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`Panasonic Cloud Management Service Europ ETC. (mcc@jolleylawgroup.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86533396 - NUBO - N/A
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`7/4/2015 9:49:58 AM
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`ECOM111@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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`*86533396*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86533396
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`ARK: NUBO
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) MICHAEL C. CERRATI
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) JOLLEY LAW GROUP, LLC
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) P.O. BOX 22230
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC 29925
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`APPLICANT: Panasonic Cloud Management Service Europ ETC.
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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)
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) mcc@jolleylawgroup.com
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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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`OFFICE ACTION
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 7/4/2015
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`NTRODUCTION
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`his Office action is in response to applicant’s communication filed on 6/18/2015 .
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`n a previous Office action(s) dated 5/19/2015, applicant was required to satisfy the following requirement(s):(cid:160) amend the identification of goods
`and/or services and comply with the multiple class application requirements if necessary.
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`he above requirements are continued and maintained and the following new issue(s) are presented below.
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`UMMARY OF ISSUES that applicant must address:
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`Identification of Services
`Multiple Class Application Requirements
`Partial Abandonment Advisory
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`DENTIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`his requirement only applies to class 35.
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`articular wording in the proposed amendment to the identification is not acceptable because it exceeds the scope of the identification in the
`application.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160) The original identification in the application, and any previously
`accepted amendments, remain operative for purposes of future amendment. (cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.07(d).
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`An acceptable identification of goods and/or services is required in an application.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6), 2.71(a); TMEP §§805, 1402.01.(cid:160)
`An applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods
`and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160) Scope is generally determined by the ordinary meaning of the
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`wording in the identification.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.07(a).(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`The application originally identified the goods and/or services as follows:(cid:160) “Import and export services, namely, transportation of the
`merchandise of others in the nature of electronic security and surveillance devices, namely, cameras, surveillance cameras, security cameras,
`motion detectors, ultrasonic wave detectors, microwave detectors and passive infrared detectors, smoke detectors, security devices for personal
`use, namely, personal security alarms, security equipment for surveillance of persons, buildings and transport, namely, cameras, surveillance
`cameras, security cameras, motion detectors, ultrasonic wave detectors, microwave detectors and passive infrared detectors, apparatus for
`recording, transmission or reproduction of sound and images; memory cards and SIM cards.”
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`owever, the proposed amendment identifies the goods and/or services as follows:(cid:160) “Import and export services in the field of electronic
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`security equipment and surveillance devices.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`This portion of the proposed amendment is beyond the scope of the original identification because the original identification only included
`transportation services in class 39 and not the very broadly worded import and export services.(cid:160) Also, the original services were limited to
`specific electronic security equipment and surveillance devices and deletion of such matter is also considered to be beyond the scope of the
`original application.
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`hus, the identification, incorporating this amendment, is not acceptable.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6), 2.71(a); TMEP §§805, 1402.01.
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`urther still, "import and export services" is indefinite and too broad because it could include import and export agency services in class 35 and
`import and export services related to transportation in class 39.(cid:160) See the note from the Trademark ID Manual Below:
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`035(cid:160)(cid:160) Import and export agencies
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`he word “agency/agencies” is required in the import/export IDs, because import and export agencies are businesses that assist
`in arranging for the shipping of goods for others, but do not actually provide transportation services themselves. IDs such as
`“import and export services” or “importing and exporting goods of others” would be indefinite, because the IDs are broad
`enough to encompass the transportation of goods in Class 39.
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`pplicant is advised that it cannot amend the identification of services to include import and export agency services in class 35 because such an
`amendment would be beyond the scope of the original identification in the application.
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`pplicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:
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`lass 35(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`"Mediation of contracts for purchase and sale of products; Import and export services in the field of electronic security
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`equipment and surveillance devices; Business consultation in the field of security, safety and crime control; Business advice and information" (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`"Import and export services, namely, transportation of the merchandise of others in the nature of electronic security
`Class 39(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`equipment and surveillance devices, namely, cameras, surveillance cameras, security cameras, motion detectors, ultrasonic wave
`detectors, microwave detectors and passive infrared detectors, smoke detectors, security devices for personal use, namely, personal
`security alarms, security equipment for surveillance of persons, buildings and transport, namely, cameras, surveillance cameras,
`security cameras, motion detectors, ultrasonic wave detectors, microwave detectors and passive infrared detectors, apparatus for
`recording, transmission or reproduction of sound and images, memory cards and SIM cards"
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`ee TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
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`f applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the goods and/or services, then applicant must amend the classification to International Classes
`9, 35, 39, and 45.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7), 2.85; TMEP §§805, 1401.
