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`Panasonic Healthcare Corporation of Nort ETC. (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86361058 - DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION -
`66042/11
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`12/1/2014 6:43:45 AM
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`ECOM113@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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`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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`ptodocket@arelaw.com
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`*86361058*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86361058
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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) ANTHONY F. LO CICERO
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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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`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: 12/1/2014
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`he assigned examining attorney has reviewed the referenced application and determined the following:
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`earch Results: No Conflicting Marks Found
`The examining attorney has searched the Office records and has found no similar registered or pending mark which would bar registration under
`Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. Section 1052(d).(cid:160) TMEP section 704.02.
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`evertheless, the applicant’s mark cannot be approved for publication unless and until the applicant responds completely and timely to the
`following issue.(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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`dentification and Classification of Goods
`The identification of goods is unacceptable because it includes indefinite wording and lists goods that are or may be misclassified.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1402.01.
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`irst, some goods identified in the application are classified according to whether they are for medical or scientific/research use.(cid:160) For example,
`incubators for laboratory use are in Class 9, while incubators for medical use are in Class 10.(cid:160) (Incubators for eggs are in Class 7).(cid:160) Where
`indicated in the suggestions below, certain goods require further clarification as to purpose so that proper classification can be determined.(cid:160) For
`purposes of identification, “medical use” in Class 10 describes a medical device or instrument that is used directly on patients for a treatment or
`diagnostic purpose.(cid:160) Items that merely work in conjunction with medical equipment (such as software) are not classified in Class 10 unless they
`are a component feature of medical equipment.
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`reezers and refrigerators are properly classified in Class 11 regardless of any more specific purpose.(cid:160)
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`“Cell processing workstations” is indefinite; the particular components of the workstations must be listed. (cid:160) While most laboratory equipment is
`properly classified in Class 9, other items are in Class 11.(cid:160) For example, clean rooms and clean room installations are in Class 11.
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`utomatic counting machines are properly classified in Class 9.(cid:160) However, packaging machines are classified in Class 7.(cid:160) Thus, “automatic
`tablet counting and packaging machines” is unacceptable in Class 9. (cid:160) The applicant must identify and classify the goods according to their
`primary purpose; if no purpose is primary, the goods must be classified according to the first-listed function.
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`Medication counting and vial filling systems” is unacceptable as indefinite. (cid:160) The applicant must list the parts of the “systems,” or describe
`these goods using their common commercial name.(cid:160) In addition, as noted above, counting machines are properly classified in Class 9 but filling
`machines are in Class 7.(cid:160) Thus, classification of the goods depends upon their primary or primary-listed function.
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`(cid:160) The applicant must
`he wording “orbital shakers” and “bio-clean benches” is unacceptable because the nature of the listed goods is not clear.
`amend this portion of the identification to further specify the goods.(cid:160) For “orbital shakers,” it is sufficient to indicate the goods are laboratory
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`utoclaves not for medical purposes are properly classified in Class 11 if electric and in Class 21 if not electric.
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`Electric ovens” is unacceptable as indefinite. (cid:160) The applicant must list the specific type of oven or provide information about their purpose.(cid:160)
`Cooking ovens are in Class 11. However, ovens for laboratory use are in Class 9.
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`Dry heat sterilizers” is unacceptable because the specific purpose of the goods is not provided. (cid:160) Dry heat sterilizers for medical or dental use are
`in Class 10, while those for other purposes (including laboratory use) are in Class 11.
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`he applicant must amend the application to adopt an acceptable identification and classification of goods.(cid:160) 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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`he applicant may amend to adopt one or more of the following identifications, if accurate:
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASS 7:(cid:160) Tablet packaging machines; medication vial filling machines.
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASS 9:(cid:160)(cid:160) Incubators, namely, cell culture incubators, laboratory research incubators, incubators for laboratory
`applications; cell processing workstations, namely, [provide additional information about workstations properly classified in this class;
`e.g., self-contained laboratory installation for processing and manufacturing stem cells and cell therapies]; computer graphics software;
`computer hardware; computer hardware and computer peripheral devices; computer hardware and software, for use with medical patient
`monitoring equipment, for receiving, processing, transmitting and displaying data; computer memories; computer networking hardware;
`medical software for processing and displaying images on ultrasound medical imaging machines; medical workstation comprised of computer
`hardware and software for gathering and transmitting patient image data for use during surgical procedures; temperature controllers for
`warming and cooling medical and surgical liquids, equipment and instruments; automatic tablet counting machines that also include a
`packaging function; medication counting machine also featuring a vial filling function; laboratory equipment, namely, orbital shakers; bio-
`clean benches, namely, laminar flow cabinets and similar enclosures featuring a filtered air supply, for laboratory and research use;
`electric ovens for laboratory use.
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASS 10:(cid:160) Incubators for medical use; dry heat sterilizers for medical use.
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`INTERNATIONAL CLASS 11:(cid:160) Freezers, namely, ultra-low freezers, cryogenic freezers, chest freezers, industrial freezers, biomedical
`freezers; refrigerators, namely, blood bank refrigerators, pharmaceutical refrigerators, laboratory refrigerators; cell processing workstations in
`the nature of clean room installations; electric autoclaves; dry heat sterilizers for laboratory use.
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`NTERNATIONAL CLASS 21:(cid:160) Non-electric autoclaves.
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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)
`Multiple Class Application—Advisory and Requirements
`The application identifies goods that may be classified in up to 5 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee sufficient for only 2 classes.(cid:160) In a
`multiple-class application, a fee for each class is required.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.86(a)(2); TMEP §§810.01, 1403.01.
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`herefore, applicant must either (1) restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid, or (2) submit the fees for
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`n addition, the applicant must satisfy all the requirements below for each international class based on Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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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 already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp).
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(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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`(1)(cid:160) A $325 fee per class, when the fees are submitted with an electronic response filed online at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp, via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).
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`(2)(cid:160) A $375 fee per class, when the fees are submitted with a paper response.
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`7 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(ii); TMEP §§810, 1403.02(c).
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`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
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`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)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Kimberly Frye/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 113
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`(e) kimberly.frye@uspto.gov
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the
`issue/mailing date before using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160)
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) E-mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to
`this Office action by e-mail.
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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160) If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) If the status shows no change for more than six months, contact the
`Trademark Assistance Center by e-mail at TrademarkAssistanceCenter@uspto.gov or call 1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking
`status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`To:
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`Sent:
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`Panasonic Healthcare Corporation of Nort ETC. (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86361058 - DISCOVERY POWERED BY PRECISION -
`66042/11
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`12/1/2014 6:43:46 AM
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`ECOM113@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 12/1/2014 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86361058
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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 12/1/2014 (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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