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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86794529 - ÔRA - 55210/852
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`2/12/2016 5:43:27 PM
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`ECOM115@USPTO.GOV
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO)
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`OFFICE ACTION (OFFICIAL LETTER) ABOUT APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86794529
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) HOLLY PEKOWSKY
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) AMSTER ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP
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`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`APPLICANT: Panasonic Corporation of North America
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`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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`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: 2/12/2016
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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)
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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
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`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`SEARCH OF OFFICE RECORDS
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`The trademark examining attorney has searched the Office’s database of registered and pending marks and has found no conflicting marks that
`would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`DENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF SERVICES
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`pplicant must amend the identification of services by clarifying the exact nature of the services and classify the services accordingly.(cid:160) See
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`pplicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate (suggested amendments shown in bold type):(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Application service provider featuring application programming interface (API) software for environmental monitoring, control,
`and automation, and managing IoT (Internet of Things) endpoint devices; computer services, namely, expanding a socially connected
`lifestyle by providing a website featuring technology that enables users to link personal home activities with mobile devices, in
`INT. CLASS 42;
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`Monitoring of smart home/smart building systems, namely, systems for the control and management of the environment within the
`home, office and buildings and security systems for protection of property and individuals, in INT. CLASS 45.
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`See TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.
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`n applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the services, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the 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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`ARK DESCRIPTION
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`pplicant must submit an accurate and concise description of the literal and design elements in the mark.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.37; see TMEP
`§§808.01, 808.02.(cid:160) The following is suggested, if accurate:
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`The mark consists of the wording “ORA” where an outer circle encloses the letter “O” and a chevron pointing upwards appears
`above the letter “O”.
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`IGNIFICANCE OF WORDING
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`pplicant must specify whether the wording “ORA” has any significance in applicant’s trade or industry or as applied to the goods and/or
`services described in the application, or if such wording is a “term of art” within applicant’s industry.
`(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §814.
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`ailure to respond to a request for information is an additional ground for refusing registration.(cid:160) See In re Cheezwhse.com, Inc., 85 USPQ2d
`1917, 1919 (TTAB 2008); In re DTI P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d 1699, 1701 (TTAB 2003); TMEP §814.
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`EQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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`o permit proper examination of the application, applicant must submit additional information about the goods and services.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.61(b); In re AOP LLC, 107 USPQ2d 1644, 1650-51 (TTAB 2013); In re Cheezwhse.com, Inc., 85 USPQ2d 1917, 1919 (TTAB 2008); In re
`Planalytics, Inc., 70 USPQ2d 1453, 1457-58 (TTAB 2004); TMEP §814.(cid:160) The requested information should include fact sheets, instruction
`manuals, brochures, and/or advertisements.(cid:160) If these materials are unavailable, applicant should submit similar documentation for goods and
`services of the same type, explaining how its own product or services will differ.(cid:160) If the goods and services feature new technology and no
`information regarding competing goods and services is available, applicant must provide a detailed factual description of the goods and services.
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`actual information about the goods must make clear how they operate, salient features, and prospective customers and channels of trade.(cid:160) For
`the services, the factual information must make clear what the services are and how they are rendered, salient features, and prospective
`customers and channels of trade.(cid:160) Conclusory statements will not satisfy this requirement for information.
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`ailure to comply with a request for information can be grounds for refusing registration.(cid:160) In re AOP LLC, 107 USPQ2d at 1651; In re DTI
`P’ship LLP , 67 USPQ2d at 1701-02; TMEP §814.(cid:160) Merely stating that information about the goods and services is available on applicant’s
`website is an inappropriate response to a request for additional information and is insufficient to make the relevant information of record.(cid:160) See In
`re Planalytics, Inc., 70 USPQ2d at 1457-58.
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`ELEPHONE FOR ASSISTANCE
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`f the applicant has any questions or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned examining attorney.
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`/Alicia Collins Edwards/
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`Trademark Examinig Attorney
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office
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`Law Office 115
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`571-272-9147
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`alicia.edwards@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)
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`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
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`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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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86794529 - ÔRA - 55210/852
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`2/12/2016 5:43:28 PM
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`ECOM115@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 2/12/2016 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86794529
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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 2/12/2016 (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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