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`PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF NORT ETC. (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86140591 - CELL IQ - 55210/766
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`6/30/2014 12:32:15 PM
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`ECOM101@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86140591
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: CELL IQ
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`*86140591*
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT: PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF
`(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)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) HOLLY PEKOWSKY, ESQ.
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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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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`NORT ETC.
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 55210/766
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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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`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: 6/30/2014
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`HIS IS A FINAL ACTION.
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`This Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on June 11, 2014.
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Amendment Accepted and Entered:
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`The following requirement has been satisfied:(cid:160) (1) Disclaimer Requirement.(cid:160) TMEP §§713.02, 714.04.
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Final Requirement:
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`The requirement for an acceptable identification of goods is now made FINAL for the reasons set forth below.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP
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`.(cid:160) Final Requirement – Identification of Goods – FINAL:
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`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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`Applicant has classified “incubators 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 010 to the application and reclassify these goods and/or services in the proper
`international class, or (2) delete the wording “incubators 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 Office action.
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`International Class 009:
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`Incubators for bacteria cultures.
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`nternational Class 010:
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`Incubators for medical purposes.
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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:
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`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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`List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest
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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 two
`classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only one class.(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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`(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 – Proper Response to a Final Action:
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`Applicant must respond within six months of the date of issuance of this final Office action or the application will be abandoned.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C.
`§1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a).(cid:160) Applicant may respond by providing one or both of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) A response that fully satisfies all outstanding requirements and/or resolves all outstanding refusals.
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`(2)(cid:160) An appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, with the appeal fee of $100 per class.
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`7 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(18); TBMP ch. 1200.
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`n certain rare circumstances, an applicant may respond by filing a petition to the Director pursuant to 37 C.F.R. §2.63(b)(2) to review
`procedural issues.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.64(a); TMEP §714.04; see 37 C.F.R. §2.146(b); TBMP §1201.05; TMEP §1704 (explaining petitionable
`matters).(cid:160) The petition fee is $100.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(15).
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`.(cid:160) Advisory – Assistance:
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`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/
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`Trademark Attorney
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`Law Office 101
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`Direct Dial: 571-272-8262
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`Facsimile: 571-273-9101
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`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)
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`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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`Attachments:
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`PANASONIC HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF NORT ETC. (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86140591 - CELL IQ - 55210/766
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`6/30/2014 12:32:16 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
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`ON 6/30/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86140591
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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 6/30/2014 (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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