To:
`
`Subject:
`
`Sent:
`
`Sent As:
`
`Attachments:
`
`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
`
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86424389 - HIGH RES SOUND - 9432-200564-
`
`6/22/2015 9:29:34 AM
`
`ECOM110@USPTO.GOV
`
`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
`Attachment - 3
`Attachment - 4
`Attachment - 5
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`
`*86424389*
`
`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
`
`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
`
`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86424389
`
`(cid:160)M
`
`ARK: HIGH RES SOUND
`
`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(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) HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C.
`(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) TROY, MI 48098-2683
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`APPLICANT: Panasonic Corporation
`
`(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)
`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) 9432-200564-
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) docketingtm@hdp.com
`
`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.
`
`OFFICE ACTION
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 6/22/2015
`
`(cid:160)B
`
`ased on further review,
`
`(cid:160)M
`
`ARK IS MERELY DESCRIPTIVE
`
`(cid:160)R
`
`egistration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes aspects of applicant’s goods and/or services.(cid:160) Trademark Act Section
`2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); see TMEP §§1209.01(b), 1209.03 et seq.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`mark is merely descriptive if it describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose, or use of an applicant’s goods
`and/or services.(cid:160) TMEP §1209.01(b); see, e.g., 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) (citing Estate of P.D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Comm’r of Patents,
`
`252 U.S. 538, 543 (1920)).(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`The determination of whether a mark is merely descriptive is made in relation to an applicant’s goods and/or services, not in the abstract.(cid:160)
`DuoProSS Meditech Corp. v. Inviro Med. Devices, Ltd., 695 F.3d 1247, 1254, 103 USPQ2d 1753, 1757 (Fed. Cir. 2012); In re The Chamber of
`Commerce of the U.S., 675 F.3d 1297, 1300, 102 USPQ2d 1217, 1219 (Fed. Cir. 2012); TMEP §1209.01(b); see, e.g., In re Polo Int’l Inc., 51
`USPQ2d 1061, 1062-63 (TTAB 1999) (finding DOC in DOC-CONTROL would refer to the “documents” managed by applicant’s software
`rather than the term “doctor” shown in a dictionary definition); In re Digital Research Inc., 4 USPQ2d 1242, 1243-44 (TTAB 1987) (finding
`
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`

