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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86185353 - PROTECTION PLUS - N/A
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`5/20/2014 8:17:41 AM
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`ECOM108@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:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(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
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`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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`*86185353*
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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. 86185353
`(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: PROTECTION PLUS
`(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) N/A
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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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`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: 5/20/2014
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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 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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`Mark is Likely to Cause Confusion
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`he examining attorney refuses registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d), because the applicant's mark, when
`used on or in connection with the identified goods, so resembles the mark in U.S. Registration Nos. 2631398 and 1661934 as to be likely to
`cause confusion, or to cause mistake, or to deceive.(cid:160) TMEP section 1207.(cid:160) See the enclosed registrations.
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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 that a potential consumer
`would be confused or 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)
`The court in In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973) listed the principal factors to be considered
`when determining whether there is a likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d).(cid:160) See TMEP §1207.01.(cid:160) However, not all of the factors are
`necessarily relevant or of equal weight, and any one factor may be dominant in a given case, depending upon the evidence of record.(cid:160) In re
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`Majestic Distilling Co., 315 F.3d 1311, 1315, 65 USPQ2d 1201, 1204 (Fed. Cir. 2003); see In re E. I. du Pont, 476 F.2d at 1361-62, 177 USPQ at
`567.
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`he examining attorney must analyze each case in two steps to determine whether there is a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) First, the examining
`attorney must look at the marks themselves for similarities in appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression.(cid:160) In re E. I. DuPont de
`Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (CCPA 1973).(cid:160) Second, the examining attorney must compare the goods or services to
`determine if they are related or if the activities surrounding their marketing are such that confusion as to origin is likely.(cid:160) In re August Storck KG,
`218 USPQ 823 (TTAB 1983);(cid:160) In re International Telephone and Telegraph Corp., 197 USPQ 910 (TTAB 1978);(cid:160)(cid:160) Guardian Products Co., v.
`Scott Paper Co., 200 USPQ 738 (TTAB 1978).
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`(cid:160)A
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`nalysis of Applicant’s Mark and Registered Mark
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`irst, a comparison of the respective marks show that they are comprised either in whole or significant part of the term “PROTECTION PLUS.” (cid:160)
`Accordingly, the applicant’s mark, “PROTECTION PLUS,” is similar in sound, appearance, connotation and commercial impression to
`Registration No. 1661934’s mark “PROTECTION PLUS” and Registration No. 2361398’s mark “BJ’S PROTECTION PLUS.”
`(cid:160)(cid:160) Similarity
`in any one of these elements alone is sufficient to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160)(cid:160) In re Mack, 197 USPQ 755 (TTAB 1977).
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`(cid:160)A
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`s to Registration No. 2631398, it should be noted that the mere deletion of wording from a registered mark may not be sufficient to overcome a
`likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See In re Mighty Leaf Tea, 601 F.3d 1342, 94 USPQ2d 1257 (Fed. Cir. 2010); In re Optica Int’l , 196 USPQ 775, 778
`(TTAB 1977); TMEP §1207.01(b)(ii)-(iii).(cid:160) Applicant’s mark does not create a distinct commercial impression because it contains the same
`common wording as the registered mark, and there is no other wording to distinguish it from the registered mark.
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`(cid:160)A
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`nalysis of Services
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`econd, a comparison of the applicant’s services, “providing extended warranties for computer tablets, laptops and mobile digital video system
`comprised of video cameras and digital video recorders for real-time recording of events and evidence,” to the registrant’s services shows the
`relationship between them.(cid:160) Registration No. 1661934’s mark is for underwriting warranty programs in the field of power equipment. (cid:160)
`Registration No. 2631398’s mark is for providing extended warranties on products subject to manufacturers’ warranties for goods including
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`computer equipment.(cid:160) The overlapping identifications of providing extended warranties for computer equipment evidence the relationship.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The examining attorney must determine whether there is a likelihood of confusion on the basis of the goods identified in the application and
`registration.(cid:160) If the application or cited registration describes the goods broadly and there are no limitations as to their nature, type, channels of
`trade or classes of purchasers, it is presumed that the application and registration encompass all goods of the type described, that they move in all
`normal channels of trade, and that they are available to all potential customers. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce v. Wells Fargo Bank, 811
`F.2d 1490, 1 USPQ2d 1813 (Fed. Cir. 1987); Paula Payne Products Co., v. Johnson Publishing Co., Inc., 473 F.2d(cid:160) 901, 177 USPQ 76 (CCPA
`1973); In re Elbaum, 211 USPQ 639 (TTAB 1981).(cid:160) Accordingly, the applicant’s provision of extended warranties for computer tablets, laptops
`and mobile digital video systems is seen to include such goods used in the field of power equipment.(cid:160) Similarly, the applicant’s goods are seen to
`include such products that are subject to manufacturers’ warranties.
