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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86816519 - REV & RIDE KIT - 55210/855
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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) 86816519
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`TO AVOID ABANDONMENT OF APPLICANT’S TRADEMARK APPLICATION, THE USPTO MUST RECEIVE APPLICANT’S
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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
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`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)
`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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`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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`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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`ISCLAIMER
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`pplicant must disclaim the wording “KIT” because it merely describes an ingredient, quality, characteristic, function, feature, purpose, or use
`of applicant’s goods and/or services, and thus is an unregistrable component of the mark. (cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1052(e)(1), 1056(a); 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)); TMEP §§1213, 1213.03(a).(cid:160) As evidenced by the identification of goods,
`applicant’s goods will comprise a kit.
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`pplicant should submit a disclaimer in the following standardized format:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “KIT” apart from the mark as shown.
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`or an overview of disclaimers and instructions on how to satisfy this disclaimer requirement online using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS) form, please go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/law/disclaimer.jsp.
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`he following cases further explain the disclaimer requirement:(cid:160) Dena Corp. v. Belvedere Int’l Inc ., 950 F.2d 1555, 21 USPQ2d 1047 (Fed. Cir.
`1991); In re Brown-Forman Corp., 81 USPQ2d 1284 (TTAB 2006); In re Kraft, Inc., 218 USPQ 571 (TTAB 1983).
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`f applicant does not provide the required disclaimer, the USPTO may refuse to register the entire mark.(cid:160) See In re Stereotaxis Inc., 429 F.3d
`1039, 1040-41, 77 USPQ2d 1087, 1088-89 (Fed. Cir. 2005); TMEP §1213.01(b).
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`DENTIFICATION OF GOODS
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`pplicant must amend the identification of goods by clarifying the exact nature of the goods where indicated below.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`he wording “MICROSC” in the identification of goods is a registered mark not owned by applicant. (cid:160) See attached copy of U.S. Registration
`No. 3816439.(cid:160) An applicant may not use a registered mark owned by another party in the identification.(cid:160) A registered mark indicates origin in
`one party and cannot be used to define goods or services that originate in a party other than the registrant.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.09; see Camloc
`Fastener Corp. v. Grant, 119 USPQ 264, 264 n.1 (TTAB 1958).(cid:160) In addition, the wording “PNY” identifies an American manufacturer of flash
`memory cards.(cid:160) See attached evidence.[1](cid:160) Therefore, applicant must amend the identification of goods to delete the wording “PNY MICROSC”
`and substitute the common commercial or generic name of the goods.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Applicant may adopt the following wording, if accurate:
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`A kit comprised of a wearable camera/camcorder, lenses therefore and also including a water floating strap, blank flash memory card, and
`mounting devices in the nature of bike/handlebar mount, strap mount, helmet mount, tripod mount, and universal mount, in INT. CLASS
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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. 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. See TMEP §1402.04.
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`pplicant is encouraged to telephone the assigned trademark examining attorney to resolve the issues raised in this Office action.
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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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`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
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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
`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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`[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PNY_Technologies
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`11133438
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`MIcR0S0
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`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`3S1S43S
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`Date Registered
`2010101113
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`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[53 woR3S, LETTERS, AN0x0R NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`Dvmer
`S0—3c, LLc LIMITED LIABILITY c0MpANY SELAWARE 1209 Orange Street
`Wilmington DELHWHRE l98Ul
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`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`U21 U23 U26 U36 038.
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`G & 8:
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`integrated circuit memory cards;
`data storage media, namely,
`integrated circuits; semiconductors; electronic integrated circuit
`memory card readers and writers; personal computers; audio recorders,
`namely, digital audio recorders, mp3 recorders, silicon audio
`recorders, audio players, namely, digital audio players, mp3 players,
`silicon audio players, video recorders, namely, digital video
`recorders, digital video cameras, digital camcorders, digital still
`cameras, digital photo viewers, digital cameras, video cameras, DVD
`recorders, DVD players, voice recorders, namely, digital voice
`recorders, digital voice memo, all using IC memory cards; computer
`game players, namely, computer game equipment containing memory
`devices, namely,
`integrated circuit memory cards; printers for
`computers, daisy'wheel printers, dot matrix printers,
`impact laser
`printers, color printers, video printers,
`ink jet printers, bubble jet
`printers; mobile telephones;
`television sets; satellite global
`positioning systems [GPS]:
`integrated circuit memory cards:
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`devices for computers, namely, USE readers and writers, pc card
`readers and writers, cardbus readers and writers, modem card,
`connectivity card, networking card and TV tuner card readers and
`writers; movie projectors and data projectors, namely, LCD projectors,
`movie projectors, digital photo projectors, multimedia projectors,
`portable media players; personal digital assistants: memory card
`adapters;
`integrated circuit memory cards recorded with music,
`magazines, advertising, promotional material and manuals, books,
`dictionaries, encyclopedias and photographs: sound recordings
`featuring music and advertising, video recordings featuring music,
`advertising, promotional material and manuals, books, dictionaries and
`encyclopedias; audio visual recordings featuring music and animation.
