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`Panasonic Corporation (hmccarty@hsml.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87951037 - DRIVING PROGRESS, MOVING PEOPLE -
`8279.1958US0
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`10/1/2018 2:48:51 PM
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`ECOM101@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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`*87951037*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS
`LETTER:
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION
`SERIAL NO.   87951037
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`MARK:
`DRIVING
`PROGRESS, MOVING
`PEOPLE
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`G.
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`HAMRE,
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`SOUTH
`STREET,
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`CORRESPONDENT
`ADDRESS:
`          SARAH
`VOELLER
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`SCHUMANN,
`MUELLER & LARSON,
`P.C.
`         45
`SEVENTH
`SUITE 2700
`           MINNEAPOLIS, MN
`55402
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`APPLICANT: Panasonic
`Corporation
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`CORRESPONDENT’S
`REFERENCE/DOCKET
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`  8279.1958US0
`CORRESPONDENT E-
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`MAIL ADDRESS:       
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`hmccarty@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: 10/1/2018
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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 incurring
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`this additional fee.      
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`The referenced application and the 6/21/2018 Preliminary Amendment  has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney. 
`Applicant must respond timely and completely to the issue(s) below.  15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`SEARCH OF OFFICE RECORDS (Advisory)
`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).  TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`Applicant should note the issue(s) and requirement(s) set forth below.
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`FOREIGN REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT
`The application specifies both an intent to use basis under Trademark Act Section 1(b) and a claim of priority under Section 44(d) based on a
`foreign application.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2), (a)(4).  However, no copy of a foreign registration has been
`provided even though the application indicates applicant’s intent to rely on Section 44(e) as an additional basis for registration.  See 15 U.S.C.
`§1126(e).
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`An application with a Section 44(e) basis must include a true copy, photocopy, certification, or certified copy of a foreign registration from an
`applicant’s country of origin.  15 U.S.C. §1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§1004, 1004.01, 1016.  In addition, an applicant’s country
`of origin must be a party to a convention or treaty relating to trademarks to which the United States is also a party, or must extend reciprocal
`registration rights to nationals of the United States by law.  15 U.S.C. §1126(b); TMEP §§1002.01, 1004.
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`Therefore, applicant must provide a copy of the foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin when it becomes available.  TMEP
`§1003.04(a).  A copy of a foreign registration must consist of a document issued to an applicant by, or certified by, the intellectual property office
`in applicant’s country of origin.  TMEP §1004.01.  If applicant’s country of origin does not issue registrations or Madrid Protocol certificates of
`extension of protection, applicant may submit a copy of the Madrid Protocol international registration that shows that protection of the
`international registration has been extended to applicant’s country of origin.  TMEP §1016.  In addition, applicant must also provide an English
`translation if the foreign registration is not written in English.  37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §1004.01(a)-(b).  The translation should be
`signed by the translator.  TMEP §1004.01(b).
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`If the foreign registration has not yet issued, or applicant requires additional time to procure a copy of the foreign registration (and English
`translation, as appropriate), applicant should so inform the trademark examining attorney and request that the U.S. application be suspended until
`a copy of the foreign registration is available.  TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04(b).
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`If applicant cannot satisfy the requirements of a Section 44(e) basis, applicant may request that the mark be approved for publication based solely
`on the Section 1(b) basis.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b), 1003.04(b).  Although the
`mark may be approved for publication on the Section 1(b) basis, it will not register until an acceptable allegation of use has been filed.  See 15
`U.S.C. §1051(c)-(d); 37 C.F.R. §§2.76, 2.88; TMEP §1103.  Please note that, if the U.S. application satisfied the requirements of Section 44(d) as
`of the U.S. application filing date, applicant may retain the priority filing date under Section 44(d) without perfecting the Section 44(e) basis,
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`provided there is a continuing valid basis for registration.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(3)-(4); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b).  
