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`Panasonic Corporation (HLUSDocketing@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87811774 - SOCKETS - N/A
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`5/5/2018 9:32:20 AM
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`ECOM116@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.   87811774
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`MARK: SOCKETS
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`     JAMES R. CADY
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`     HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
`         3 EMBARCADERO CENTER,
`SUITE 1500
`         SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94111
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`APPLICANT: Panasonic
`Corporation
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`*87811774*
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`GENERAL TRADEMARK
`INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/index.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`REFERENCE/DOCKET NO:     
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`CORRESPONDENT’S
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`CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL
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`ADDRESS:    
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`HLUSDocketing@hoganlovells.com
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`ISSUE/MAILING DATE: 5/5/2018
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`SUSPENSION NOTICE: NO RESPONSE NEEDED
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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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`The trademark examining attorney is suspending action on the application for the reason stated below.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.67; TMEP §§716 et
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`incurring this additional fee.    
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`NO CONFLICTING MARKS FOUND:   The trademark examining attorney has searched the USPTO’s database of registered and pending
`marks and has found no conflicting marks that would bar registration under Trademark Act Section 2(d).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C.
`§1052(d).
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`FOREIGN REGISTRATION:  Applicant is required to provide a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of a foreign
`registration from applicant’s country of origin that will be in force at the time the United States registration issues.   15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37
`C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii); In re Societe D’Exploitation de la Marque Le Fouquet’s , 67 USPQ2d 1784, 1788-89 (TTAB 2003); TMEP
`§§1003.04(a)-(b), 1004.01, 1004.01(a).  Action on this application is suspended until the USPTO receives a copy of such foreign registration or
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`proof of its renewal.  TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04(a)-(b), 1004.01(a).  If the foreign registration or renewal document is not in English, applicant
`must provide an English translation.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii); TMEP §1004.01(b).  Further, applicant should notify the trademark
`examining attorney in the event that the foreign application abandons or the foreign registration is not renewed.  See TMEP §§1003.08,
`1004.01(a).  In such case, applicant may amend the application to rely on another basis, if appropriate, and will retain the priority filing date, if
`applicable.  TMEP §§1003.08, 1004.01(a).
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`The USPTO will periodically conduct a status check of the application to determine whether suspension remains appropriate, and the trademark
`examining attorney will issue as needed an inquiry letter to applicant regarding the status of the matter on which suspension is based.  TMEP
`§§716.04, 716.05.  Applicant will be notified when suspension is no longer appropriate.  See TMEP §716.04.
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`No response to this notice is necessary; however, if applicant wants to respond, applicant should use the “Response to Suspension Inquiry or
`Letter of Suspension” form online at http://teasroa.uspto.gov/rsi/rsi.
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`/Kristina Morris/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 116
`571-272-5895
`kristina.morris@uspto.gov (informal queries only)
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`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 Trademark Electronic Application System (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 Corporation (HLUSDocketing@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87811774 - SOCKETS - N/A
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`5/5/2018 9:32:21 AM
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`ECOM116@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 5/5/2018 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO.87811774
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`(1)  TO READ THE LETTER:  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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`The 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)  QUESTIONS:  For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.  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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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:  Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.  These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.  Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.”   
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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.  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.”   For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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