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`PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF NORT ETC. (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86138643 - DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION -
`55210-0765
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`8/30/2014 3:03:33 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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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86138643
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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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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`ARK: DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) HOLLY PEKOWSKY, ESQ.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) AMSTER ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 90 PARK AVE
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) NEW YORK, NY 10016-1301
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`APPLICANT: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF
`NORT ETC.
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`(cid:160) 55210-0765
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(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: 8/30/2014
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on August 7, 2014.
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Requirement Maintained and Continued:
`The following requirement is maintained and continued:(cid:160) (1) Identification of Goods.(cid:160) TMEP §§713.02, 714.04.(cid:160) Please note that a portion of the
`identification offered to the Applicant by the Examining Attorney was misclassified.(cid:160) The Examining Attorney apologizes for any inconvenience
`that this requirement has caused.
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`dditionally, please see below for a refusal that must issue in response to applicant’s August 7, 2014 incoming communication.
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`.(cid:160) Refusal – Section 2(d) Refusal to Register – Likelihood of Confusion:
`THIS PARTIAL REFUSAL APPLIES ONLY TO THE GOODS SPECIFIED THEREIN.
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`egistration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 4432265.(cid:160) Trademark
`Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed registration.
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`rademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that so resembles a registered mark that it is likely a potential consumer
`would be confused, mistaken, or deceived as to the source of the goods and/or services of the applicant and registrant.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160)
`A determination of likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d) is made on a case-by case basis and the factors set forth in In re E. I. du Pont de
`Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973) aid in this determination.(cid:160) Citigroup Inc. v. Capital City Bank Grp., Inc., 637
`F.3d 1344, 1349, 98 USPQ2d 1253, 1256 (Fed. Cir. 2011) (citing On-Line Careline, Inc. v. Am. Online, Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1085, 56 USPQ2d
`1471, 1474 (Fed. Cir. 2000)).(cid:160) Not all the du Pont factors, however, are necessarily relevant or of equal weight, and any one of the factors may
`control in a given case, depending upon the evidence of record.(cid:160) Citigroup Inc. v. Capital City Bank Grp., Inc., 637 F.3d at 1355, 98 USPQ2d at
`1260; In re Majestic Distilling Co., 315 F.3d 1311, 1315, 65 USPQ2d 1201, 1204 (Fed. Cir. 2003); see In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476
`F.2d at 1361-62, 177 USPQ at 567.
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`n this case, the following factors are the most relevant:(cid:160) similarity of the marks, similarity and nature of the goods and/or services, and
`similarity of the trade channels of the goods and/or services.(cid:160) See In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1361-62, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir.
`2012); In re Dakin’s Miniatures Inc. , 59 USPQ2d 1593, 1595-96 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.
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`he overriding concern is not only to prevent buyer confusion as to the source of the goods and/or services, but to protect the registrant from
`adverse commercial impact due to use of a similar mark by a newcomer.(cid:160) See In re Shell Oil Co., 992 F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690
`(Fed. Cir. 1993).(cid:160) Therefore, any doubt regarding a likelihood of confusion determination is resolved in favor of the registrant.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1207.01(d)(i); see Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1265, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1003 (Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Hyper
`Shoppes (Ohio), Inc., 837 F.2d 463, 464-65, 6 USPQ2d 1025, 1026 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
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`omparison of the Marks:
`Marks are compared in their entireties for similarities in appearance, sound, connotation, and commercial impression.(cid:160) In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d
`1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567
`(C.C.P.A. 1973)); TMEP §1207.01(b)-(b)(v).(cid:160) Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find the marks confusingly similar.(cid:160) In
`re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB 1988); see In re 1st USA Realty Prof’ls, Inc., 84 USPQ2d 1581, 1586 (TTAB 2007); TMEP
`§1207.01(b).
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`he applicant’s mark is DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION. (cid:160) The registrant’s mark is DISCOVERY. (cid:160) The applicant’s mark is similar
`to the registrant’s mark because they both include the identical wording DISCOVERY.