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`Alternatively, applicant has the option to amend the application to rely solely on the Section 44(e) basis and request deletion of the Section 1(b)
`basis.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b)(1); TMEP §806.04.  The foreign registration alone may serve as the basis for obtaining a U.S. registration.  See 37
`C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3); TMEP §806.01(d).
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`FOREIGN APPLICATION NOT FROM APPLICANT’S COUNTRY OF ORIGIN   (Advisory)
`The application specifies both a basis under Trademark Act Section 1 and a claim of priority under Section 44(d) and indicates that applicant
`intends to rely on the foreign registration that will issue from its foreign application as a basis for registration under Section 44(e).  See 15 U.S.C.
`§§1051(a), (b), 1126(d), (e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(1)-(2), (a)(4); TMEP §1003.04(a).  To obtain registration under Section 44(e) based on a foreign
`registration that will issue from the foreign application relied on for priority, the country in which the foreign application was filed must be the
`applicant’s country of origin.  See 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §§1002.01, 1002.02, 1002.04.  Under Section 44(c), “country of origin” is
`defined as the country in which an applicant (1) is domiciled, (2) has a bona fide and effective industrial or commercial establishment, or (3) is a
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`national.  15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §1002.04.  
`In the present case, the U.S. application shows that applicant has a domicile in Japan, but the foreign application was filed in European Union.  
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`Because applicant’s domicile is in a country different from the country in which the foreign application was filed, and from which the foreign
`registration will issue, applicant will need to establish that this country is applicant’s country of origin as of the date of issuance of the foreign
`registration.  See 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §§1002.02, 1002.04.  This requirement may be satisfied by providing the following written
`statement for the record, once the foreign registration issues:  “ Applicant has had a bona fide and effective industrial or commercial
`establishment in European Union as of the date of issuance of the foreign registration.”   TMEP §1002.04.
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`If applicant will not be able to assert that the country in which the foreign registration has issued is applicant’s country of origin, registration
`under Section 44(e) will be refused.  See 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §1002.01-.02.  In that case, applicant may delete the Section 44(e) basis and
`rely solely on Section 1(b) as a basis.  See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b); TMEP §806.04.  However, applicant may still
`retain the priority filing date under Section 44(d) without perfecting the Section 44(e) basis, if applicant’s U.S. application satisfied the
`requirements of Section 44(d) as of the U.S. application filing date and applicant has a continuing valid basis for registration.  See 37 C.F.R.
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`§2.35(b)(3)-(4); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.03(h).     
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`IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION
`Applicant has provided the following identification and classification of goods and/ or services in its application:
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`Batteries; Electric batteries for vehicles; Battery chargers; Power amplifiers for automotive audio system; Car audio apparatus;
`Class 9:          
`Audio and visual equipment for vehicles, namely, radios, audio and video players, televisions, displays and speakers; Rearview cameras
`for vehicles; Rearview monitors for vehicles; Speakers for automotive audio and video systems; Subwoofers for automotive audio and video
`systems; In-vehicle cameras; Navigation apparatus for vehicles (on-board computers); Car navigation systems; Mobile computer terminals
`for navigation; Protection films for use on screens of navigation apparatus; Remote controllers for navigation apparatus; Stands for
`navigation apparatus; Cables for navigation apparatus; Devices for electronic toll collecting for automobiles; Downloadable computer
`software featuring electronic maps for navigation purposes; Vehicle detectors for use in electronic toll collection systems; In-vehicle devices
`for use in electronic toll collection systems; Sensors; Computer hardware and software for operation and control of automonous-driving
`vehicles; Electronic control units for vehicles; Electronic control units for smart keys for vehicles; Electronic control units for in-vehicle
`cameras; Integrated dynamics-control modules for electronic control of vehicles; Electronic control units for vehicle batteries; Head-up
`displays for vehicles; Sonars; Digital panel meters; Computer hardware and software for electronic driving assistance systems; Computer
`hardware and software for e-cockpit systems in vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods
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`Electric vehicles; Automobiles; Motors and engines for land vehicles; Electric motors for land vehicles; Motorcycles;
`Class 12:        
`Autonomous emergency brake systems for vehicles; Brake systems for vehicles; Electronic mirrors for vehicles; Vehicle mirrors; Anti-theft
`devices for vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods
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`Computer software design, Computer programming; Maintenance of computer software; Technical advice relating to operation
`Class 42:        
`of computers, automobiles and other machines, apparatus and instruments; Cartography and mapping services; Technical advice relating
`to operation and control of automonous-driving vehicles; Design, development and maintenance of computer systems and software for
`operation and control of automonous-driving vehicles; Software as a service (SaaS) for operation and control of automonous-driving
`vehicles; Cloud computing; Cartography and mapping by survey
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`The wording shown above in bolded text in the identification of goods and services is unacceptable as indefinite because it is too broad and could
`include goods and services in other international classes, specifically, "Car audio apparatus; Audio and visual equipment for vehicles, namely,
`radios, audio and video players, televisions, displays and speakers," "Rearview monitors for vehicles," "Navigation apparatus for vehicles (on-
`board computers); Car navigation systems," "Protection films for use on screens of navigation apparatus," "Stands for navigation apparatus;
`Cables for navigation apparatus; Devices for electronic toll collecting for automobiles; Downloadable computer software featuring electronic
`maps for navigation purposes," "In-vehicle devices for use in electronic toll collection systems; Sensors," "Electronic control units for vehicles;
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`Electronic control units for smart keys for vehicles; Electronic control units for in-vehicle cameras," "Electronic control units for vehicle
`batteries; Head-up displays for vehicles," "Digital panel meters; Computer hardware and software for electronic driving assistance systems;
`Computer hardware and software for e-cockpit systems in vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods," "Electric vehicles," "Electronic
`mirrors for vehicles; Vehicle mirrors," "Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods," "Technical advice relating to operation of computers,
`automobiles and other machines, apparatus and instruments," "Technical advice relating to operation and control of automonous-driving vehicles;
`Design, development and maintenance of computer systems and software for operation and control of automonous-driving vehicles," "Cloud
`computing" must be clarified. See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.   Applicant must amend the identification to specify the
`common commercial or generic name of the goods.  See TMEP §1402.01.  If the goods have no common commercial or generic name, applicant
`must describe the product, its main purpose, and its intended uses.  See id.  Applicant must amend the identification to specify the common
`commercial or generic name of the services.  See TMEP §1402.01.  If the services have no common commercial or generic name, applicant must
`describe or explain the nature of the services using clear and succinct language.  See id.
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`The reference to “software” must be clarified by amending to specify the purpose or function of the software.   See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP
`§1402.03(d).  If the software is content- or field-specific, applicant must also specify its content or field of use.   See  TMEP §1402.03(d).  The
`USPTO requires such specificity in identifying computer software in order for a trademark examining attorney to examine the application
`properly and make appropriate decisions concerning possible conflicts between the applicant’s mark and other marks.   See In re N.A.D. Inc., 57
`USPQ2d 1872, 1874 (TTAB 2000); TMEP §1402.03(d).
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`The reference to “ Electronic control units for vehicles” in class 9 appears to refer to goods in more than one class. If the goods are an electronic
`stability system to allow better control and maneuverability of trucks, sold as an integral component of trucks then these would be classified in
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`class 12. Applicant must clarify the nature of the goods.  
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`The word “parts” in the identification must be clarified because it is indefinite and too broad and does not make clear what the goods are. 
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`Further, this wording could identify goods in more than one international class.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §§1402.01, 1402.03.      
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`The reference to “ automonous-driving vehicles,” applicant should clarify whether autonomous is intended. If the wording is not misspelled, then
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`the wording further clarified.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(6); TMEP §1402.01(a).  