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`(cid:160)I
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`t should be noted that where the services of an applicant and registrant are identical or virtually identical, the degree of similarity between the
`marks required to support a finding of likelihood of confusion is not as great as in the case of diverse services.(cid:160) See In re Viterra Inc., 671 F.3d
`1358, 1363, 101 USPQ2d 1905, 1908 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (citing Century 21 Real Estate Corp. v. Century Life of Am., 970 F.2d 874, 877, 23
`USPQ2d 1698, 1701 (Fed. Cir. 1992)); In re Mighty Leaf Tea, 601 F.3d 1342, 1348, 94 USPQ2d 1257, 1260 (Fed. Cir. 2010); TMEP
`§1207.01(b).(cid:160) Accordingly, the mark is likely to cause consumer confusion as to source.
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`rior Pending Application
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`nformation regarding pending Application Serial No. 86-092313 is enclosed.(cid:160) The effective filing date of the referenced application precedes
`the applicant’s filing date. (cid:160) There may be a likelihood of confusion under Trademark Act Section 2(d) between applicant’s mark and the
`referenced mark.(cid:160) If the referenced applications mature into a registration, registration may be refused in this case under Section 2(d).(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.83; TMEP §§1208 et seq.(cid:160) Therefore, upon entry of a response to this Office action, action on this case may be suspended pending final
`disposition of the earlier-filed applications.
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`f applicant believes that there is no potential conflict between this application and the earlier-filed applications, then applicant may present
`arguments relevant to the issue in a response to this Office action.(cid:160) The election not to submit arguments at this time in no way limits applicant’s
`right to address this issue at a later point.
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`ther Considerations
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`lthough the examining attorney has refused registration, the applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and
`arguments in support of registration.(cid:160) If applicant chooses to respond to the refusal to register, the following issue must also be addressed.
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`isclaimer of “ PROTECTION” Required
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`pplicant must disclaim the descriptive wording “ PROTECTION” apart from the mark as shown. (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1056(a); TMEP §§1213,
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`1213.03(a).(cid:160) “Protection” is defined as the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm. [1](cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The word “ PROTECTION” is merely descriptive of the function of the applicant’s extended warranty services and does not serve as an
`indication of the source of the services.(cid:160) TMEP Section 1213.03(a).(cid:160) This is illustrated by the specimens that state that “Protection Plus” is a
`“supplemental warranty covering accidental, physical damage to a Toughbook mobile computer…”(cid:160) The service protects the consumer from
`injury or harm by loss of the computer.(cid:160) The computerized printing format for the Trademark Official Gazette requires a standard form for a
`disclaimer.(cid:160)(cid:160) TMEP §1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160) A properly worded disclaimer should read as follows:
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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)
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “ PROTECTION” apart from the mark as shown.
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`ee In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm'r Pats. 1983).
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`f applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) All relevant e-
`mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a response to
`this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-.05.(cid:160) Further,
`although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal and/or requirement in this Office action,
`the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights. (cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Jason F. Turner/
`Jason F. Turner
`Law Office 108
`(571) 272-9353
`jason.turner@uspto.gov
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`TO 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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`[1] protection. Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged. Random House, Inc. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/protection (accessed: May 20, 2014).
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Print: May 20, 2014
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`74089135
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`TYPED DRAWING
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`Serial Number
`T4089l35
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`PRCTECTICN PLUS
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`1551934
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`Date Registered
`1SS1x1Dx22
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`Type ef Marl:
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[:3 TYPED DRAWING
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`Owner
`Clark Equipment Company CORPORATION DELAWARE 250 East Beaton Drive
`West Fargo NORTH DAKOTA 58UT8
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`Goodsfserviees
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`G & S: underwriting
`102.
