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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86138643 - DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION -
`55210-0765
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`2/21/2014 4:20:45 PM
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`ECOM101@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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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) HOLLY PEKOWSKY, ESQ.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) AMSTER ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
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`90 PARK AVE
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301
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`*86138643*
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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. 86138643
`(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: DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION
`(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 of North America
`(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)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 55210-0765
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`(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) ptodocket@arelaw.com
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`NON-FINAL 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: 2/21/2014
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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 issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`ummary of Issues that Applicant Must Address:
`Identification of Goods Requirement
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Search Results:
`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) Requirement – Identification of Goods:
`The identification of goods or services should set forth common names, using terminology that is generally understood.(cid:160) The identification of
`goods or services must be specific, definite, clear, accurate and concise. See In re Societe Generale des Eaux Minerales de Vittel S.A., 1 USPQ2d
`1296 (TTAB 1986), rev'd on other grounds, 824 F.2d 957, 3 USPQ2d 1450 (Fed. Cir. 1987); Procter & Gamble Co. v. Economics Laboratory,
`Inc., 175 USPQ 505 (TTAB 1972), modified without opinion, 498 F.2d 1406, 181 USPQ 722 (C.C.P.A. 1974); In re Cardinal Laboratories, Inc.,
`149 USPQ 709 (TTAB 1966); California Spray-Chemical Corp. v. Osmose Wood Preserving Co. of America, Inc., 102 USPQ 321 (Comm'r Pats.
`1954); Ex parte A.C. Gilbert Co., 99 USPQ 344 (Comm'r Pats. 1953).
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`The wording “chambers for laboratory use; clean benches for laboratory use” in the identification of goods must be clarified because it is
`unclear what goods the applicant is providing.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.(cid:160) Please clarify the goods by providing more information about
`the goods and identifying them by common commercial or generic name.
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`he wording “biological safety cabinets for laboratory use for preventing biohazard, surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and
`instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth” in the identification of goods must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in
`other international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.(cid:160) Specifically, it is unclear what goods the applicant is providing.(cid:160) Please identify the
`goods by common commercial or generic name and classify the goods appropriately.(cid:160) Additionally, please note that the wording “surgical,
`medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments” is repeated in the identification. (cid:160) Please delete the repetition for the record.
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`he wording “orthopedic articles” in the identification of goods must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in other
`international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.(cid:160) Please identify the orthopedic articles by common commercial or generic name and
`classify appropriately.(cid:160) Additionally, please note that this wording is repeated in the identification.(cid:160) Please delete the repetition for the record.
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`pplicant has classified “suture materials” in International Class 009; however, the proper classification is International Class 010. (cid:160) Therefore,
`applicant must either (1) add International Class 009 to the application and reclassify these goods and/or services in the proper international
`class, or (2) delete the wording “suture materials” from the application. (cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.86, 6.1; TMEP §§1403 et seq.(cid:160) If applicant adds one
`or more international classes to the application, applicant must comply with the multiple-class requirements specified in this Office action.(cid:160)
`Additionally, please note that this wording is repeated in the identification.(cid:160) Please delete the repetition from the record.
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`he word “dental CCD (charge coupled device) sensor systems” and “blood pressure management systems” in the identification of goods is
`indefinite and must be amended to (1) list the primary parts or components of the system and (2) describe the nature, purpose, or use of the
`system.(cid:160) TMEP §1401.05(d).(cid:160) Applicant should use common generic terms to specify the parts or components of the system.(cid:160) See TMEP
`§§1402.01, 1402.03(a).(cid:160) Applicant should also classify the system in the same international class as its primary parts or components.(cid:160) TMEP
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`§1401.05(d).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The wording “medical semiconductor laser treatment devices; ultrasonic diagnostic equipment” in the identification of goods must be clarified
`because it is too broad and could include goods in other international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.(cid:160) Please identify the goods by
`common commercial or generic name and classify appropriately.