`

`CONCURRENT PC-DOS and CONCURRENT DOS merely descriptive of “computer programs recorded on disk” where the relevant trade
`
`used the denomination “concurrent” as a descriptor of a particular type of operating system). (cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`“Whether consumers could guess what the product [or service] is from consideration of the mark alone is not the test.” (cid:160) In re Am. Greetings
`Corp., 226 USPQ 365, 366 (TTAB 1985).
`
`(cid:160)G
`
`enerally, if the individual components of a mark retain their descriptive meaning in relation to the goods and/or services, the combination
`results in a composite mark that is itself descriptive and not registrable.(cid:160) In re Phoseon Tech., Inc., 103 USPQ2d 1822, 1823 (TTAB 2012);
`TMEP §1209.03(d); see, e.g., In re King Koil Licensing Co., 79 USPQ2d 1048, 1052 (TTAB 2006) (holding THE BREATHABLE MATTRESS
`merely descriptive of beds, mattresses, box springs, and pillows where the evidence showed that the term “BREATHABLE” retained its
`ordinary dictionary meaning when combined with the term “MATTRESS” and the resulting combination was used in the relevant industry in a
`descriptive sense); In re Associated Theatre Clubs Co., 9 USPQ2d 1660, 1663 (TTAB 1988) (holding GROUP SALES BOX OFFICE merely
`descriptive of theater ticket sales services, because such wording “is nothing more than a combination of the two common descriptive terms
`most applicable to applicant’s
`services which in combination achieve no different status but remain a common descriptive compound
`
`expression”). (cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`Only where the combination of descriptive terms creates a unitary mark with a unique, incongruous, or otherwise nondescriptive meaning in
`relation to the goods and/or services is the combined mark registrable.(cid:160) See In re Colonial Stores, Inc., 394 F.2d 549, 551, 157 USPQ 382, 384
`(C.C.P.A. 1968); In re Positec Grp. Ltd., 108 USPQ2d 1161, 1162-63 (TTAB 2013).
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`n this case, both the individual components and the composite result are descriptive of applicant’s goods and/or services and do not create a
`unique, incongruous, or nondescriptive meaning in relation to the goods and/or services.(cid:160) Specifically, HIGH RES SOUND describes the goods,
`in that they will provide “high resolution sound”.
`
`(cid:160)“
`
`There is no standard definition for what constitutes high-resolution audio, [3] but it is generally used to describe audio signals with bandwidth
`and/or dynamic range greater than that of Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA).[2] This includes pulse-code modulation (PCM) encoded audio
`with sampling rates greater than 44100 Hz and with bit-depths greater than 16,[2] or their equivalents using other encoding techniques such as
`pulse-density modulation (PDM).[3]
`Wikipedia.com
`
`SOUND is defined as: something that you can hear. Macmillan Dictionary (2009-2011) at www.macmillandictionary.com.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`he applied-for mark shows the wording in stylized lettering.(cid:160) However, the degree of stylization in this case is not sufficiently striking, unique
`or distinctive so as to create a commercial impression separate and apart from the unregistrable components of the mark.(cid:160) See In re Sambado &
`Son Inc., 45 USPQ2d 1312 (TTAB 1997); In re Bonni Keller Collections Ltd., 6 USPQ2d 1224 (TTAB 1987). Further the slight design is merely
`a carrier for the mark, and does not constitute a design.
`
`Together, the wording describes the purpose of the goods. Accordingly, the mark is refused based on Section 2(e)(1) of the Trademark Act.
`
`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).
`
`(cid:160)I
`
`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. §§2.62(c), 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.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`/Dezmona J. Mizelle-Howard/
`Dezmona J. Mizelle-Howard
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`

`

`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 110
`571.272.9368
`Dezmona.Mizelle@Uspto.Gov
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)A
`
`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
`
`(cid:160)W
`
`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
`
`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/.
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`

`

`mus //en Wlt~<|Dedla OTQ/Wlt»<l/H|{]t‘l—FeSOlutlOl‘l audio
`
`06/22/2015 09 23 58 AM
`
` WIKIPEDIA
`
`Th: Fre: Enzytlnpcdia
`
`Article Talk
`
`Read Edit View history
`
`
`
`arch
`
`Create account Log in
`
`Main page
`Contents
`Featured content
`Current events
`Random article
`Donate to Wikipedia
`Wikipedia store
`Interaction
`Help
`About w-kipaula
`Community portal
`Recent changes
`Contact page
`Tools
`What links here
`Related changes
`Upload file
`Special pages
`Perriianent link
`Page information
`Wikidala item
`one this page
`Printlexport
`Create a book
`Download as PDF
`Printable version
`Languages
`ltaliano
`El ma
`
`«Edit links
`
`High—1'es0luti0n audio
`From Wlklpedla‘ the free encyclopedia
`
`For the HD Audio specification for personal computers, see Intel High Definition Audio.
`High-resolution audio, also known as High-delinilion audio or HD audio, IS a marketing term used by some recorded-music retailers and high-fidelity sound reproduction equipment vendors
`Contents
`1 Definition
`2 History
`3 Controversy
`4 Notes
`
`Itl[2l
`
`Definition [eon]
`There is no standard definition for what constitutes higtrresolution audio?‘ but it is generally used to describe audio signals with bandwidth and/or
`dynamic range greater than that of Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) [21 This includes pu|se—tode modulation (PCM) encoded audio with sampling
`rates greater than 44100 Hz and with bit—depths greater ttian 16,m nrtheir equivalents using other encoding techniques such as pulsedensity
`modulation (PDM),‘3'
`HrgrHesoIution audio file formats include FLAG, ALAC, WAV, AIFF and DSD, the format used by Super Audio Compact Discs (SACD),m It should be
`noted, however, that audio encoded into one of these file iormaLs is not necessaiily high-resolution audio For example, a WAV file could contain audio
`sampled at 11,025 Hz and quantized at eight bits, which is lower quality than CD—DA.
`
`History [emu
`One of the first attempts to market high-resolution audio was High Definition Compatible Digital in 1995” This was followed by two more optical disc
`fonnats claiming sonic superiority over CD—DA: SACD in 1999, and DVD—Audin in 2000 None of these achieved widespread adoption [5
`Following the rise in online music retailing at the start of the 21st century, high—resolution audio downloads were introduced by HDtracks[5' starting in
`2008,
`
`
`
`'ua>e«y M2)
`uwaim ennui‘
`naanizmm
`Approximate dynamic range and bandwidths oi some
`high-resolution audio formats
`
`Further attempts to market high—resolution audio on optical disc followed with Pure Audio Blu—ray in 2009, and High Fidelity Pure Audio in 2013,?’ Competition in online high+esoluIion audio retail stepped—up in
`2014 with the announcement of Neil Young's Pono service '7'
`
`Controversy [edit]
`
`

