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`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86154330 - 240 BLB BACK LIGHT BLINKING - 9432-200550
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`1/31/2014 11:49:31 AM
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`ECOM104@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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`86154330
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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: 240 BLB BACK LIGHT BLINKING
`(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
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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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`*86154330*
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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) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) GEOFFREY D. AURINI
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.LC.
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) 5445 CORPORATE DR STE 200
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) TROY, MI 48098-2683
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) 9432-200550
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`(cid:160) (cid:160) docketingtm@hdp.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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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/31/2014
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`(cid:160)T
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`he 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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`(cid:160)N
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`O LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION FOUND
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`(cid:160)
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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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`(cid:160)D
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`ISCLAIMER
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`pplicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “240” and “BACK LIGHT BLINKING” apart from the mark as shown because it merely
`describes a characteristic, function or feature of applicant’s goods. (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1052(e)(1), 1056(a); DuoProSS Meditech Corp. v. Inviro
`Med. Devices, Ltd., 695 F.3d 1247, 1251, 103 USPQ2d 1753, 1755 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting In re Oppedahl & Larson LLP, 373 F.3d 1171,
`1173, 71 USPQ2d 1370, 1371 (Fed. Cir. 2004)); In re Steelbuilding.com, 415 F.3d 1293, 1297, 75 USPQ2d 1420, 1421 (Fed. Cir. 2005); TMEP
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`§§1213, 1213.03(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Specifically, “BACK LIGHT” refers to the light source behind an LCD panel of a television. (cid:160) See attached evidence from Geek.com.(cid:160) In order
`to reduce image retention problems inherent in LCD televisions (a problem not present in plasma televisions, which applicant Panasonic has
`been a leader in, but has recently announced they will be ceasing production of), applicant’s television turns the backlight of the screen on and
`off in rapid-succession, up to 240 times per second, so that the retained image is not seen by the viewer, this reducing motion judder and blur
`inherent in LCD television sets.(cid:160) See attached evidence from HDTVTest.co.uk, as well as WIlcoxFurniture.com.
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`(cid:160)B
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`ecause applicant’s televisions incorporate a feature in which the back light turns on and off up to 240 times per second in order to reduce image
`retention, the wording “240” and “BACK LIGHT BLINKING” are merely descriptive of a feature of applicant’s goods.
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`(cid:160)A
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` “disclaimer” is a statement in the application record that applicant does not claim exclusive rights to an unregistrable component of a mark; a
`disclaimer of unregistrable matter does not affect the appearance of the mark or physically remove disclaimed matter from the mark.(cid:160) See
`Schwarzkopf v. John H. Breck, Inc., 340 F.2d 978, 978, 144 USPQ 433, 433 (C.C.P.A. 1965); TMEP §1213.(cid:160) An unregistrable component of a
`mark includes wording and designs that are merely descriptive or generic of an applicant’s goods. (cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1052(e); see TMEP §§1209.03(f),
`1213.03 et seq.(cid:160) Such words need to be freely available for other businesses to market comparable goods or services and should not become the
`proprietary domain of any one party.(cid:160) See Dena Corp. v. Belvedere Int’l, Inc. , 950 F.2d 1555, 1560, 21 USPQ2d 1047, 1051 (Fed. Cir. 1991); In
`re Aug. Storck KG, 218 USPQ 823, 825 (TTAB 1983).
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`(cid:160)I
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`f applicant does not provide the required disclaimer, the USPTO may refuse to register the entire mark.(cid:160) See In re Stereotaxis Inc., 429 F.3d
`1039, 1041, 77 USPQ2d 1087, 1089 (Fed. Cir. 2005); TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant may submit the following standardized format for a disclaimer:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “240” and “BACK LIGHT BLINKING” apart from the mark as shown.
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`(cid:160)T
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`MEP §1213.08(a)(i); see In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`(cid:160)I
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`DENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`A)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) COMPONENT FEATURE
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`(cid:160)T
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`he mark appears to identify a component feature of the finished product rather than the finished product itself.(cid:160) If so, then applicant must
`rewrite the identification of goods to identify the component feature by its purpose or function and to describe it as “sold as an integral
`component of television sets,” naming the finished product. (cid:160) The proper international class is that of the final product.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.05(a).
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`B)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) DECEPTIVENESS INQUIRY/ADVISORY
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`(cid:160)I
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`n addition, the use or intended use of the applied-for mark on goods that do not in fact have or exhibit 240hz blinking and/or image refresh rates
`will be deceptive.(cid:160) See TMEP §1203.02-.02(b).(cid:160) To avoid a deceptiveness refusal, applicant must amend the identification to indicate that the
`goods possess this relevant feature or characteristic.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1203.02(e)(ii), (f)(i), 1402.05 et seq.(cid:160) Merely amending the identification to
`exclude goods with the named feature or characteristic will not avoid a deceptiveness refusal.(cid:160) TMEP §1203.02(f)(i).
