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`Apple Inc. (lwidup@apple.com)
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`TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 77613150 - OS X - N/A
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`1/21/2009 5:16:10 PM
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`ECOM115@USPTO.GOV
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`Attachment - 1
`Attachment - 2
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`Attachment - 4
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`77/613150
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`*77613150*
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`RESPOND TO THIS ACTION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageD.htm
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`(cid:160)G
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`ENERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION:
`http://www.uspto.gov/main/trademarks.htm
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`LISA G. WIDUP(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`APPLE INC.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) SERIAL NO:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: OS X(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`CUPERTINO, CA 95014-2083(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) Apple Inc.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`N/A(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`1 INFINITE LOOP # MS3TM
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`lwidup@apple.com
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`OFFICE ACTION
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`O AVOID ABANDONMENT, THE OFFICE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS
`OF THE ISSUE/MAILING DATE.
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 1/21/2009
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`The referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issue(s) below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62, 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`(cid:160)S
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`ection 2(d) Refusal – Likelihood of Confusion
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`egistration of the applied-for mark is refused because of a likelihood of confusion with the mark in U.S. Registration No. 1,571,632.(cid:160)
`Trademark Act Section 2(d), 15 U.S.C. §1052(d); see TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.(cid:160) See the enclosed registration.
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`rademark Act Section 2(d) bars registration of an applied-for mark that so resembles a registered mark that it is likely that a potential consumer
`would be confused or mistaken or deceived as to the source of the goods and/or services of the applicant and registrant.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).(cid:160)
`The court in In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 177 USPQ 563 (C.C.P.A. 1973) listed the principal factors to be considered
`when determining whether there is a likelihood of confusion under Section 2(d).(cid:160) See TMEP §1207.01.(cid:160) However, not all of the factors are
`necessarily relevant or of equal weight, and any one factor may be dominant in a given case, depending upon the evidence of record.(cid:160) In re
`Majestic Distilling Co., 315 F.3d 1311, 1315, 65 USPQ2d 1201, 1204 (Fed. Cir. 2003); see In re E. I. du Pont, 476 F.2d at 1361-62, 177 USPQ at
`567.
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`n this case, the following factors are the most relevant:(cid:160) similarity of the marks, similarity of the goods and/or services, and similarity of trade
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`channels of the goods and/or services.(cid:160) See In re Opus One, Inc., 60 USPQ2d 1812 (TTAB 2001); In re Dakin’s Miniatures Inc. , 59 USPQ2d
`1593 (TTAB 1999); In re Azteca Rest. Enters., Inc., 50 USPQ2d 1209 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §§1207.01 et seq.
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`(cid:160)T
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`he applicant has applied to register OS X (Standard Character Drawing) for “Computer hardware; computer software; computer programming
`software; computer operating system software; computer development software; computer utility software; computer software to develop other
`computer software; handheld and mobile digital electronic devices for the sending and receiving of telephone calls, faxes, voice mail, electronic
`mail, and other digital data; MP3 and other digital format audio players; handheld computers; personal digital assistants; electronic organizers;
`electronic notepads; magnetic data carriers; telephones; mobile phones; computer gaming machines; videophones; cameras; computer programs
`for personal information management, database management software, electronic mail, and voice mail; messaging software, paging software,
`database synchronization software, computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; computer software and
`firmware, namely operating system programs, data synchronization programs, and application development tool programs for personal and
`handheld computers and mobile phones; computer software and computer peripherals for communication between multiple computers and
`between computers and local and global computer networks; computer software for communication between computers and home entertainment
`systems; multimedia computer software for the reproduction, processing and streaming of audio, video, and other digital content; computer
`hardware and software for data backup; computer hardware and software for protecting, restoring and recovering data; computer memory
`hardware; computer disc drives; optical disc drives.” (cid:160) The registrant’s mark is OSX (Stylized) for “COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEM
`SOFTWARE PROGRAMS PRERECORDED ON DISKS AND TAPES.”
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`n a likelihood of confusion determination, the marks are compared for similarities in their appearance, sound, meaning or connotation and
`commercial impression.(cid:160) In re E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973); TMEP §1207.01(b).(cid:160)
`Similarity in any one of these elements may be sufficient to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) In re White Swan Ltd., 8 USPQ2d 1534, 1535 (TTAB
`1988); In re Lamson Oil Co., 6 USPQ2d 1041, 1043 (TTAB 1987); see TMEP §1207.01(b).
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`(cid:160)I
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`n this case, the marks are essentially phonetic equivalents and thus sound similar:(cid:160) OSX v. OS X.(cid:160) Similarity in sound alone may be sufficient to
`support a finding of likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) RE/MAX of Am., Inc. v. Realty Mart, Inc., 207 USPQ 960, 964 (TTAB 1980); Molenaar, Inc. v.
