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`Panasonic Corporation (trademark@hsml.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87798979 - AUDIO CENTER - 20651.51US01
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`4/9/2019 7:41:36 PM
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`ECOM102@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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`*87798979*
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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.   87798979
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`           
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`MARK: AUDIO
`CENTER
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`CORRESPONDENT
`ADDRESS:
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`       SARAH G.
`VOELLER
`  
`       HAMRE,
`SCHUMANN,
`MUELLER & LARSON,
`P.C.
`         45 SOUTH
`SEVENTH STREET,
`SUITE 2700
`           MINNEAPOLIS, MN
`55402
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`APPLICANT: Panasonic
`Corporation
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`CORRESPONDENT’S
`REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`NO:       
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`  20651.51US01
`CORRESPONDENT
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`E-MAIL ADDRESS:   
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`trademark@hsml.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.   A RESPONSE
`TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE TRADEMARK ELECTRONIC APPLICATION SYSTEM (TEAS) MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE
`MIDNIGHT EASTERN TIME OF THE LAST DAY OF THE RESPONSE PERIOD.
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/9/2019
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`  See 37 C.F.R. §2.80.  However, approval of the application has
`This application was approved for publication on January 17, 2109.
`been withdrawn to address the issue below.  See TMEP §706.01.  The trademark examining attorney apologizes for any inconvenience this may
`cause applicant.
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`SECTION 2(e)(1) REFUSAL - MERELY DESCRIPTIVE
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`The applicant’s mark is AUDIO CENTER for “Downloadable application software for audio apparatus for controlling music reproduction,”
`with a disclaimer of “audio.”
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`Registration is refused because the applied-for mark merely describes a characteristic, feature or purpose of applicant’s goods.Trademark Act
`Section 2(e)(1), 15 U.S.C. §1052(e)(1); see TMEP §§1209.01(b), 1209.03 et seq.
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`In addition to being merely descriptive, the applied-for mark appears to be generic in connection with the identified goods and, therefore,
`incapable of functioning as a source-identifier for applicant’s goods.  In re Gould Paper Corp., 834 F.2d 1017, 5 USPQ2d 1110 (Fed. Cir. 1987);
`In re Empire Tech. Dev. LLC, 123 USPQ2d 1544 (TTAB 2017); see TMEP §§1209.01(c) et seq., 1209.02(a).  Under these circumstances,
`neither an amendment to proceed under Trademark Act Section 2(f) nor an amendment to the Supplemental Register can be recommended.  See
`TMEP §1209.01(c).
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`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.  TMEP §1209.01(b); see, e.g., In re TriVita, Inc., 783 F.3d 872, 874, 114 USPQ2d 1574, 1575 (Fed. Cir. 2015) (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
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`USPQ2d 1420, 1421 (Fed. Cir. 2005) (citing Estate of P.D. Beckwith, Inc. v. Comm’r of Patents , 252 U.S. 538, 543 (1920)).  
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`“Whether consumers could guess what the product [or service] is from consideration of the mark alone is not the test.”   In re Am. Greetings
`Corp., 226 USPQ 365, 366 (TTAB 1985).  The question is not whether someone presented only with the mark could guess what the goods
`and/or services are, but “whether someone who knows what the goods and[/or] services are will understand the mark to convey information
`about them.”   DuoProSS Meditech Corp. v. Inviro Med. Devices, Ltd., 695 F.3d 1247, 1254, 103 USPQ2d 1753, 1757 (Fed. Cir. 2012) (quoting
`In re Tower Tech, Inc., 64 USPQ2d 1314, 1316-17 (TTAB 2002)); In re Mueller Sports. Med., Inc., 126 USPQ2d 1584, 1587 (TTAB 2018).
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`An AUDIO CENTER appears to be a central location that provides tools for controlling an audio function of particular goods.  For example, the
`applicant’s software provides a centralized location for controlling music reproduction using an audio apparatus.   The attached evidence
`collected from various third party websites shows that other electronics companies use the terminology “audio center” to refer to the same such
`centralized locations for programming or controlling audio functions of the goods.  For example, the ALO Audio Center software application, “is
`a reliable application that offers you professional tools for editing audio files and copying them onto discs. The application supports several audio
`file formats and can even extract the sound stream from video clips. Moreover, the software can process the input files in a short time and allows
`you to customize them in many aspects.” See https://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Audio-Editors-Recorders/ALO-Audio-
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`Center.shtml.   
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`Two major reasons for not protecting descriptive marks are (1) to prevent the owner of a descriptive mark from inhibiting competition in the
`marketplace and (2) to avoid the possibility of costly infringement suits brought by the trademark or service mark owner.  In re Abcor Dev.
`Corp., 588 F.2d 811, 813, 200 USPQ 215, 217 (C.C.P.A. 1978); TMEP §1209.  Businesses and competitors should be free to use descriptive
`language when describing their own goods and/or services to the public in advertising and marketing materials.  See In re Styleclick.com Inc., 58
`USPQ2d 1523, 1527 (TTAB 2001).
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`In conclusion, registration is denied because the mark merely describes the applicant’s goods.
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`Although applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal by submitting evidence and arguments in support
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`of registration.
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`If applicant responds to the refusal applicant must also respond to the requirement set forth below.
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`INFORMATION ABOUT GOODS/SERVICES REQUIRED
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`Due to the descriptive nature of the applied-for mark, applicant must provide the following information and documentation regarding the goods
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`and/or services and wording appearing in the mark:  
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`(1)       
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`Fact sheets, instruction manuals, brochures, advertisements and pertinent screenshots of applicant’s website as it relates to the
`goods and/or services in the application, including any materials using the terms in the applied-for mark.  Merely stating that
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`information about the goods and/or services is available on applicant’s website is insufficient to make the information of record.;   
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`(2)       
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`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.  If the goods and/or services feature new technology and information
`regarding competing goods and/or services is not available, applicant must provide a detailed factual description of the goods
`and/or services.  Factual information about the goods must make clear how they operate, salient features, and prospective
`customers and channels of trade.  For 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.  Conclusory statements will not satisfy this
`requirement.; and
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`(3)       
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`Applicant must respond to the following questions:  Do applicant’s competitors use Audio Center to advertise similar goods
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`and/or services?  Who is the typical consumer of applicant’s goods and/or services?    
`See 37 C.F.R. §2.61(b); TMEP §§814, 1402.01(e).  
`TMEP §814.   
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`Failure to comply with a request for information is grounds for refusing registration.  In re Harley, 119 USPQ2d 1755, 1757-58 (TTAB 2016);
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`RESPONSE GUIDELINES
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`For this application to proceed, applicant must explicitly address each refusal and/or requirement in this Office action.  For a refusal, applicant
`may provide written arguments and evidence against the refusal, and may have other response options if specified above.  For a requirement,
`applicant should set forth the changes or statements.  Please see “ Responding to Office Actions” and the informational video “Response to
`Office Action” for more information and tips on responding.
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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.     
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`/rscb/
`Robin S. Chosid-Brown
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 102
`571-272-9252
`robin.chosid-brown@uspto.gov
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`TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:   Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.   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. 
`For technical assistance with online forms, e-mail TEAS@uspto.gov.  For questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.  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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`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 an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).  If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.  
`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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/.   Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen.   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.   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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