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`n applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods and/or services, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods
`and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.
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`or 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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`ULTIPLE – CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
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`he application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 4 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 3
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`class(es).(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
`each additional class.
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`he application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below
`for each international class based on Trademark Act Section 1(b):
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(2)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest
`numbered class.
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`Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule at
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/tm_fee_info.jsp).(cid:160) The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 4
`classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient for only 3 class(es).(cid:160) Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the
`classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
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`ee 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`or an overview of the requirements for a Section 1(b) multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark
`Electronic Application System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/multiclass.jsp.
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`he fee for adding classes to a TEAS Reduced Fee (RF) application is $275 per class.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(iii), 2.23(a).(cid:160) For information
`regarding the requirements for maintaining the lower TEAS RF fee and, if these requirements are not satisfied, for adding classes at a higher fee
`by TEAS and in a paper submission, please go to https://www-cms.uspto.gov/trademark/laws-regulations/how-satisfy-requirements-multiple-
`class-trademark-electronic-application.
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`HIS PARTIAL REFUSAL AND/OR REQUIREMENT APPLIES ONLY TO THE GOODS AND/OR SERVICES SPECIFIED THEREIN
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`f applicant does not respond to this Office action within the six-month period for response, the following goods and/or services in International
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`Class 35(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Class(es) 35 will be deleted from the application:(cid:160)(cid:160)
`"Import and export services in the field of electronic security equipment and surveillance devices" (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`The application will then proceed with the following goods and/or services in International Class(es) 9, 35, and 45 only:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`"Electronic security and surveillance devices, namely, cameras, surveillance cameras, security cameras, motion detectors,
`Class 9(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)
`ultrasonic wave detectors, microwave detectors and passive infrared detectors; smoke detectors; security devices for personal use, namely,
`personal security alarms; security equipment for surveillance of persons, buildings and transport, namely, cameras, surveillance cameras, security
`cameras, motion detectors, ultrasonic wave detectors, microwave detectors and passive infrared detectors; apparatus for recording, transmission
`or reproduction of sound and images; memory cards; SIM cards"
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`lass 35(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`"Mediation of contracts for purchase and sale of products; Business consultation in the field of security, safety and crime control;
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`Business advice and information" (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`"Identification verification services, namely, providing authentication of personal identification information; Control of building
`Class 45(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`environmental access and security systems; Monitoring of security systems; Security services, namely, providing security assessments of
`physical locations, information systems, and working environments; Surveillance services; Providing reconnaissance and surveillance services;
`Security guard services; Investigation of assets, credit reports, fiscal assessments, and collection reports for security or authentication purposes;
`Security inspection services for others; Providing information concerning homeland safety and security issues; Providing information in the field
`of personal physical security; Rental of security surveillance equipment; Advisory services in the field of home security systems; Providing
`information in the field of building security via the Internet; Security consultancy"
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`ee 37 C.F.R. §2.65(a)-(a)(1); TMEP §718.02(a).
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`ESPONSE GUIDELINES
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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. §§2.62(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,
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`o expedite prosecution of the application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action online via the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS), which is available at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/index.jsp.(cid:160) If applicant has technical questions about the
`TEAS
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`applicant
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/e_filing_tips.jsp and e-mail technical questions to TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`TEAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL
`REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:(cid:160) Applicants who filed their application
`online using the lower-fee TEAS Plus or TEAS RF application form must (1) file certain documents online using TEAS, including responses to
`Office actions (see TMEP §§819.02(b), 820.02(b) for a complete list of these documents); (2) maintain a valid e-mail correspondence address;
`and (3) agree to receive correspondence from the USPTO by e-mail throughout the prosecution of the application.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b),
`2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.(cid:160) TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of
`$50 per international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.(cid:160) However, in certain
`situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone without
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`incurring this additional fee.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/Q Queen/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 111
`571-272-6695
`Esther.Queen@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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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Sent As:
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`Attachments:
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`Panasonic Cloud Management Service Europ ETC. (mcc@jolleylawgroup.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86533396 - NUBO - N/A
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`7/4/2015 9:49:59 AM
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`ECOM111@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 7/4/2015 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86533396
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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 7/4/2015 (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.
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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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