`

`htlus //en WIl~<|DedIa OTQ/WIl»<I/H|E]l'i—FeSOlLJtIOl'i audio
`
`U6/22/20i5 09 23 58 AM
`
`Whether there IS any benefit to high—resolution audio over CD—DA is controversial, with some sources claiming sonic superiority:
`- "The DSD process used for producing SACDs captures more ofthe nuances from a performance and reproduces them with a clarity and transparency not possible wrth CD,[3]—The Mariinsky Label.
`o "24—brtI96k or 241)itI192kHz files more closely replicate the sound quality that the musicians and engineers were working wrlh in the studio"—What HI—F|7,[3]
`and with other opinions ranging from sceptical to highly critical:
`. ‘If they [the music business] cared about sound quality in the first place, they would make all of the releases sound great in every tonnat they sell: MP3, FLAC, CD, iTunes, or LP."—cnetm
`- "ImpracticaI overkill that nobody can at‘ford"—Gizrnodo[2]
`- “A solution to a pmolem that doesn't exist, a business model based on wilful ignorance and scamming people "—Xiph orgm"
`Business magazine Bloomberg Busrriessweek suggests that caution is in orderwith regard to high—resoIution audio "There is reason to be wary, given consumer electronics companies‘ history of pushing
`advancements whose main virtue is to require everyone to buy new gadgets ""11
`There are only very little scientific papers about the possible superiority of Hi—res audio over (3I}DA, however papers proposing blind listening tests comparison generally conclude that differences are not
`audible by the sample of listeners ofthe lest ml
`
`Notes [edit]
`1 " Shankland_ Stephen "Sound bite‘ Despite Ponds promise, expert pan HD aUdIOS0ui’ld bite: Despne
`Ponds promise, experts pan HD audio" ca clnet. CBS Interactive Inc Retrieved 22 March 2014 "the 'HD
`audio" movement also called hlghrmolution or highdelinition audio"
`2 " ”' “Aguilar. Marin (June 2013) "What Is Hiyh—ResoIutioh Audio'?"ifl Gizmodo Gawker Media.
`R9l"9'Ved 17 Mam“ 2014 "H|9'”550'|l'l0" afldlo '5 fl "SW IHUUSW ma|'k9l"1!l 161111"
`3. “ ‘ " ”" "High—reso|ution audio. everything you need to know"i§i. What Hi1Fr?. Hayinarket Publishing. 10 Mar
`2014 Retrieved 17 March 2014. ‘there's no universal standard for higlues audio“
`4 " "Home Technology eMagaZine — Classic Home Toys installment #19 The Final CD Format HDCD" E
`HomeToys Retrieved 201258415. "HDCD is capable 01 higher quality sound reproduction because HDCD
`encodes the equivalent ot20 bits woi1h of data"
`5 “ '” "Deflfilliflfl Ol'h|9h—F9SOl|l1|0n fi|ldID"|§ PCMHQV Zlll Dfillii Relfleved 13 Match 2014 'HD|ra£kS
`(htlp:h'wvvw.hdtracks comis) pioneered highresolution audio via download"
`6. " "Universal Music bets on consumer longing for quality with h|—fi Pure Audio" W. DVD 8. Beyond. Glohalcom
`Limited Retrieved 4 January 2014
`
`Categories: Sound
`
`7 " O'Malley Greenburg, Zack. "How Neil Young's Pono Music Raised $2 Million in Two Days"rs. Forbes,
`Foibescorn LLC Retrieved 15 March 2014. ''He’ll have some corripemion Already, services like
`HDtracks.com have seen tIip|e—digit growth in downloads oftopnotch digital film"
`8 " "What are the benefits of SACD'V' Mariinsky Label FAQI-:7‘ Retrieved January 1. 2014.
`9 " Gutlenberg, Steve 'What's up with Neil Young's Pono high—resoIution music system?"r§' dnet CBS
`Interactive Inc. Retneved 18 March 2014.
`10. " "Guest Opinion Why 241192 Music Downloads Make No Sense"i:l:i. evolirerfm. The Echo Nat. Retrieved
`18 March 2D14
`" Bmslein, Joshua "Music snobs, Neil Young Has a Product for You"ci. EILOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK
`BLOOMBERG L P Retrieved 17 March 2014.
`12 " "Audibility of a CD-Standard A/DIA Loop Inserted into High-Resolution Audio Playback" _g (PDF) .| Audio
`Eng_ soc,‘ Retrieved 24 Maren 2015
`
`11
`
`This page was IE1 modified ml 25 March 2015. at 07225.
`Text is available under the Creative Commons Aurinuunnsnaremike License; additional terms may appiy. By using this Site, you agree to me Terms of Llse and Privacy Policy, wiiripeurao is a registered Iradernajk nflhe Wikirnedia Foundation. Inc , a nnrrprufil
`organinuun.
`
`Privacy policy Abcuiwikipeaia Disclaimers
`
`conlactinlikipenia Developers Mobileview
`
`wlgifgin
`
`[~]',;:,':,'i.';G'm.
`
`