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`arks may be confusingly similar in appearance where similar terms or phrases or similar parts of terms or phrases appear in the compared
`marks and create a similar overall commercial impression.(cid:160) See Crocker Nat’l Bank v. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, 228 USPQ 689,
`690-91 (TTAB 1986), aff’d sub nom. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Wells Fargo Bank, Nat’l Ass’n , 811 F.2d 1490, 1495, 1
`USPQ2d 1813, 1817 (Fed. Cir. 1987) (finding COMMCASH and COMMUNICASH confusingly similar); In re Corning Glass Works, 229
`USPQ 65, 66 (TTAB 1985) (finding CONFIRM and CONFIRMCELLS confusingly similar); In re Pellerin Milnor Corp., 221 USPQ 558, 560
`(TTAB 1983) (finding MILTRON and MILLTRONICS confusingly similar); TMEP §1207.01(b)(ii)-(iii).
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`ecause the applicant’s mark and the registrant’s mark both include the identical wording DISCOVERY, the overall commercial impression of
`the marks is similar.
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`omparison of the Goods/Services:
`The goods and/or services of the parties need not be identical or even competitive to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See On-line Careline Inc. v.
`Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Recot, Inc. v. Becton, 214 F.3d 1322, 1329, 54 USPQ2d 1894,
`1898 (Fed. Cir. 2000) (“[E]ven if the goods in question are different from, and thus not related to, one another in kind, the same goods can be
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`related in the mind of the consuming public as to the origin of the goods.”); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i). (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The respective goods and/or services need only be “related in some manner and/or if the circumstances surrounding their marketing [be] such
`that they could give rise to the mistaken belief that [the goods and/or services] emanate from the same source.” (cid:160) Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph
`Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting 7-Eleven Inc. v. Wechsler, 83 USPQ2d 1715, 1724
`(TTAB 2007)); Gen. Mills Inc. v. Fage Dairy Processing Indus. SA, 100 USPQ2d 1584, 1597 (TTAB 2011); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).
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`he applicant’s goods , for purposes of this refusal are, “vaccine storage and manufacturing devices, namely, refrigerators, freezers and
`refrigerator/freezer combinations.” (cid:160) The registrant’s goods include “refrigerators”.
`(cid:160) The applicant’s goods are related to the registrant’s goods
`because the registrant’s goods are written broadly enough to encompass the applicant’s goods.
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`ith respect to applicant’s and registrant’s goods and/or services, the question of likelihood of confusion is determined based on the
`description of the goods and/or services stated in the application and registration at issue, not on extrinsic evidence of actual use.(cid:160) See, e.g.,
`Coach Servs., Inc. v. Triumph Learning LLC, 668 F.3d 1356, 1369-70, 101 USPQ2d 1713, 1722 (Fed. Cir. 2012); Octocom Sys. Inc. v. Hous.
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`Computers Servs. Inc., 918 F.2d 937, 942, 16 USPQ2d 1783, 1787 (Fed. Cir. 1990).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Absent restrictions in an application and/or registration, the identified goods and/or services are “presumed to travel in the same channels of
`trade to the same class of purchasers.” (cid:160) In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d 1358, 1362, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting Hewlett-
`Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1268, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1005 (Fed. Cir. 2002)).(cid:160) Additionally, unrestricted and broad
`identifications are presumed to encompass all goods and/or services of the type described.(cid:160) See In re Jump Designs, LLC, 80 USPQ2d 1370, 1374
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`(TTAB 2006) (citing In re Elbaum, 211 USPQ 639, 640 (TTAB 1981)); In re Linkvest S.A., 24 USPQ2d 1716, 1716 (TTAB 1992).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In this case, the identification set forth in the application and registration(s) has no restrictions as to nature, type, channels of trade, or classes of
`purchasers.(cid:160) Therefore, it is presumed that these goods and/or services travel in all normal channels of trade, and are available to the same class
`of purchasers.(cid:160) Further, the registration use(s) broad wording to describe the goods and/or services and this wording is presumed to encompass all
`goods and/or services of the type described, including those in applicant’s more narrow identification.