`Happy Toys Inc., 188 USPQ 469, 471 (TTAB 1975); see TMEP §1207.01(b)(iv).
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`he marks also are similar in appearance and create the same commercial impression.(cid:160) Both marks consist solely of the abbreviation for
`“operating system,” or “OS,” and the letter “X.”
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`he fact that the applicant’s mark is a standard character drawing while the registrant’s mark is stylized is insufficient to overcome the
`likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) A party who presents a typed/standard character drawing cannot assert differences in typestyle.(cid:160) Squirtco v. Tomy Corp.,
`216 USPQ 937 (Fed. Cir. 1983); United Rum Merchants, Ltd. v. Fregal, Inc., 216 USPQ 217 (TTAB 1982); Frances Denney, Inc. v. ViVe
`Parfums, Ltd., 190 USPQ 302 (TTAB 1976).(cid:160) Should the applicant’s standard character drawing of the mark be allowed to register, the applicant
`would be entitled to adopt any style of lettering in the display of its mark, including lettering identical to that used by the registrant.
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`ith respect to a comparison of the applicant’s goods and the registrant’s goods, they are identical, in part.
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`(cid:160) Both the applicant and the
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`registrant sell computer operating system software.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To the extent the goods are not identical, they are highly related.(cid:160) The goods and/or services of the parties need not be identical or directly
`competitive to find a likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) See Safety-Kleen Corp. v. Dresser Indus., Inc., 518 F.2d 1399, 1404, 186 USPQ 476, 480
`(C.C.P.A. 1975); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i).(cid:160) Rather, they need only be related in some manner, or the conditions surrounding their marketing are
`such that they would be encountered by the same purchasers under circumstances that would give rise to the mistaken belief that the goods
`and/or services come from a common source.(cid:160) In re Total Quality Group, Inc., 51 USPQ2d 1474, 1476 (TTAB 1999); TMEP §1207.01(a)(i);
`see, e.g., On-line Careline Inc. v. Am. Online Inc., 229 F.3d 1080, 1086-87, 56 USPQ2d 1471, 1475-76 (Fed. Cir. 2000); In re Martin’s Famous
`Pastry Shoppe, Inc., 748 F.2d 1565, 1566-68, 223 USPQ 1289, 1290 (Fed. Cir. 1984).(cid:160) In this case, both the applicant and the registrant sell
`computer software for basic computer operations.
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`he marks are phonetic equivalents and thus sound the same.(cid:160) The marks also are similar in appearance and create the same commercial
`impression.(cid:160) The goods are identical, in part, and are highly related.(cid:160) The similarities among the marks and the goods are so great as to create a
`likelihood of confusion among consumers.(cid:160) The overriding concern is not only to prevent buyer confusion as to the source of the goods and/or
`services, but to protect the registrant from adverse commercial impact due to use of a similar mark by a newcomer.(cid:160) See In re Shell Oil Co., 992
`F.2d 1204, 1208, 26 USPQ2d 1687, 1690 (Fed. Cir. 1993).(cid:160) Therefore, any doubt regarding a likelihood of confusion determination is resolved
`in favor of the registrant.(cid:160) TMEP §1207.01(d)(i); see Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Packard Press, Inc., 281 F.3d 1261, 1265, 62 USPQ2d 1001, 1003
`(Fed. Cir. 2002); In re Hyper Shoppes (Ohio), Inc., 837 F.2d 463, 464-65, 6 USPQ2d 1025, 1025 (Fed. Cir. 1988).
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`lthough applicant’s mark has been refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal(s) by submitting evidence and arguments in
`support of registration.
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`pplicant also must respond to the requirements set forth below:
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`1.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Identification of Goods
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`The wording “computer software” is indefinite and must be clarified to indicate the purpose or function of the software. (cid:160) If the software
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`is field-specific, applicant must also specify the field of use.(cid:160) TMEP §1402.03(d).(cid:160) Clarification of the purpose, function or field of use of the
`software is necessary to permit proper examination of the application and to enable the Office to make appropriate decisions concerning possible
`conflicts between the applicant’s mark and other marks. (cid:160) See In re N.A.D. Inc., 57 USPQ2d 1872, 1874 (TTAB 2000).
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`(cid:160)b
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`Applicant must clarify the identification of goods by indicating the specific function or purpose of the “computer programming
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`software” and the “computer development software.” (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`The wording “handheld and mobile digital electronic devices for the sending and receiving of telephone calls, faxes, voice mail,
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`electronic mail, and other digital data” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may
`substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting,
`manipulating, and reviewing text, data, image, and audio files.”