`

`nrlo //www onelook com/?w=soLlnd&ls=a
`
`06/22/2015 09 25 22 AM
`
`Home Reverse Dictionary Customize Browse Dictionaries
`
`Privacy Blog API Autccomplete service Helg
`
`SHOP NOW
`
`Of1CLOOk Dictionary Search
`Word, phrase, or pattern:
`Sound
`
`Search
`
`Jump to: General, Art, Business, Computing, Medicine, Miscel
`
`aneous, Religion, Science, Slang, Sports, Tech, Phrases
`
`We found 63 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word sound:
`Click on the first link on a line befow to go directly to a page where "sound" is defined.
`
`.. General (33 matching dictionaries)
`
`M. E, E, M, M. M3 OXf0Td Dl0Tl0l'|a|'l95 lhlflle. E]
`M, M, m, M: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language HIE, @]
`M, : Collins English Dictionary [I-ME, E]
`M: Vocabu|ary.com 3%, E]
`M, M, M, M: Macmillan Dictionary WE, E]
`sound: Merriam-Websters Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, mi
`M, or Wordnik l ml
`sound: Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary [home, @]
`M: Wiktionary HE, @]
`sound: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. home, @]
`sound: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, m]
`M: lnfoplease Dictionary HE, @]
`M, T: Dictionarymm lw, ml
`sound (adL), sound (n.1), sound (n.2l, sound 01.): Online Etymology Dictionary home, @]
`M, E U|traLingua English Dictionary [I111-E, fl]
`M: Cambridge Dictionary of American English HE, @]
`sound, sound: Cambridge lntemational Dictionaw of Idioms [home, ml
`Sound(a|bum), Sound (BBC TV series), Sound (Disambiguation), Sound (James sonq), Sound (Roscoe Mitchell album), Sound (Rosocoe
`Mitchell album), Sound (Shetland), Sound (album), Sound (band), Sound (body of water), Sound (oeodraphv), Sound (medical instrument],
`Sound (nautical), Sound (speech), Sound (water), Sound, The Sound (Mary Mary album), The Sound (album), The Sound (geography), The
`M Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia mg, ml
`sound: Cambridge lntemational Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs [home, $1
`Sound: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, @]
`sound: Webstefs Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, E]
`........r. nuuu.....:.. ....... u
`.........u n:...:.......... n........
`:..:.1
`M: Rhymezone [ll E]
`
`.°°.“.‘3’F-":"‘.‘-"!\".‘3S‘3.‘3°.“.‘37F-":"‘.‘-".'\’.“
`
`.
`
`-_--_-_d-
`
`19.
`20.
`21.
`22.no
`
`E Quick definitions from Macmillan (sound)
`noun
`> something that you can hearmore
`> energy that travels through air or water and that a
`human ear can hearmore
`> the music, talking, and other noises that come from a
`radio, television, movie, etc.more...
`> the loudness of a radio, television, etc.more
`> the particular musical style of a person, band, or
`placemore
`’ a long narrow area of water that connects two larger
`areas of watermore...
`> see tunesmore
`verb
`'
`to seem good, bad, interesting, exciting, etc.
`according to what you have heard, read, or
`knowmore.
`to show a particular emotion or quality in your
`Voicemore ,,
`to produce a Soundmore
`to make something produce a Sollndmore
`to pronounce a particular letter in a wordmore...
`'
`to express a particular reaction to a situation, idea,
`'
`or eventmme ,
`to measure the depth of an area of water such as a
`>
`lake or the ocean using special equipmentmore
`adjective
`involving the use of good judgment, and therefore
`'
`likely to be effectivemure
`
`