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`dditionally, the trademark examining attorney has attached evidence from the USPTO’s X-Search database consisting of a number of third-
`party marks registered for use in connection with the same or similar goods and/or services as those of both applicant and registrant in this case.(cid:160)
`This evidence shows that the goods and/or services listed therein, namely, refrigerators and freezers are of a kind that may emanate from a single
`source under a single mark.(cid:160) See In re Anderson, 101 USPQ2d 1912, 1919 (TTAB 2012); In re Albert Trostel & Sons Co., 29 USPQ2d 1783,
`1785-86 (TTAB 1993); In re Mucky Duck Mustard Co., 6 USPQ2d 1467, 1470 n.6 (TTAB 1988); TMEP §1207.01(d)(iii).
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`ccordingly, because the marks are similar and the goods are overlapping and closely related, confusion as to source is likely and registration is
`refused under Section 2(d).
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`lthough applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in
`support of registration.
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`f applicant responds to the refusal(s), applicant must also respond to the requirement(s) set forth below.
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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.,
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`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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`“Electrically heated carpets for medical use” and “vaccine storage and manufacturing devices, namely, refrigerators, freezers and
`refrigerator/freezer combinations” have been classified in International Class 010; however, the proper classification is International Class 011. (cid:160)
`Therefore, applicant must either (1) add International Class 011 to the application and reclassify these goods and/or services in the proper
`international class, or (2) delete the wording “Electrically heated carpets for medical use” and “vaccine storage and manufacturing devices,
`namely, refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator/freezer combinations” 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) Please note that goods properly classified in International Class 010 are used for medical treatment or diagnostic purposes.(cid:160)
`Accordingly, as electrically heated carpets for medical use and vaccine storage and manufacturing devices, namely, refrigerators, freezers and
`refrigerator/freezer combinations are not used for a medical treatment or diagnostic purpose, they are properly classified in International Class
`011.
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`International Class 009:(cid:160)
`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; incubation, oxygen and carbon dioxide 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 CCD sensors and monitors; 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 for medical, dental and veterinary use; artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles, namely, orthopedic
`instruments; 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; 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; 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 diabetes, heart attack, blood pressure levels. cholesterol levels, arteriosclerosis, IVF and fertility issues;
`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.
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`nternational Class 011:
`Electrically heated carpets for medical use; vaccine storage and manufacturing devices, namely, refrigerators, freezers and refrigerator/freezer
`combinations.
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`n applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
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`§2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and 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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`equirements for a Multiple Class Application:
`The application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below
`for each international class based on 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 the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest
`numbered class.
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`Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp).(cid:160) The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least three
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`classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only two class(es).(cid:160) Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the
`classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`or an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark
`Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/multiclass.jsp.
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`he filing fees for adding classes to an application are as follows:
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`response
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp, via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).
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`filed
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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:
`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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`If an applicant is not
`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)
`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).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney authorized to practice
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`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)(cid:160)
`5.(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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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`85892093
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`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`85892093
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`DISCOVERY
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`4432255
`
`Date Registered
`2DI3x11x12
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Owner
`DACCR CCRRCRATICN CALIECRNIA.14425 Clark Avenue City of Industry
`CPLLIFORNIH 917" 4 5
`
`Goodsfservioes
`Class Statue —— ACTIVE.
`
`IC 011.
`
`Us
`
`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
`
`G R 8:
`
`Cooking ovens; Cooking ranges: Electric cooktops: Gas cooktops; Gas
`grills; Microwave ovens; Refrigerators; Ventilation hoods. First Use:
`ZOOSHUTHUU. First Use In Commerce: 2UU5fU7fUU.
`
`Filing Date
`20l3fU4fGl
`
`Examining Attorney
`KELLY. AMY C
`
`Attorney of Record
`Mark Hndrew'Goldstein
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`

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`DISCOVERY
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`85264727
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`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`85264T2T
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`AVANTEC
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`4035723
`
`Date Registered
`2D12xD1x17
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Owner
`AVANTEC, LLC FOR}-IERLY Bo—Flow Industries, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY
`CCMPRNY KENTUCKY 2433 Sheffield Court Fort Mitchell KENTUCKY 4101?
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 011.
`
`US
`
`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
`
`G & 8:
`
`Consumer and commercial Cooking equipment, namely, convection ovens,
`conveyor ovens, microwave ovens, gas and electric cooking ovens, gas
`and electric stoves. cook tops. gas and electric ranges.
`range hoods.