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`Applicant is also advised that services that provide advice, information or consultation are in principle classified in the same classes as the
`services that correspond to the subject matter of the advice, information or consultation. TMEP §1402.11(e).  Technical consulting is like any
`other consultation service, although it focuses primarily on how things work.  Thus, the field or subject matter of technical consultation services
`must be set forth with adequate specificity to allow for accurate classification in accordance with the related branch of activity specified in the
`Class Headings.   TMEP §1402.11(e).  For instance, the class 42 wording “technical advice relating to operation of computers, automobiles and
`other machines, apparatus and instruments,” if these services are technical advice in the field of automobile engine overhaul and repair, then
`these services would be classified in class 37. The class 42 wording  “Design, development and maintenance of computer systems and software
`for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles,” refers to services in two classes. The office classifies maintenance of computer
`hardware systems in class 37 and maintenance of computer software systems in class 42.
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`The identification of goods and/or services contains parentheses. Generally, applicants should not use parentheses and brackets in identifications
`in their applications so as to avoid confusion with the USPTO’s practice of using parentheses and brackets in registrations to indicate goods
`and/or services that have been deleted from registrations or in an affidavit of incontestability to indicate goods and/or services not claimed.  See
`TMEP §1402.12.  The only exception is that parenthetical information is permitted in identifications in an application if it serves to explain or
`translate the matter immediately preceding the parenthetical phrase in such a way that it does not affect the clarity or scope of the identification,
`e.g., “fried tofu pieces (abura-age).”  
`Id. Therefore, applicant must remove the parentheses from the identification and incorporate any
`parenthetical or bracketed information into the description of the goods and/or services.
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate: 
`·       Batteries; Electric batteries for vehicles; Battery chargers; Power amplifiers for automotive audio system; Car audio apparatus, namely, car
`stereos; Audio and visual equipment for vehicles, namely, radios, audio and video players, televisions, liquid crystal display monitors
`and audio speakers; Rearview cameras for vehicles; Rearview camera monitors for vehicles; Speakers for automotive audio and video
`systems; Subwoofers for automotive audio and video systems; In-vehicle cameras; Navigation apparatus for vehicles in the nature of on-
`board computers; Car navigation systems comprised of  computers; Mobile computer terminals for navigation; Protection films adapted
`for screens of navigation computers; Remote controllers for navigation apparatus; Stands adapted for navigation computers; Cables for
`navigation apparatus for vehicles in the form of on-board computers; Electronic terminals for highway toll collecting for
`automobiles; Downloadable computer software for use in vehicle navigation featuring electronic maps; Vehicle detectors for use in
`electronic toll collection systems; In-vehicle devices in the nature of an encoded electronic chip cards for use in electronic toll
`collection; Electronic sensors for {indicate what is being sensed}; Computer hardware and software for operation and control of
`autonomous-driving vehicles; Electronic control units for vehicles, namely, electronic controls for gasoline engines for land vehicles;
`Electronic control units for vehicles, namely, electronic controllers for remotely controlling the functions of an automobile;
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`Electronic control units for managing smart keys for vehicles; Electronic smart key fobs for vehicles being remote control apparatus;
`Electronic control units for operating in-vehicle cameras; Integrated dynamics-control modules for electronic control of vehicles;
`Electronic control units for monitoring vehicle batteries; Heads-up displays for vehicles in the nature of transparent electronic
`displays for use in projection of data from a mobile device onto a vehicle windshield; Sonars; Digital panel meters, namely, an
`electronic instrument that displays an input signal in either a digital or analog form; Computer hardware and software for [indicate
`function e.g.,  operating, managing] electronic driving assistance systems; Computer hardware and software for [indicate function
`e.g.,  operating, managing] e-cockpit systems in vehicles; Parts and fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, [INDICATE parts and
`fittings by common commercial name] (INT. CLASS 9)
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`·       Electric land vehicles; Automobiles; Motors and engines for land vehicles; Electric motors for land vehicles; Motorcycles; Autonomous
`emergency brake systems for vehicles; Brake systems for vehicles; Electronic mirrors for vehicles, namely, {specify type, e.g., rear view,
`vanity} mirrors; Vehicle mirrors, namely, {specify type, e.g., rear view, vanity} mirrors; Anti-theft devices for vehicles; Parts and
`fittings for all the aforesaid goods, namely, [INDICATE parts and fittings by common commercial name] (INT. CLASS 12)
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`·       Technical support services, namely, providing technical advice in the field of automobiles engine overhaul and repair; Maintenance of
`computer hardware systems for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles (INT. CLASS 37)
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`·       Computer software design, Computer programming; Maintenance of computer software; Technical advice relating to operation of
`computers and computers on automobiles; Cartography and mapping services; Technical advice relating to operation and control of
`computers in autonomous-driving vehicles; Design, development, and maintenance of computer software for operation and control of
`autonomous-driving vehicles; Design and development of computer hardware systems for operation and control of autonomous-
`driving vehicles; Software as a service (SaaS) for operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Cloud computing featuring
`software for use in the operation and control of autonomous-driving vehicles; Cartography and mapping by survey (INT. CLASS 42)
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`If applicant adopts the suggested amendment of the identification of goods and/or services, then applicant must amend the classification to add
`International Class 37.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(7), 2.85; TMEP §§805, 1401.