`

`htlil //www onelook corn/7w=soLind&ls=a
`
`06/22/2015 09 25 22 AM
`
`23.
`24.
`25.
`26.
`27.
`28.
`29.
`30.
`31.
`
`sound: A|lWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary (home, @>]
`sound: Webstefs 1828 Dictionary |home, $1
`Sound: Encai‘ta® Online Encyclopedia, North American Edition home, ml
`Sound, The Sound: 1911 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica (home, E]
`M: Free Dictionary (J, E]
`M: Mnemonic Dictionary HIE, mg
`sound: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper |home, E]
`sound: LookWAYup Tmnslating Dictionaryfihesaurus home, @
`The Sound, sound: Dictionary/thesaurus |home, fll
`
`-o Ait (1 matching dictionary)
`32. Sound: Multimedia Glossary home, E]
`
`-> Business (7 matching dictionaries)
`33.
`34.
`35.
`36.
`37.
`38.
`39.
`
`sound: Webstefs New World Law Dictionary home, $1
`sound: Travel Industry Dictionary home, ml
`SOUND: Accounting Glossary home, mi
`sound: Glossary of Legal Tenns [home, @
`Sound: Construction Term Glossary home, $1
`The Sound, sound: Legal dictionary home, E3
`Sound: Accounting, Business Studies and Economics Dictionary home, ma]
`
`¢ Computing (3 matching dictionaries)
`40.
`41.
`42.
`
`M: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing [in mil
`sound: CNET lntemet Glossary Ehome, $1
`sound (speech), The Sound, sound: Encyclopedia gnome, info]
`
`o Line (2 matching dictionaries)
`43.
`sound: online medical dictionary home, 3
`44.
`The Sound, sound: Medical dictionary (home, fly]
`
`-r Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
`45. The Sound, sound: Idioms |home, fifl
`
`+ Science (2 matching dictionaries)
`
`mm, |.v we wllvvllvwiiiulv...
`reliable and sensib|emnre,,,
`thoroughmore
`healthymore,,,
`safe, or in good conditionmore
`sound sleep is one that is difficult to wake you
`fr0mrnme,,,
`‘ a sound punishment is severemore
`nounmore...
`mama,“
`Prcnnded by DICTIONARY
`
`Quick definitions from WordNel (sound)
`
`the particularauditory effect produced by a
`> noun:
`given cause ("The sound of rain on the roof")
`> noun:
`the subjective sensation of hearing something
`("He strained to hear the faint sounds")
`- noun:
`the sudden occurrence of an audible event
`("The sound awakened mem")
`- noun: a large ocean inlet or deep bay ("The main
`body of the sound ran parallel to the coast")
`> noun: mechanical vibrations transmitted by an
`elastic medium ("Failing trees make a sound in the
`forest even when no one is there to hear them")
`> noun:
`the audible part of a transmitted signal
`- noun: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger
`bodies of water
`> noun:
`(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech
`without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of
`some language
`> verb: appear in a certain way ("This sounds
`interesting’)
`- verb: give off a certain sound or sounds ("This
`record sounds scratchy")
`> verb: make a certain noise or sound
`> verb: cause to sound ("Sound the bell")
`> verb: announce by means of a sound ("Sound the
`alarm")
`> verb: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a
`sounding line
`> verb: utter with vibrating vocal chords
`- adjective: free from moral defect ('94 man of sound
`character")
`
`