`oven ventilator hoods, refrigerators, freezers: electric holding
`cabinets for cooked foods; and structural parts for all of the
`aforesaid goods. First Use: ZOOEXOBXOE. First Use In Commerce:
`ZOOEHOBHOE.
`
`Prior Registrationis)
`3121316
`
`Filing Date
`2011H03H11
`
`Examining Attorney
`CHCSID, RCEIN
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`

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`AVANTEC
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`Pri ni: Aug 30, 2014
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`85432213
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`35432243
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`WATTSIPPER
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`4335772
`
`Date Registered
`2D13xD5x14
`
`Type ef Marl:
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Owner
`Felix Starch,
`YORK lU=1T=1
`
`Inc. CORPORATION NEW YORK ITO Garrison Avenue Bronx NEW
`
`Goodsfserviees
`G S: S:
`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
`US
`IC 011.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`REFRIGERHTORS END FREEZERS FOR HOUSEHOLD; COMMERCIHL, MEDIOHL END
`LABORATORY USE; PORTABLE REERIGERATORS AND FREEZERS; BUILT-IN
`REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS; REFRIGERATED AND PARTIALLY REFRIGERATED
`MINIBHRS$ REFRIGERHTED CABINETS USED TO CONTROL THE TEMPERHTURE END
`HUMIDITY FOR WINE; COOLED DEER DISPENSERS; REFRIGERATOR—FREEZER
`COMBINATIONS; MICROWAVE OVENS FOR COOKING; REFRIGERATOR-MICROWAVE OVEN
`COMBINHTIONS FOR COOKING; LAUNDRY DRYING MACHINES. First USE:
`20l3HO2Hll. First Use In Commerce: 2013/O2fll.
`
`Guudsisenrices
`D13 D19 D21 023 031 D34 035.
`US
`:c 00?.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`& S: LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINES; LAUNDRY WASHING AND DRYING MACHINE
`COMBINATIONS. First Use: 2013fO2f11. First Use In Commerce:
`2013/O2!11.
`
`G
`
`Filing Date
`
`

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`B54-32243
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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`2Ullfllf29
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`Examining Attorney
`COLEMAN,
`c:II~1I~1ERIJ=».1~I
`
`Attumey of Record
`Arthur Jacob
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`

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`WATTSIPPER
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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`85870588
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`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`856TO588
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`SPORTS ERIDGE
`
`Standard Character Mark
`No
`
`Registration Number
`4512812
`
`Date Registered
`2DI4xD7x22
`
`Type at Mark
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLD8 woRD8, LETTER8 ANDxoR NUMBERS
`
`Owner
`Creative Instore Solutions Pty Ltd CORPORATION AUSTRfiLIfi_l Tepko
`Terrey Hills NSW AUSTRPLLIPL 20841
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 011.
`
`US
`
`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
`
`G & 8:
`
`Apparatus for cooling and freezing, namely, refrigerators; freezers:
`refrigerators and freezers, sold as a unit; refrigerating cabinets;
`portable electric ice boxes;
`thermoelectric cooler for food and
`beverages. First Use: 20l4HO5f2?. First Use In Commerce: 20l4fO5f27.
`
`Disclaimer statement
`No CLAIM I8 MADE To THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT Tc U8E "FRIDGE" APART FROM THE
`MARK A8 SHOWN.
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of the words "SPORTS FRIDGE"
`
`in the middle of a
`
`cloud with two checked flags coming out of the top of the cloud.
`
`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`.1.
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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`85870588
`
`Filing Date
`2Ul2HU7'fUE
`
`Examining Attorney
`NELSON, EDWARD H.
`
`Attorney of Record
`Julie E. Kretzschmer
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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`B5Tt'.|29flB
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`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`BSTOZSOB
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`SUB SERo
`
`Standard Character Mark
`No
`
`Registration Number
`4554795
`
`Date Registered
`2DI4xD7xDS
`
`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK; SERVICE MARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS woRDS, LETTERS ANDxoR NDNEERS
`
`Owner
`Sub—Zero, Inc. CORPORATION WISCONSIN 4?l? Hammersley Road Madison
`WISCONSIN 53Tll
`
`Goodsfservioes
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`
`IC 011.