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`pplicant has classified “hearing aids; electronic blood pressure meters”, “electronic clinical thermometers; low frequency electric therapy
`apparatus; high frequency electric therapy apparatus”, “electric heating pads for medical use”, “electrically heated carpets for medical use”,
`“electric blankets for medical purposes”, “oral irrigators for medical purposes”, “ocular movement testers, dental intraoral cameras; CO2
`incubators for medical use; cooled incubators for medical use; plant growth chambers for medical use; blood pressure monitoring apparatus”,
`“body rehabilitation apparatus for medical purposes” in International Class 009; however, the proper classification is International Class 010. (cid:160)
`Therefore, applicant must either (1) add International Class 009 to the application and reclassify these goods and/or services in the proper
`international class, or (2) delete the wording “hearing aids; electronic blood pressure meters”, “electronic clinical thermometers; low frequency
`electric therapy apparatus; high frequency electric therapy apparatus”, “electric heating pads for medical use”, “electrically heated carpets for
`medical use”, “electric blankets for medical purposes”, “oral irrigators for medical purposes”, “ocular movement testers, dental intraoral
`cameras; CO2 incubators for medical use; cooled incubators for medical use; plant growth chambers for medical use; blood pressure monitoring
`apparatus”, “body rehabilitation apparatus for medical purposes” from the application. (cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.86, 6.1; TMEP §§1403 et seq.(cid:160) If
`applicant adds one or more international classes to the application, applicant must comply with the multiple-class requirements specified in this
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`Office action.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The wording “electric beds for medical purposes”, “electrical therapeutic appliances; electric air mats for prevention of bedsore; electric
`inhalers” “sheets (for medical use)”, “electric sensors for blood sugar level measurement; electric sensors for blood lactate level
`measurement”, “DNA analysis apparatus; diagnostic apparatus and instruments for medical purposes; testing apparatus and instruments for
`medical purposes”, “beds for medical use”, “clean benches for medical purposes; biohazard safety cabinets for medical use for preventing
`biohazard; apparatus for analysis of gene expression”, “cold storage devices in research and medical environment”, “Sterilization equipment in
`research and medical environment, devices used in cell therapy and regenerative medicine, vaccine storage and manufacturing devices” in the
`identification of goods must be clarified because it is too broad and could include goods in other international classes.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1402.01,
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`1402.03.(cid:160) Please identify the goods by common commercial or generic name and classify appropriately.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The identification of goods and/or services contains parentheses.(cid:160) Generally, parentheses and brackets should not be used in identifications.(cid:160)
`Parenthetical information is permitted in identifications only if it serves to explain or translate the matter immediately preceding the
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`parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does not affect the clarity of the identification, e.g., “obi (Japanese sash).” (cid:160) TMEP §1402.12.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Therefore, applicant must remove the parentheses from the identification of goods and/or services and incorporate the parenthetical information
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`into the description.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please see below for additional suggestions that will clarify the applicant’s identification. (cid:160) Applicant may adopt the following identification, if
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`accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`International Class 009:
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`A central laboratory control and monitoring solution, namely, a system comprised of software and computer peripherals for use in monitoring,
`storage, control, and analysis of laboratory data and laboratory protocols, and the transmission thereof to a mobile device; laboratory monitoring
`system, namely, application software for displaying data on mobile devices including smart phones, tablets and computers; CO2 incubators for
`laboratory use; {please identify the type of chamber, e.g., decompression} chambers for laboratory use; laboratory furniture, namely, clean
`benches for laboratory use; laboratory furniture, namely, biological safety cabinets for laboratory use for preventing biohazards; dental CCD
`(charge coupled device) sensor systems comprised of {please identify the primary parts or components of the system}; DNA analysis
`apparatus, namely, scientific apparatus for measuring relative DNA; Sterilization equipment for use in a research environment, namely,
`steam sterilizers for laboratory use;
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`nternational Class 010:
`Surgical apparatus and instruments; Surgical apparatus and instruments for medical, dental and veterinary use; artificial limbs, eyes and teeth;
`orthopedic articles, namely, {please identify the orthopedic articles by common commercial or generic name, e.g., orthopedic cushions,
`orthopedic footwear, orthopedic walkers, orthopedic supports, etc.}; suture materials; medical semiconductor laser treatment devices,
`namely, lasers for the cosmetic treatment of the face and skin; ultrasonic medical diagnostic apparatus; hearing aids; electronic blood
`pressure meters; blood pressure management systems comprised of blood pressure measuring apparatus; electronic clinical thermometers;
`electric therapeutic beds for medical purposes; low frequency electric therapy apparatus; high frequency electric therapy apparatus; electrical
`therapeutic appliances, namely, {please identify the goods by common commercial or generic name, e.g., stretching machines for
`therapeutic purposes, etc.}; electric air mattresses for prevention of bedsore for medical purposes; electric inhalers for medical purposes;
`electric heating pads for medical use; incontinence sheets for medical use; electrically heated carpets for medical use; medical products,
