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`Panasonic Corporation (info@motslaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86110107 - LUGA - PEW.051.0135
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`1/31/2014 10:30:59 AM
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`ECOM104@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachments:
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`Attachment - 1
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`86110107
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`*86110107*
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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) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL 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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: LUGA
`(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) APPLICANT: Panasonic Corporation
`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`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) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(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) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) MARVIN A. MOTSENBOCKER
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) MOTS LAW, PLLC
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 1629 K ST NW STE 200
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) WASHINGTON, DC 20006-1629
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) PEW.051.0135
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) info@motslaw.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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/31/2014
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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 issues 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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`O LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION FOUND
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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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`UPLICATE REGISTRATION REFUSAL
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`egistration is refused because this application appears to be an exact duplicate of U.S. Registration No. 3335594.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.48; TMEP
`§703.(cid:160) See the enclosed registration.(cid:160) The USPTO will not issue duplicate registrations.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.48; TMEP §703.(cid:160) Applicant may respond to
`this refusal by abandoning the application or surrendering the registration.
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`pplicant may file a request for express abandonment of this application online via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/index.jsp.(cid:160) However, if applicant files a request for express abandonment on paper via regular mail,
`applicant may submit the following in a written notice:
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`pplicant hereby expressly abandons its application, U.S. Application Serial No. 86110107, pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.68.
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`(Signature)
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`____________________________
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`request for express abandonment of an application must be properly signed by the applicant or an authorized attorney.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§§2.68(a), 2.193(e)(2), 11.14; TMEP §§611.03(b), 718.01.
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`here an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the request.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(i); TMEP §§611.03(b), 718.01. (cid:160)
`The only attorneys who may sign requests and otherwise practice before the USPTO in trademark matters are (1) attorneys in good standing with
`a bar of the highest court of any U.S. state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions of the United
`States; and (2) Canadian agents/attorneys who represent applicants located in Canada and (a) are registered with the USPTO and in good
`standing as patent agents or (b) have been granted reciprocal recognition by the USPTO.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(e), 2.68(a), 11.1, 11.5(b)(2),
`11.14(a), (c); TMEP §§602, 611.03(b), 718.01.(cid:160) Foreign attorneys, other than authorized Canadian attorneys, do not have authority to sign
`requests or otherwise represent applicants before the USPTO.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.17(e), 11.5(b)(2), 11.14(c), (e); TMEP §§602.03(b)-(c),
`611.03(b), 718.01.
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`here an applicant is not represented by an attorney, the request must be signed by the individual applicant or someone with legal authority to
`bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner).(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(ii); TMEP §§611.03(b), 611.06(b)-(h), 718.01.(cid:160)
`In the case of joint applicants, all must sign.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(ii); TMEP §611.06(a).
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`n addition, the proper signatory must personally sign or personally enter his or her electronic signature.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.193(a), (e)(2); TMEP
`§§611.01(b), 611.02.(cid:160) The name of the signatory must also be printed or typed immediately below or adjacent to the signature, or identified
`elsewhere in the filing.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.193(d); TMEP §611.01(b).
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`UAL FILING BASES
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`he 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).(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2)-(3).(cid:160) However, the foreign registration alone may serve as a basis for obtaining a
`U.S. registration.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3); TMEP §806.01(d).(cid:160) If applicant wants to rely solely on the foreign registration under Section 44(e)
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`as the basis, applicant can request deletion of the Section 1(b) basis. (cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.04.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Unless applicant indicates otherwise, the USPTO will presume that applicant is relying on both Sections 1(b) and 44(e).(cid:160) 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 based on Section 1(b).
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`f applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) All relevant e-
`mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to
`this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.(cid:160) Further,
`although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal and requirement in this Office action,
`the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. (cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
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`/Jason Paul Blair/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 104
`Phone - (571) 272-8856
`Fax - (571) 273-8856
`jason.blair@uspto.gov
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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 the Trademark Electronic Application System (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 questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(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 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).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) 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. (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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`Pfini:Jan3fl,2fl14
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`79038091
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`19033091
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`LUCA
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`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
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`Registration Number
`3335594
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`Date Registered
`2DD7x11x13
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`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Owner
`Panasonic Corporation UNKNOWN 1006, Gaza Kadoma, Kadoma—shi
`Osaka 5Tl-8501 JHPAN
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`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`U21 U23 U26 U36 033.
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`G & 8:
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`light
`light emitting diode modules;
`Light emitting diode elements:
`emitting diode displays;
`light emitting diode indioators; parts and
`fittings of light emitting diodes.
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`Goodsiserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 011.
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`US
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`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
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`G & 8:
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`Lighting fixtures using light emitting diodes as the light source;
`lighting fixtures inoorporating light emitting diodes; eleotrio lamps;
`eleotrio lighting units.
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`Filing Date
`2OOTHO2H19
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`Examining Attorney
`AIKENS , RCNALD
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`Panasonic Corporation (info@motslaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86110107 - LUGA - PEW.051.0135
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`1/31/2014 10:30:59 AM
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`ECOM104@USPTO.GOV
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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 1/31/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86110107
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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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`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 1/31/2014 (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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`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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`ailure 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 that you pay
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`“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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