To:
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`Subject:
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`PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF NORT ETC. (
`ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85886610 - LAB ALERT -
`55210/720
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`Sent:
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`4/28/2015 1:48:13 PM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM112@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85886610
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`(cid:160)M
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`ARK: LAB ALERT
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160) HOLLY PEKOWSKY, ESQ.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) 90 PARK AVE
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) *
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`85886610*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
`LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`APPLICANT: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE
`CORPORATION OF NORT ETC.
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)
`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO : (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) 55210/720
`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) ptodocket@arelaw.com
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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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: 4/28/2015
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`The statement of use has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. Applicant must
`respond timely and completely to the issue 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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`pecimen Does Not Show Use with Specified Goods
`Registration is refused because the specimen does not show the applied-for mark in use in commerce in
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`connection with any of the goods specified in International Class 9 in the statement of use. Trademark Act
`Sections 1 and 45, 15 U.S.C. §§1051, 1127; 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a); In re Chengdu AOBI Info.
`Tech. Co., 111 USPQ2d 2080, 2081-82 (TTAB 2011); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a), 1301.04(d), (g)(i).
`Specifically, the specimen shows a device, but the goods are softwar.
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`n application based on Trademark Act Section 1(a) must include a specimen showing the applied-for
`mark in use in commerce for each international class of goods identified in the statement of use. 15 U.S.C.
`§1051(a)(1); 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(1)(iv), 2.56(a); TMEP §§904, 904.07(a); see In re Gulf Coast
`Nutritionals, Inc., 106 USPQ2d 1243, 1247 (TTAB 2013).
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`xamples of specimens for goods include tags, labels, instruction manuals, containers, photographs that
`show the mark on the actual goods or packaging, and displays associated with the actual goods at their
`point of sale. See TMEP §§904.03 et seq. Webpages may also be specimens for goods when they include a
`picture or textual description of the goods associated with the mark and the means to order the goods.
`TMEP §904.03(i).
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`pplicant may respond to this refusal by submitting, for each applicable international class, a different
`specimen (a verified “substitute” specimen) that (a) was in actual use in commerce prior to the expiration
`of the deadline for filing the statement of use and (b) shows the mark in actual use in commerce for the
`goods identified in the statement of use.
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`pplicant, however, may not withdraw the statement of use. See 37 C.F.R. §2.88(g); TMEP §1109.17.
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`or more information about this refusal and instructions on how to submit a verified “substitute”
`specimen online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, please go to
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/specimen.jsp.
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`ample Declaration
`Below is a properly worded declaration under 37 C.F.R. §2.20. A declaration must be personally signed
`and dated by a person authorized under 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(1), and include the name of the signatory
`printed or typed near the signature. TMEP §§611.01(b), 804.01(b). The signatory’s particular title or
`position should also be specified. See TMEP §804.04.
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`§2.20 DECLARATION:
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`he signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or
`imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. §1001, and that such willful false statements and the like
`may jeopardize the validity of the application or submission or any registration resulting therefrom,
`declares that all statements made of his or her own knowledge are true and all statements made on
`information and belief are believed to be true.
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`_____________________________
`(Signature)
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`_____________________________
`(Print or Type Name and Position)
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`_____________________________
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`pplicant may submit a declaration online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
`response to Office action form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. In the TEAS
`response form, answer “yes” to the wizard question regarding submitting a “signed declaration,” and
`follow the instructions within the form for signing. See 37 C.F.R. §§2.20, 2.33(a)-(b), 2.193(a)-(e)(1);
`TMEP §§611.01(c), 804.01(b).
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`ontacting the Examining Attorney
`If applicant has any questions concerning the above action, it is encouraged to contact the examining
`attorney at the number listed below.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/DETJr/
`David E. Tooley, Jr.
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 112
`571-272-8206
`david.tooley@uspto.gov
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`O 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 the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(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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`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: 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 response.
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`ERIODICALLY 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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. Please keep
`a copy of the TSDR status screen. If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the
`Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-
`9199. For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS: Use the TEAS form at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`To:
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`Subject:
`
`PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF NORT ETC. (
`ptodocket@arelaw.com)
`
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85886610 - LAB ALERT -
`55210/720
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`Sent:
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`4/28/2015 1:48:14 PM
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`Sent As:
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`ECOM112@USPTO.GOV
`
`Attachments:
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 4/28/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 85886610
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`1)(cid:160) TO READ THE LETTER:(cid:160) Click on this link or go to http://tsdr.uspto.gov, enter the U.S.
`application serial number, and click on “Documents.”
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`(cid:160)T
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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the
`application, but will be available within 24 hours of this e-mail notification.
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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1)
`how to respond, and (2) the applicable response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated
`from 4/28/2015 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information regarding response time
`periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the
`USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as responses to Office actions.(cid:160) Instead, the USPTO recommends that
`you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) response form located at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.
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`(cid:160)(
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`3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS:(cid:160) For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the
`assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) For technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action
`in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail TSDR@uspto.gov.
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`WARNING
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`Failure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the
`ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160)
`For more information regarding abandonment,
`see
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160)
`Private
`companies not associated with the USPTO are using information provided in trademark applications to
`mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that closely resemble the
`USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.(cid:160) Many solicitations require
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`that you pay “fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are
`responding to an official document from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.(cid:160) All
`official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States Patent and Trademark
`Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.” (cid:160) For more information on
`how
`to
`handle
`private
`company
`solicitations,
`see
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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