To:
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`Sandra Epp Ryan(trademark@hsml.com)
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No. 90865481 - FINE PROCESS
`CONTROL - 20651.118US0
`December 28, 2022 07:26:08 AM EST
`tmng.notices@uspto.gov
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`Attachments
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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.  90865481
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`Mark:   FINE PROCESS CONTROL
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`Correspondence Address:  
`Sandra Epp Ryan
`HAMRE, SCHUMANN, MUELLER & LARSON, P.C.
`45 SOUTH SEVENTH STREET, SUITE 2700
`MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402 UNITED STATES
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`Applicant:   PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
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`Reference/Docket No.  20651.118US0
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`Correspondence Email Address:   trademark@hsml.com
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`SUSPENSION INQUIRY
`Response Required
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`Response deadline.  File a response to this nonfinal Office action within three months of the “Issue
`date” below to avoid abandonment of the application. Review the Office action and respond using one
`of the links to the appropriate electronic forms in the “How to respond” section below.
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`Request an extension.  For a fee, applicant may request one three-month extension of the response
`deadline prior to filing a response. The request must be filed within three months of the “Issue date”
`below. If the extension request is granted, the USPTO must receive applicant’s response to this letter
`within six months of the “Issue date” to avoid abandonment of the application.
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`Issue date:   December 28, 2022
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`The trademark examining attorney is issuing this inquiry letter to determine whether the application
`should continue to be suspended.  
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`Status required regarding foreign registration/renewal.  The application was previously suspended
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`until applicant provided a copy of a foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin or proof that
`the registration was renewed.  TMEP §§716.02(b), 716.05.  
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`Applicant’s response to this inquiry should include one of the following:  
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`(1)  A statement that the foreign application or registration renewal is still pending, the foreign
`application has abandoned, or the foreign registration was not renewed.
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`If the foreign application abandoned or foreign registration did not renew, applicant may amend
`or limit the filing basis to rely on a Section 1 basis, if appropriate; however, applicant will still
`retain the priority filing date, if applicable.
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`(2)  A copy of the foreign registration or renewal document, including an English translation if
`the copy is not in English.
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`TMEP §§716.05, 1003.04(c), 1004.01(a); see 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii)-(iii).  
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`Refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) resolved and maintained and continued.  The following refusal(s)
`and/or requirement(s) is/are maintained and continued:  
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`Section 2(e)(1) Refusal - Merely Descriptive; and
`Identification of Goods and/or Services - Amendment Required.
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`See id.   These refusal(s) and/or requirement(s) will be made final once this application is removed from
`suspension, unless a new issue arises.   See  TMEP §716.01.
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`How to respond.   File a response form to this nonfinal Office action or file a request form for an
`extension of time to file a response.  
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`/Anna Oakes/
`Trademark Examining Attorney
`Law Office 103
`(571) 272-2569
`Anna.Oakes1@USPTO.GOV
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`RESPONSE GUIDANCE
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`Missing the deadline for responding to this letter will cause the application to abandon.  A
`response or extension request must be received by the USPTO before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time
`of the last day of the response deadline.  Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
`system availability could affect an applicant’s ability to timely respond.  For help resolving
`technical issues with TEAS, email TEAS@uspto.gov.
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`Responses signed by an unauthorized party are not accepted and can cause the application to
`abandon.  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
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`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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`United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
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`USPTO OFFICIAL NOTICE
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`Office Action (Official Letter) has issued
`on December 28, 2022 for
`U.S. Trademark Application Serial No.  90865481
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`A USPTO examining attorney has reviewed your trademark application and issued an Office
`action.  You must respond to this Office action to avoid your application abandoning.  Follow
`the steps below.  
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`(1)   Read the Office action.  This email is NOT the Office action.  
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`(2)  Respond to the Office action by the deadline using the Trademark Electronic Application
`System (TEAS).  Your response, or extension request, must be received by the USPTO on or
`before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time of the last day of the response deadline.  Otherwise, your
`application will be abandoned.  See the Office action itself regarding how to respond.  
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`(3)  Direct general questions about using USPTO electronic forms, the USPTO website, the
`application process, the status of your application, and whether there are outstanding deadlines
`to the Trademark Assistance Center (TAC).  
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`After reading the Office action, address any question(s) regarding the specific content to the
`USPTO examining attorney identified in the Office action.  
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`GENERAL GUIDANCE
`Check the status of your application periodically in the Trademark Status &
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`Document Retrieval (TSDR) database to avoid missing critical deadlines.  
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`Update your correspondence email address to ensure you receive important USPTO
`notices about your application.  
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`Beware of trademark-related scams .  Protect yourself from people and companies that
`may try to take financial advantage of you.  Private companies may call you and pretend
`to be the USPTO or may send you communications that resemble official USPTO
`documents to trick you.  We will never request your credit card number or social security
`number over the phone.  Verify the correspondence originated from us by using your
`serial number in our database, TSDR, to confirm that it appears under the “Documents”
`tab, or contact the Trademark Assistance Center.  
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`Hiring a U.S.-licensed attorney .   If you do not have an attorney and are not required to
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`have one under the trademark rules, we encourage you to hire a U.S.-licensed attorney
`specializing in trademark law to help guide you through the registration process.  The
`USPTO examining attorney is not your attorney and cannot give you legal advice, but
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`rather works for and represents the USPTO in trademark matters.   
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