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`Applicant’s goods and/or services may be clarified or limited, but may not be expanded beyond those originally itemized in the application or as
`acceptably amended.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); TMEP §1402.06.  Applicant may clarify or limit the identification by inserting qualifying language
`or deleting items to result in a more specific identification; however, applicant may not substitute different goods and/or services or add goods
`and/or services not found or encompassed by those in the original application or as acceptably amended.  See TMEP §1402.06(a)-(b).  The scope
`of the goods and/or services sets the outer limit for any changes to the identification and is generally determined by the ordinary meaning of the
`wording in the identification.  TMEP §§1402.06(b), 1402.07(a)-(b).  Any acceptable changes to the goods and/or services will further limitscope,
`and once goods and/or services are deleted, they are not permitted to be reinserted.  TMEP §1402.07(e).
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`For 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.  See TMEP §1402.04.
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`MULTIPLE – CLASS APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
`The application identifies goods and/or services in more than one international class; therefore, applicant must satisfy all the requirements below
`for each international class based on Trademark Act Section 1(b) and Section 44:
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`(1)      
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`List the goods and/or services by their international class number in consecutive numerical order, starting with the lowest
`numbered class.
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`Submit a filing fee for each international class not covered by the fee(s) already paid (view the USPTO’s current fee schedule). 
`The application identifies goods and/or services that are classified in at least 4 classes; however, applicant submitted a fee(s) sufficient
`for only 3 class(es).  Applicant must either submit the filing fees for the classes not covered by the submitted fees or restrict the
`application to the number of classes covered by the fees already paid.
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`See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1112, 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §§2.32(a)(6)-(7), 2.34(a)(2)-(3), 2.86(a); TMEP §§1403.01, 1403.02(c).
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`See an overview of the requirements for multiple-class application and how to satisfy the requirements online using the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS) form.
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`CLOSING
`If applicant has questions regarding the legal issues in this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney. 
`For all other matters, including filing questions, status inquiries and general questions, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center at (800)
`786-9199.
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`All relevant e-mail communications will be placed in the official application record; however, an e-mail communication will not be accepted as a
`response to this Office action and will not extend the deadline for filing a proper response.  See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02,
`709.04-.05.  Further, although the trademark examining attorney may provide additional explanation pertaining to the refusal(s) and/or
`requirement(s) in this Office action, the trademark examining attorney may not provide legal advice or statements about applicant’s rights.  See
`TMEP §§705.02, 709.06.
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`/Benji Paradewelai/
`Trademark Attorney
`Law Office 101
`United States Patent and Trademark Office
`Tel: (571) 272-1658 
`Email: benji.paradewelai@uspto.gov (for informal inquiries)
`http://www.uspto.gov (for filing Official responses)
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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.  
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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 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 (hmccarty@hsml.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 87951037 - DRIVING PROGRESS, MOVING PEOPLE -
`8279.1958US0
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`10/1/2018 2:48:52 PM
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`ECOM101@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 10/1/2018 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 87951037
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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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