`
`Us
`
`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
`
`G R S:
`
`temperature controlled wine storage
`Refrigerators and freezers:
`cabinets. First Use: 20l2f10/17. First Use In Commerce: 2012/IOHIT.
`
`Goodsiservices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`
`IO D37.
`
`US
`
`IDD I03 106.
`
`G & S:
`
`Installation. repair and maintenance of kitchen appliances. First
`Use: 2012f10fl?. First Use In Commerce: 20l2KlOflT.
`
`Prior Registration(s)
`1543399;1625S53;350?324:AND OTHERS
`
`Description of Mark
`inside a rectangle design
`The mark consists of the words "SUB ZERO"
`having curved sides with a snowflake design shown between "SUB" and
`"ZERO".
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`B5Ti'.|29flB
`
`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`Section 2f Statement
`AS TO "SUB ZERO"
`
`Filing Date
`2Ul2r'U8fl-1
`
`Examining Attorney
`FOSDICK, GEOFFREY
`
`Attorney of Record
`Tricia L. Schulz
`
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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`B5Tt'.|9I'.IB9
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`BSTOSOBS
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`PANASoNIo
`
`Standard Character Merit
`No
`
`Registration Number
`4339480
`
`Date Registered
`2DI3xDSx2a
`
`Type ef Marl:
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[53 woRDS, LETTERS, ANDxoR NDNEERS IN STYLIZED FORM
`
`Dvmer
`Panasonic Corporation CORPORATION JAPAN 1006, Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma—shi
`Osaka JAPAN 5?l-8501
`
`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC Ull.
`
`US
`
`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
`
`G & S:
`
`Refrigerators; Freezers: Refrigerating apparatus for industrial use:
`Refrigerating apparatus for medical use; Refrigerating apparatus for
`laboratory use; Freezing apparatus for industrial use; Freezing
`apparatus for medical use: Freezing apparatus for laboratory use;
`Refrigerating apparatus for storage of medicines and chemicals for
`industrial use; Refrigerating apparatus for storage of medicines and
`chemicals for medical use; Refrigerating apparatus for storage of
`medicines and chemicals for laboratory use; Biomedical freezers for
`industrial use; Biomedical freezers for medical use; Biomedical
`
`freezers for laboratory use: Refrigerating apparatus for storage of
`blood for industrial use; Refrigerating apparatus for storage of blood
`for medical use; Refrigerating apparatus for storage of blood for
`laboratory use; Ultra-low temperature freezers for industrial use;
`Ultra—low temperature freezers for medical use; Ultra—low temperature
`freezers for laboratory use. First Use: 2003fl2f3l. First Use In
`Commerce: 2012fO4fOl.
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`.1.
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`B5Tt'.|9I'.IB9
`
`Prior Registration(s)
`2219862:29280?9;31085?3:AND OTHERS
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of the word "PANASONIC"
`
`in stylized font.
`
`Colors Claimed
`Co;or is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`Filing Date
`2012fO8f21
`
`Examining Attorney
`NELSON, EDWARD H.
`
`Attorney of Record
`Curtis E. Hamre
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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`B58971-B5
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`8589T485
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`Z—SC1
`
`Standard Character Mark
`Yes
`
`Registration Number
`4435153
`
`Date Registered
`2DI3x11x19
`
`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
`
`Register
`PRINCIPAL
`
`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
`
`Owner
`E—sC:L Corp. CORPORATION CANADA .».11.4eA St—Catherir1e W, Suite 337
`Westmount, Quebec CANADA HBZUAZ
`
`Goodsfservioes
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`
`IC 011.
`
`Us
`
`U13 U21 U23 U31 034.
`
`G R 8:
`
`Ultra low temperature laboratory freezers, biomedical freezers, blood
`bank refrigerators, vaccine refrigerators, pharmaceutical grade
`refrigerators, power Ventilated biosafety Cabinets. First Use:
`20l2HO1f0?. First Use In Commerce: 20l2fOlfO7.
`
`Filing Date
`20I3H04HDe
`
`Examining Attorney
`HEATING, MICHAEL
`
`Attorney of Record
`William S. Sloane
`
`

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`Z—SC1
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`Print: Aug 30, 2014
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`85958148
`
`DESIGN MARK
`
`Serial Number
`85958446
`
`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`W