`US
`IO 036.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`warranty programs in the field of power equipment. First Use:
`l9B4HO4/OE. First Use In Commerce: 1984/OAHOE.
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TC THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TC USE "PRCTECTICN" APART FROM
`THE MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Filing Date
`IBBUHOBHIT
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`Examining Attorney
`KING, CHRISIE 3.
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`Attorney of Record
`Lori S. Meddings
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`Print: May 20, 2014
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`78339355
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`T6339355
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Mark
`BJ'S PROTECTION PLUS
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`2531393
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`Date Registered
`2OO2x1OxOs
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`Type Of Marl:
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[1] TYPED DRAWING
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`Owner
`INC. CORPORATION DELAWARE 25 RESEARCH DRIVE
`BJ‘S WHOLESALE CLUB,
`WESTBOROUGH MASSACHUSETTS 01581
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`Goodsfserviees
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`G & S: Providing
`100 101 102.
`US
`IC 036.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`extended warranties On products subject to manufacturers’ warranties,
`namely, televisions, video Cassette recorders, DVD's, stereo
`equipment. Computer equipment and Computer software. office and
`telecommunications equipment,
`tools, hardware, appliances, tires,
`automotive supplies,
`indoor and outdoor furniture, home furnishings,
`cameras, sporting goods,
`jewelry and watches, housewares and toys.
`First Use: 200lflOfOl. First Use In Commerce: 200lf10fO1.
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`Prior Registrationis)
`1151720
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`Disclairner Statement
`NO CLAIM Is MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE "PROTECTION" APART FROM
`THE MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Filing Date
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`76339355
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`Print: May 20, 2014-
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`2UOlg’ll,:’l6
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`Examining Attorney
`FRONT, MITCHELL
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`Attumey of Record
`JOHN c. MCELWAINE
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`Print: May 20, 2014
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`88092313
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`86092313
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`Status
`NON—EINAL ACTION — MAILEO
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`Word Mark
`SANSUNS PROTECTION PLUS
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`Standard Character Marl:
`Yes
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`Type of Marl:
`SERVICE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[4]
`STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
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`Ovmer
`Samsung Electronics CO., Ltd. CORPORATION REPUBLIC OE KOREA 129,
`Samsung-IO, YeOngtOng-gu SuwOn-si, Gyeonggi-dO REPUBLIC OF KOREA
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`Goodsfservices
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`G 5: 3: Providing
`100 101 102.
`US
`IC 036.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`extended warranties on Consumer electronic products and Consumer
`appliances.
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`Prior Re-gistration(s)
`2929523;38TT692;4235lT8;AND OTHERS
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`Translation Statement
`The English translation of SEMSUNG in the mark is "three stars".
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`Filing Date
`2OI3/IO/15
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`Examining Attorney
`SINSH, TEJEIR
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`Attorney of Record
`Diane J. Mason
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`pro-tec~tion =1!) [D|'11.'z—tek—shuh n]
`noun
`1.
`the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
`2.
`a thing, person, or group that protects: This um.-cine isapmtection against disease.
`3.
`patronage.
`4.
`Insurance. coverage ( def 1 ) .
`5.
`Infiarmal.
`a. money paid to racketeers for a guarantee against threatened violence.
`b.
`bribe money paid to the police, politicians, or other authorities for overlooking criminal activity.
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`How To Protect Your Body
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`How To Protect Elirch Veneer
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`What Is Not Protected’?
`How To Protect Newsprint
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`Origin:
`1275-1325; Middle English proIt=2coio( u) n < Late Latin pr6récI7'5nI» (stem of prrizéctid) a covering in front.
`See protect, —ion
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`To:
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`Subject:
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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. 86185353 - PROTECTION PLUS - N/A
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`5/20/2014 8:17:42 AM
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`ECOM108@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 5/20/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86185353
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`(cid:160)(
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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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`(cid:160)T
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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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`(cid:160)(
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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 5/20/2014 (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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`(cid:160)D
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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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`(cid:160)(
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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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`(cid:160)F
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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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