`First Use: 2005/O6/DO. First Use In Commerce: 2005/OEHOO.
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`Prior Registratian(s)
`238440?;2TT283l;35985T5;AND OTHERS
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`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of stylized word "microSD".
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`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`2oo9xo5x11
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`Examining Attorney
`HERMAN RUSS
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`Attorney of Record
`Pamela M. Deese, Esq.
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`PNY Technologies, Inc is an American manufacturer of flash memory cards, USB flash drives, solid state drives, memory upgrade modules,
`portable battery chargers, computer locks, cables, chargers, adapters, as well as consumer and professional graphics cards, The company is
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`headquartered in Parsippany—Troy Hills, New Jersey
`PNY stands for Paris, New York, as they used to distribute their memory modules from Paris, France to New York
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`To emphasize its expansion into manufacturing new forms of memory and complementary products, me company changed its name in 1997 to PNY
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`Pfini:Feh14,2fl1B
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`TTT3343B
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`11133438
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`Status
`REGISTERED
`
`Word Mark
`MIcR0S0
`
`Standard Character Merit
`No
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`Registration Number
`3S1S43S
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`Date Registered
`2010101113
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`Type of Marin
`TRADEMARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[53 woR3S, LETTERS, AN0x0R NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`Dvmer
`S0—3c, LLc LIMITED LIABILITY c0MpANY SELAWARE 1209 Orange Street
`Wilmington DELHWHRE l98Ul
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`Goodsfserviees
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`
`IC 009.
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`US
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`U21 U23 U26 U36 038.
`
`G & 8:
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`integrated circuit memory cards;
`data storage media, namely,
`integrated circuits; semiconductors; electronic integrated circuit
`memory card readers and writers; personal computers; audio recorders,
`namely, digital audio recorders, mp3 recorders, silicon audio
`recorders, audio players, namely, digital audio players, mp3 players,
`silicon audio players, video recorders, namely, digital video
`recorders, digital video cameras, digital camcorders, digital still
`cameras, digital photo viewers, digital cameras, video cameras, DVD
`recorders, DVD players, voice recorders, namely, digital voice
`recorders, digital voice memo, all using IC memory cards; computer
`game players, namely, computer game equipment containing memory
`devices, namely,
`integrated circuit memory cards; printers for
`computers, daisy'wheel printers, dot matrix printers,
`impact laser
`printers, color printers, video printers,
`ink jet printers, bubble jet
`printers; mobile telephones;
`television sets; satellite global
`positioning systems [GPS]:
`integrated circuit memory cards:
`interface
`
`.1.
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`

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`Pfint:Feh14,2fl1B
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`TTT3343B
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`devices for computers, namely, USE readers and writers, pc card
`readers and writers, cardbus readers and writers, modem card,
`connectivity card, networking card and TV tuner card readers and
`writers; movie projectors and data projectors, namely, LCD projectors,
`movie projectors, digital photo projectors, multimedia projectors,
`portable media players; personal digital assistants: memory card
`adapters;
`integrated circuit memory cards recorded with music,
`magazines, advertising, promotional material and manuals, books,
`dictionaries, encyclopedias and photographs: sound recordings
`featuring music and advertising, video recordings featuring music,
`advertising, promotional material and manuals, books, dictionaries and
`encyclopedias; audio visual recordings featuring music and animation.
`First Use: 2005/O6/DO. First Use In Commerce: 2005/OEHOO.
`
`Prior Registratian(s)
`238440?;2TT283l;35985T5;AND OTHERS
`
`Description of Mark
`The mark consists of stylized word "microSD".
`
`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
`
`Filing Date
`2oo9xo5x11
`
`Examining Attorney
`HERMAN RUSS
`
`Attorney of Record
`Pamela M. Deese, Esq.
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`Panasonic Corporation of North America (ptodocket@arelaw.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86816519 - REV & RIDE KIT - 55210/855
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`2/14/2016 7:30:22 AM
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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 2/14/2016 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86816519
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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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 2/14/2016 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
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`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)
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