`namely, electric sensors for blood sugar level measurement; medical products, namely, electric sensors for blood lactate level measurement;
`diagnostic apparatus and instruments for medical purposes for diagnosing {please indicate what the apparatus and instruments diagnose,
`e.g., suspected heart attacks}; testing apparatus and instruments for medical purposes, namely, ergometers for medical testing purposes;
`electric blankets for medical purposes; oral irrigators for medical purposes; therapeutic beds for medical use; ocular movement testers; dental
`intraoral cameras; CO2 incubators for medical use; cooled incubators for medical use; plant growth chambers for medical use; blood pressure
`monitoring apparatus; Furniture especially made for medical purposes in the nature of clean benches for medical purposes and biohazard
`safety cabinets for medical use for preventing biohazards; medical diagnostic apparatus for analysis of gene expression; body rehabilitation
`apparatus for medical purposes; Sterilization equipment for use in a medical environment, namely, medical sterilizers; devices used in cell
`therapy and regenerative medicine, namely, cell culture chambers; vaccine storage and manufacturing devices, namely, {please identify the
`goods by common commercial or generic name}.
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`dentifications of goods can be amended 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., 1402.07.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods that are not
`within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual of
`Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`equirements for a Multiple Class Application:
`For an application with more than one international class, called a “multiple-class application,” an applicant must meet all the requirements
`below for those international classes 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)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`LIST GOODS AND/OR SERVICES BY INTERNATIONAL CLASS:(cid:160) Applicant must list the goods and/or services by international
`class.
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`PROVIDE FEES FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL CLASSES:(cid:160) Applicant must submit an application filing fee for each international
`class of goods and/or services not covered by the fee(s) already paid (confirm current fee information at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp).
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`he filing fees for adding classes to an application are as follows:
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`(1)(cid:160) A $325 fee per class, when the fees are submitted with an electronic response filed online at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp, via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).
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`(2)(cid:160) A $375 fee per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.
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`7 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(ii); TMEP §§810, 1403.02(c).
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Response Guidelines:
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`For this application to proceed toward registration, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement raised in this Office action.(cid:160)
`If the action includes a refusal, applicant may provide arguments and/or evidence as to why the refusal should be withdrawn and the mark should
`register.(cid:160) Applicant may also have other options for responding to a refusal and should consider such options carefully.(cid:160) To respond to
`requirements and certain refusal response options, applicant should set forth in writing the required changes or statements.
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`esponses to Office actions must be properly signed. (cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(b), 2.193(e)(2); TMEP §§712, 712.01.(cid:160) Where an applicant is
`represented by an attorney who may practice before the USPTO, the attorney must sign the response.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(i); TMEP
`§§611.03(b), 712.01.(cid:160) The only attorneys who may sign responses 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),
`2.62(b), 11.1, 11.5(b)(2), 11.14(a), (c); TMEP §§602, 712.01.(cid:160) Attorneys who fail to meet these requirements, as well as non-attorneys, are
`generally not permitted to represent applicants in trademark matters before the USPTO; and thus, they may not sign responses.(cid:160) See 5 U.S.C.
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`§500(b), (d); 37 C.F.R. §11.14(a)-(c), (e); TMEP §§602, 602.02, 608.01.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Where an applicant is initially represented by an attorney, and then later retains a different attorney from a different firm, the newly retained
`attorney may not sign responses until the applicant files a new power and/or revocation of attorney.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.18(a)(7); TMEP §604.03.
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`here an applicant is not represented by an attorney, the response 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), 712.01.(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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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Assistance:
`If 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(s) and/or requirement(s) 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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`/Colleen Dombrow/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 101
`Direct Dial: 571-272-8262
`Facsimile: 571-273-9101
`colleen.dombrow@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
`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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`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 of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86138643 - DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION -
`55210-0765
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`2/21/2014 4:20:45 PM
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`ECOM101@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 2/21/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86138643
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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 2/21/2014 (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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