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`Panasonic Corporation (DCPTOTrademarkMail@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Registration No. 88107987 - HOMEX - 1P3518.10855
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`06/12/19 02:37:14 PM
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`ecomitu@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`U.S. Application Serial No. 88107987
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`Mark:  HOMEX
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`Correspondence Address:       
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`JULIA ANNE MATHESON
`HOGAN LOVELLS US LLP
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`555 13TH STREET NW
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`       WASHINGTON, DC 20004
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`Applicant:  Panasonic Corporation
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`Reference/Docket No. 1P3518.10855        
`Correspondence Email Address:       
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`DCPTOTrademarkMail@hoganlovells.com
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`NOTICE THAT REQUEST TO DIVIDE APPLICATION
`IS INCOMPLETE
`Response Required
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`The USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this notice within 30 days of the issue date below or the request to divide the
`application will be denied.  Respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).  A link to the appropriate TEAS response
`form appears at the end of this notice.
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`Issue date:   June 12, 2019
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`Applicant filed a document on March 29, 2019, in which applicant requested to divide the above-referenced application.  The request to divide
`cannot be processed until complete information and/or the required fees are submitted.  Applicant has thirty (30) days from the issuance date of
`this letter to submit a complete request to divide and/or the required fees.  If applicant does not do so within the time period specified, the request
`to divide will not be processed.
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`REQUIREMENTS FOR REQUEST TO DIVIDE AN APPLICATION:
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`SEPARATE SIGNED DOCUMENT RECOMMENDED:  A request to divide an application should be submitted in a document separate from
`any other document, be identified as a “request to divide the application,” and be properly signed.  37 C.F.R. §2.87(d), (f); TMEP §1110.04. 
`Applicant is strongly encouraged to use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) to file a proper request to divide and pay the
`required fees online, located at http://teasg.uspto.gov/gf/spring/nonteas?type=preSelected&id=MSC0RTD.
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`FEES:  For a request to divide out an entire class or several classes from an application, applicant is required to submit the request to divide fee
`of $100 for each new application created if the request to divide is filed electronically or $200 for each new application created if the request to
`divide is filed on paper.  37 C.F.R.§§2.6(a)(19), 2.87(b); TMEP §1110.02.  No separate application filing fee is needed for any new application
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`created.  
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`However, for a request to divide out some, but not all, of the goods and/or services and/or collective membership organization within a single
`class, applicant must submit both the request to divide fee of $100 for each new application created if the request to divide is filed electronically
`or $200 for each new application created if the request to divide is filed on paper, and an application filing fee for each new application created. 
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`37 C.F.R. §2.87(b).  The new application filing fee is calculated as follows:
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`if the request to divide is filed on paper, $600 per class for each new application created;
`if the request to divide is filed online using TEAS, $400 per class for each new application created;
`if the request to divide is filed online using TEAS and the original application was filed using TEAS RF, $275 per class for each new
`application created; or
`if the request to divide is filed online using TEAS and the original application was filed using TEAS Plus, $225 per class for each new
`application created.
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`37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(1)(i)-(iv); TMEP §1110.02.
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`If a request to divide is filed with a statement of use or extension request, the fees for the statement of use ($100 per class if filed electronically or
`$200 if filed on paper) and/or extension request ($125 per class if filed electronically or $225 if filed on paper) must also accompany the request
`to divide.  37 C.F.R. §§2.6, 2.87(b), 2.88(b)(3), 2.88(c)(1), 2.89(a)(2), 2.89(b)(2); TMEP §§1108.02(c), 1109.15, 1110.02.
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`GUIDELINES FOR SIGNING REQUEST TO DIVIDE:  Where an applicant is not represented by an attorney, the request to divide must be
`signed by the individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant (e.g., a corporate officer or general partner).  In the
`case of joint applicants, all must sign.  37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(ii); TMEP §§611.03(b), 611.06 et seq.  Where an applicant is represented by an
`attorney, the attorney must sign the request to divide.  37 C.F.R. §2.193(e)(2)(i); TMEP §611.03(b).  The proper signatory must personally sign
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`or personally enter his/her electronic signature.  See 37 C.F.R. §2.193(a), (e)(2); TMEP §§611.01(b), 611.02.  
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`A request to divide an application is generally not considered a proper response to a trademark examining attorney’s Office action and does not
`relieve an applicant of the duty to respond to any outstanding Office action or to take any other required action.  37 C.F.R. §2.87(e); TMEP
`§1110.05.
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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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`How to respond.  Click to file a Response to Intent-to-Use (ITU)/Divisional Unit Office action.
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`Direct questions about this notice to the assigned Intent-to-use staff member below.
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`/Concetta A. Butler/
`Paralegal Specialist
`ITU/Divisional Unit
`571 272 9494
`571 273 9494 (fax)
`concetta.butler@uspto.gov
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`RESPONSE GUIDANCE
`·       Missing the response deadline to this letter will cause the request to divide the application to be denied.  The response must be
`received by the USPTO before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.  TEAS maintenance or unforeseen
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`circumstances could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.   
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`·       Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted or processed and can cause the request to divide the application to be
`denied.  If applicant does not have an attorney, the response must be signed by the individual applicant, all joint applicants, or someone
`with legal authority to bind a juristic applicant.  If applicant has an attorney, the response must be signed by the attorney.
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`If needed, find contact information for the supervisor of the office or unit listed in the signature block.
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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 (DCPTOTrademarkMail@hoganlovells.com)
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`U.S. Trademark Registration No. 88107987 - HOMEX - 1P3518.10855
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`06/12/19 02:37:14 PM
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`ecomitu@uspto.gov
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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`USPTO Official Notice
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`Office action (Official Letter) or Notice has issued
`on 06/12/2019 for
`U.S.Trademark Application Serial No. 88107987
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`Your trademark document has been reviewed by an Intent-to-use staff member. As part of that review, the assigned staff member has issued you
`an official letter or notice. If a response is required, you must respond by the specified deadline or your application will be abandoned. Please
`follow the steps below.
`(1) Read the official letter or notice.
`(2) Direct questions about the contents of the official letter or notice to the staff member identified in the letter. Direct questions about
`navigating USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website , the registration maintenance process, the status of your registration, and/or whether
`there are outstanding deadlines or documents related to your file to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).
`(3) Response may be required. Carefully review the Office action to determine (1) if a response is required, (2) the applicable response time
`period, and (3) how to respond using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). The response must be received by the USPTO
`before midnight Eastern Time of the last day of the response period.
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`GENERAL GUIDANCE
`Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical
`deadlines.
`Update your correspondence email address , if needed, to ensure you receive important USPTO notices about your application.
`Beware of misleading notices sent by private companies about your application. Private companies not associated with the USPTO often use
`public information provided in USPTO trademark applications to mail and email trademark?related offers and notices?most of which require
`fees. These companies often have names similar to the USPTO. All official USPTO correspondence will only be emailed from the domain
`"@uspto.gov." For a current list of companies the USPTO has received complaints about, information on how to identify these offers and
`notices, and what to do if you receive one, see the misleading notices webpage.
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