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant may amend the identification of goods to the following, if accurate:
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`(cid:160)I
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`nternational Class 9 – “A feature of a television set in which the light source and refresh rate of the display panel combines with blinking of the
`television’s light source so that up to 240 different images are displayed within a second, reducing perceived motion blur and judder to the
`viewer.”
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`(cid:160)A
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`n applicant may amend an identification of goods 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 et seq.(cid:160)
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`(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)
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`or assistance with identifying and classifying goods 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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`(cid:160)M
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`ARK DESCRIPTION – REFERENCES BLACK
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`(cid:160)T
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`he description of the mark is inaccurate because is states that “240blb” appears below “BACK LIGHT BLINKING,” when it actually appears
`above it.(cid:160) Applications for marks not in standard characters must include an accurate and concise description of the entire mark that identifies
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`literal elements as well as any design elements.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.37; TMEP §§808.02, 808.03(d).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`In addition, although applicant does not include a color claim, the mark description mentions the color black.(cid:160) Accordingly, it is unclear whether
`black is intended to be a feature of the mark.(cid:160) Color claims and mark descriptions must be complete and reference all the colors in the mark.(cid:160) See
`37 C.F.R. §§2.37, 2.52(b)(1); TMEP §§807.07(a) et seq.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant must clarify whether black and white are being claimed as color
`and/or are intended to indicate background, outlining, shading and/or transparent areas.(cid:160) TMEP §807.07(d).
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`(cid:160)T
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`o clarify whether black and white are being claimed as color, applicant must satisfy one of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160) If black or white are being claimed as colors in the mark, applicant must amend the color claim to include these colors, and
`amend the mark description to identify the literal and design elements that include these colors and specify where the black and white
`appear in these elements; or
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`(2)(cid:160) If black and/or white are not being claimed as colors in the mark, applicant must amend the mark description to remove
`references to black.
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`(cid:160)I
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`d.
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`he following mark description is suggested, if accurate:
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`The mark is not in color.(cid:160) The mark consists of a rectangle with rounded corners.(cid:160) Inside the rectangle is the wording “240 BLB,”
`with the wording “BACK LIGHT BLINKING” below it.
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`RIOR REGISTRATION CLAIM
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`(cid:160)I
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`f applicant owns U.S. Registration No. 4329225, then applicant must submit for the application record a claim of ownership of this registration.(cid:160)
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`See 37 C.F.R. §2.36; TMEP §812.(cid:160) See the attached copy of the registration.(cid:160) See TMEP §812.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may use the following format to claim ownership of the registration:
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`Applicant is the owner of U.S. Registration No. 4329225.
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`(cid:160)T
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`EAS PLUS FEE
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`(cid:160)A
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`pplicant must submit an additional application processing fee of $50 per class because the application as filed did not meet the TEAS Plus
`application filing requirements.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iv), 2.22(a), (b); TMEP §§819.01 et seq., 819.04.(cid:160) Specifically, applicant failed to
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`meet the following application filing requirement:(cid:160) no color claim was provided, even though color was included in the mark description.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The additional fee is required even if applicant later corrects these application requirements.
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`(cid:160)I
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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 requirements 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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`(cid:160)A
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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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`(cid:160)W
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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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`(cid:160)T
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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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`85541061
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`85541061
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`1920 BLS BACK LIGHT SCANNING
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration Number
`4329225
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`Date Registered
`2DI3xD4x3D
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDxCR HUHPERS
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`Owner
`Panasonic Corporation CORPORATION JAPAN 1006 Oaza Kadoma, Kadoma—shi
`Osaka JAPAN 5T1-8501
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`Goodsfserviees
`G 5. 8: LCD
`U21 U23 U26 U36 038.
`Us
`IC 009.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`television sets; television sets. First Use: 2012/O4fOO. First Use
`In Commerce: 2012/O4/GO.
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIH IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "1920" AND "BACK LIGHT
`SCANNING" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of the wording "1920 bls Back Light Scanning" all
`within a rectangle.
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`Galore Claimed
`Color is not Claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`20l2fO2f13
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`Pri ni: Jan 30, 2014
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`85541061
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`Examining Attorney
`ALFIERI, AMY
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`Attumey of Record
`Geoffrey D. Aurini
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`Baal: light Scanning
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`aiiowing the exquisite detail of each pixei in 1920x1030 images to shine through on screen.
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`Every singie Panasonic Viera fiat—panei HDTV we've reviewed since 2008 has handied
`108Gpr2a£ signal impeccabiy without any hint of teiecine judder, and the TX-L42E6B continues
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`We took the opportunity this week to watch some live European football action on .‘TV HD,
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`The UEFA Champions League last 16 fiond—leg match between Manchester United and Real
`Madrid made apparent another minor shortcoming on the E6 LED TV. By and large colours
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`The Panasonic ‘D{L42E6B's acoustic perromiance was par for the course fora llat—screen
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`home theatre system certainly wouldn‘t go amiss.
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`In case we haven't made it clear enough in the preceding review text, the Panasonic TX-
`L42E6B is hands down the best LCD-based display we've fin from the company thus far.
`The combination Of deep blacks furnished D]? the newly sourced VA panel and PEilI1aSu0|'IlC'S
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