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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (DCPTOTrademarkMail@hoganlovells.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87214667 - TECHNICS - 1P3518.01083
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`10/05/18 10:08:10 AM
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`ecomitu@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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`     U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.             
`     APPLICANT:   PANASONIC CORPORATION
`           CORRESPONDENT’S ADDRESS :
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`87214667
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`87214667
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`  Julia Anne Matheson
`  Hogan Lovells US LLP
`  555 13th Street NW
`  Washington DC 20004
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`TECHNICS
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`            MARK:            
`        CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO.    1P3518.01083            CORRESPONDENT’S EMAIL ADDRESS :   DCPTOTrademarkMail@hoganlovells.com
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`INTENT-TO-USE OFFICE ACTION
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 10/5/2018
`U.S. Serial Number  87214667
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`On September 25, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) received a request to amend the application filing basis
`to delete Section 1(b) and rely on Section 44(e) as the sole basis for registration.  15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1127(e).  The application currently
`specifies both a filing basis under Trademark Act Section 1 and reliance on a foreign registration(s) under Section 44(e).  However,
`applicant is notified that, the foreign registration on which this application is based will expire on October 16, 2018.  The foreign registration
`must be in force at the time the United States issues a registration based on that foreign registration.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(iii); In re Societe
`D’Exploitation de la Marque Le Fouquet’s , 67 USPQ2d 1784, 1788-89 (TTAB 2003); TMEP §1004.01(a).
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`Therefore, applicant must provide a certificate of renewal or other certification from the intellectual property office of the foreign country or a
`copy of the foreign registration that shows that the foreign registration has been renewed and will be in force at the time the registration
`issues in the United States.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(iii); TMEP §1004.01(a).  If the certificate of renewal or other certification is not written in
`English, applicant must also provide an English translation.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(iii); TMEP §1004.01(a)-(b).  The translation should
`be signed by the translator.  See TMEP §1004.01(b).
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`Applicant must respond within thirty (30) days from the issuance date of this letter or before the expiration of the current time period for filing
`a statement of use or request for extension of time to file a statement of use.
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`If applicant does not respond to this letter within the time provided, the request to delete Section 1(b) filing basis will not be processed. 
`Rather, the Section 44(e) filing basis will be deleted and the application will remain based solely on Section 1.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1);
`TMEP §806.04.  As a result, and to avoid abandonment, applicant must continue to file requests for extension of time to file a statement of
`use or file a statement of use within the six-month period after the issuance of the notice of allowance or before expiration of a previously
`granted extension period.  37 C.F.R. §§2.88(a)-(b), 2.89(a)-(b).
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`If more time is required to secure the foreign renewal certificate or the applicant no longer intends to maintain the Section 1(b) filing basis,
`applicant may file a petition to the Director to delete the Section 1(b) basis immediately and restore jurisdiction to the examining attorney to
`suspend the application to await the renewal for the foreign registration.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.146.  Applicant may not reinsert the Section 1(b)
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`filing basis.
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`Please call the undersigned with any questions.
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`/Lynette Patterson/
`Paralegal Specialist
`Office of Trademark Services
`ITU/Divisional Unit
`Phone - (571) 272-9507
`lynette.patterson@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:   Use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Post-Approval/Publication/Post-Notice of
`Allowance (NOA) Amendment Form http://teas.uspto.gov/office/ppa/.  Please wait 48-72 hours from the issue/mailing date before using
`TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application.  For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  E-
`mail communications will not be accepted as responses to Office actions; therefore, do not respond to this Office action by e-
`mail.  All informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`WHO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:  It must be personally signed by (1) an individual applicant; (2) someone with legal authority to bind
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants); or (3) an authorized attorney, if one is appointed to represent
`applicant.  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the response.
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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:  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.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b), 2.23(b); TMEP
`§§819, 820.  TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of $125 per
`class of goods and/or services.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.  However, in certain situations, TEAS
`Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone or e-mail without
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`incurring this additional fee.   
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION:   To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.   Please keep a copy of the complete status screen.   If TSDR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199.   For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`TO UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:  Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED ITU STAFF MEMBER
`IDENTIFIED ABOVE.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`PANASONIC CORPORATION (DCPTOTrademarkMail@hoganlovells.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87214667 - TECHNICS - 1P3518.01083
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`10/05/18 10:08:10 AM
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`ecomitu@uspto.gov
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`IMPORTANT NOTICE
`USPTO OFFICE ACTION HAS ISSUED ON 10/05/2018 FOR
`APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 87214667
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`Please follow the instructions below to continue the prosecution of your application:
`VIEW OFFICE ACTION: Click on this link
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`access the Office action.
`PLEASE NOTE: The Office action may not be immediately available but will be viewable within 24 hours of this notification.
`RESPONSE MAY BE REQUIRED: You should carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required, (2) how to
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`Do NOT hit 'Reply' to this e-mail notification, or otherwise attempt to e-mail your response, as the USPTO does NOT accept e-mailed
`responses. Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System response form
`at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm.
`HELP: For technical assistance in accessing the Office action, please e-mail tsdr@uspto.gov. Please contact the assigned examining attorney
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`2. Failure to file any required response by the applicable deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.
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