid:160) See In re
`Cheezwhse.com, Inc., 85 USPQ2d 1917, 1919 (TTAB 2008); In re DTI P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d 1699,
`1701 (TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he USPTO applies the following legal authorities when processing a trademark and service mark
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`application:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The Trademark Act of 1946
`The Trademark Rules of Practice
`Precedential court and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board decisions
`USPTO’s Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (8th ed. Oct. 2011)
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`USPTO’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP) (3d ed. May 2011)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq.; 37 C.F.R. pts. 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11; see TMEP intro., §§101, 107, 110.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Official USPTO letters and notices sent to applicants generally refer to one or more of these legal
`resources.(cid:160) Both the Trademark Act and the Trademark Rules of Practice can be viewed online at the
`Trademarks’ Home Page at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp by clicking on “Laws &
`Regulations” on the left side of the screen.(cid:160) The TMEP is also available via the Home Page by clicking on
`“Manuals, Guides, Official Gazette” on the left side of the screen.(cid:160) Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
`decisions and the TBMP can be found at their website located at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/appeal/index.jsp.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Edward Nelson/
`Edward Nelson
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 106
`(571) 272-9202
`Edward.Nelson@USPTO.gov
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`(cid:160)T
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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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`(cid:160)A
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official
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`application record.
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`(cid:160)W
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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.
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`(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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`(cid:160)T
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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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85676585 - DIGITALMIRROR -
`9432-200518
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`Sent:
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`9/7/2012 3:17:01 PM
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`Sent As:
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