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`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85699385 - ECONAVI - 9432-200519
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`9/6/2012 2:03:27 PM
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`ECOM106@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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`      APPLICATION SERIAL NO.      
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`     MARK: ECONAVI
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`85699385
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`    CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`*85699385*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`GEOFFREY D. AURINI                    
`HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C.                   
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`5445 CORPORATE DR STE 200
`TROY, MI 48098-2683
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`       APPLICANT:          
`Panasonic Corporation                  CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :            
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`9432-200519            CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:           
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`docketingtm@hdp.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: 9/6/2012
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.  Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH 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).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`IDENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`Applicant must clarify the identification of goods by more specifically identifying “apparatus for the amplification of sound or images, audio and
`video processing apparatus” by the common commercial name(s) of the goods or more specifically identify the purpose and/or function of the
`goods.  See TMEP §1402.01.
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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.   See TMEP §1402.04.
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`An 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
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`permitted.  37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07 et seq.  
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`FOREIGN REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED
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`The application specifies a basis under Trademark Act Section 44(e); however, it does not include a copy of a foreign registration.  An
`application with a Section 44(e) basis must include a true copy, photocopy, certification, or certified copy of a foreign registration from an
`applicant’s country of origin.  15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§1004, 1004.01, 1016. 
`In addition, the applicant’s
`country of origin must be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the United States is also a party, or must extend
`reciprocal registration rights to nationals of the United States by law.  15 U.S.C. §1126(b); TMEP §§1002.01, 1004.
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`A copy of a foreign registration must consist of a document issued to an applicant by, or certified by, the intellectual property office in the
`applicant’s country of origin.  TMEP §1004.01.  If an applicant’s country of origin does not issue registrations or Madrid Protocol certificates of
`extension of protection, the applicant may submit a copy of the Madrid Protocol international registration that shows that protection of the
`international registration has been extended to the applicant’s country of origin.  TMEP §1016.
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`Therefore, applicant must provide a copy of the foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin.  If the foreign registration is not written
`in English, applicant must also provide an English translation.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §1004.01(a)-(b).  The translation should be
`signed by the translator.  TMEP §1004.01(b).
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`The application specifies both an intent to use basis under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and reliance on a foreign registration(s) under Section
`44(e).  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2)-(3).  However, the foreign registration alone may serve as a basis for obtaining a
`U.S. registration.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3); TMEP §806.01(d).  If applicant wants to rely on the foreign registration under Section 44(e) as the
`sole basis, applicant can request deletion of the Section 1(b) basis.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.04.
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`Alternatively, inasmuch as applicant has not yet submitted the foreign registration or otherwise perfected the Section 44(e) basis, applicant can
`amend the application to rely solely on the Section 1 basis and request deletion of the Section 44(e) basis.
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`Unless applicant indicates otherwise, this Office will presume that applicant is relying on both Sections 1(b) and 44(e).  Thus, although the mark
`may be approved for publication, it will not register until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed for the goods and/or services based on
`Section 1(b).
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`The USPTO applies the following legal authorities when processing a trademark and service mark application:  
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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)  
`15 U.S.C. §§1051 et seq.; 37 C.F.R. pts. 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11; see TMEP intro., §§101, 107, 110.  
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`Official USPTO letters and notices sent to applicants generally refer to one or more of these legal resources.  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.  The TMEP is also available via the Home Page by clicking on “Manuals, Guides, Official
`Gazette” on the left side of the screen.  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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`/Edward Nelson/
`Edward Nelson
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 106
`(571) 272-9202
`Edward.Nelson@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
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`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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`Sent:
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`Attachments:
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`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85699385 - ECONAVI - 9432-200519
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`9/6/2012 2:03:28 PM
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`ECOM106@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 9/6/2012 FOR
`SERIAL NO. 85699385
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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 9/6/2012 (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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`HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail
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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
`application.
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