`

`hm: //www onelook com/?w=sound&ls=a
`
`06/22/2015 09 25 22 AM
`
`46.
`47.
`
`Sound: Eric Weisstein's World of Physics home, @]
`sound: P|anetMath Encyclopedia Ihome, E]
`
`.. Slang (4 matching dictionaries)
`48.
`49.
`50.
`51.
`
`sound: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom home. mi
`Sound: Dublin Slang and Phrasebook home, E}
`The Sound: A Seattle Lexicon lhome, $1
`The Sound: Urban Dictionary home, E]
`
`-» Tech (10 matching dictionaries)
`52.
`sound: Glossary of Meteorology home, mi
`53.
`SOUND: Farrier& Hoofcare home, E]
`54.
`%: Explosives IE, @]
`55.
`SOUND: Lake and Water Word Glossary home, E}
`56.
`SOUND: NOISE CONTROL TERMS home, E}
`57.
`Sound: Glossary of Woodworking Terms lhome, E]
`58.
`sound: Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary ihome, ma]
`59.
`sound: Rane Professional Audio Reference home, $3
`60.
`sound: SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language home, ml
`61.
`Sound: Sweetwater Music home. E}
`
`financially secure and safe ("Sound
`
`cnaracler )
`> adjective:
`investments")
`in good condition; free from defect or
`- adjective:
`damage or decay ("A sound timber’)
`- adjective:
`thorough ('54 sound thrashing")
`> adjective: having legal efficacy or force ("A sound
`title to the property‘)
`> adjective:
`reflects weight of sound argument or
`evidence ("A sound argument")
`> adjective:
`in excellent physical condition (".4 sound
`mind in a sound body")
`- adjective:
`(of sleep) deep and complete ('94 sound
`sleeper")
`- adjective: exercising or showing good judgment (".4
`sound approach to the problem")
`- adverb: deeply or completely ("Slept soundly
`through the storm")
`> Word origin
`
`Phrases that include sound:
`
`sound barrier, sound effect, sound hole, sound pressure level, sound unit, more...
`
`Words similar to sound:
`audio, fathom, channel, qo, good, healthy, heavy, intelligent, leqal, levelheaded, phone, profound, reasoned, sounded, sounder, soundest,
`sounding, soundly, soundness, talking, more...
`
`Additional searches for sound...
`
`Search completed in 0.062 seconds.
`
`Home Reverse Dictionary Customize Browse Dictionaries
`
`Privacy Blog API Autocomplete service Help Link to us Word of the Day
`
`

`

`To:
`
`Subject:
`
`Sent:
`
`Sent As:
`
`Attachments:
`
`Panasonic Corporation (docketingtm@hdp.com)
`
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86424389 - HIGH RES SOUND - 9432-200564-
`
`6/22/2015 9:29:37 AM
`
`ECOM110@USPTO.GOV
`
`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
`
`IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING YOUR
`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION
`
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) HAS ISSUED
`ON 6/22/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86424389
`
`Please follow the instructions below:
`
`(cid:160)(
`
`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.”
`
`(cid:160)T
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)(
`
`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 6/22/2015 (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.
`
`(cid:160)D
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)(
`
`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.
`
`WARNING
`
`(cid:160)F
`
`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.
`
`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
`
`“fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
`
`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.
`
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)
`