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`(cid:160)d
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`The wording “MP3 and other digital format audio players” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified. (cid:160) See TMEP
`.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`§1402.01.(cid:160) Applicant may substitute the following wording, if accurate:(cid:160) “MP3 and digital audio players.”
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`(cid:160) See
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`Applicant must clarify the identification of goods by indicating whether the “magnetic data carriers” are “blank” or “pre-recorded.”
`.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) If the data carriers are pre-recorded, the applicant must specify the subject matter or content of the data carriers.
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`The wording “computer programs for personal information management, database management software, electronic mail, and voice
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`mail” in the identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified because it is unclear whether this is one piece of software that performs
`three different functions, i.e., personal information management, database management, and electronic and voice mail management, or whether
`the goods are three different pieces of software.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) If the goods are three different pieces of software, the applicant must
`replace the commas with semi-colons.(cid:160) See id.
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`Applicant must clarify the identification of goods by indicating the type of “messaging” software it sells, e.g., “instant” messaging
`.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`software.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) If the wording “electronic mail and voice mail” identifies the type of “messaging software,” then the applicant
`must delete the semi-colon after the wording “voice mail.”
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`For assistance with identifying and classifying goods and/or services in trademark applications, please see the online searchable Manual
`.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`of Acceptable Identifications of Goods and Services at http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`Applicant may adopt the following identification of goods in International Class 9, if accurate:(cid:160) Computer hardware; computer software
`.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`for [specify the function of the programs, e.g., use in database management, use as a spreadsheet, word processing, etc. and, if software
`is content- or field-specific, the content or field of use]; computer programming software that [indicate specific function or use, e.g., that
`enables the development of dynamic and interactive websites and software in the fields of advertising, education, entertainment,
`medical, legal, and information technology, that allows developers to build in functionality for applications to validate email addresses,
`that is used to create software applications for use in off-road vehicle computer network interconnection devices, etc.]; computer operating
`system software; computer development software for [indicate specific function or use, e.g., for developing other computer software in
`the field of online and web-based learning, for developing original software products or modify existing software products, for use in
`developing other software to be used with a handheld operating system, etc.]; computer utility software; computer software to develop other
`computer software; portable and handheld digital electronic devices for recording, organizing, transmitting, manipulating, and reviewing
`text, data, image, and audio files; MP3 and digital audio players; handheld computers; personal digital assistants; electronic organizers;
`electronic notepads; blank magnetic data carriers; telephones; mobile phones; computer gaming machines; videophones; cameras; computer
`programs for personal information management; database management software; electronic mail and voice mail messaging software;
`paging software; database synchronization software; computer programs for accessing, browsing and searching online databases; computer
`software and firmware, namely operating system programs, data synchronization programs, and application development tool programs for
`personal and handheld computers and mobile phones; computer software and computer peripherals for communication between multiple
`computers and between computers and local and global computer networks; computer software for communication between computers and
`home entertainment systems; multimedia computer software for the reproduction, processing and streaming of audio, video, and other digital
`content; computer hardware and software for data backup; computer hardware and software for protecting, restoring and recovering data;
`computer memory hardware; computer disc drives; optical disc drives.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.
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`Identifications of goods can be amended only to clarify or limit the goods; adding to or broadening the scope of the goods is not
`.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`permitted.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160) Therefore, applicant may not amend the identification to include goods
`that are not within the scope of the goods set forth in the present identification.
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`Disclaimer
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`Applicant must disclaim the descriptive abbreviation “OS” apart from the mark as shown because it merely describes the goods. (cid:160) Trademark
`Act Section 6, 15 U.S.C. §1056; TMEP §§1213 and 1213.03(a).(cid:160) “OS” is the abbreviation for “Operating System.” (cid:160) See the attached excerpt
`from http://www.netlingo.com/lookup.cfm?term=OS.(cid:160) The applicant’s goods include “computer operating system software” and “ operating
`system programs.” (cid:160) [emphasis added].
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` disclaimer does not remove the disclaimed matter from the mark.(cid:160) It is simply a statement that the applicant does not claim exclusive rights in
`the disclaimed wording or design apart from the mark as shown in the drawing.
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`he computerized printing format for the Office’s Trademark Official Gazette requires a standardized format for a disclaimer.(cid:160) TMEP
`§1213.08(a)(i).(cid:160) The following is the standard format used by the Office:
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`No claim is made to the exclusive right to use “OS” apart from the mark as shown.
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`MEP §1213.08(a)(i); see In re Owatonna Tool Co., 231 USPQ 493 (Comm’r Pats. 1983).
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`Advisory – Foreign Application Not From “Country of Origin”
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`he application specifies both a basis under Trademark Act Section 1 and a claim of priority under Section 44(d) based on a foreign application.(cid:160)
`See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(a)-(b), 1126(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(1)-(2), (a)(4).(cid:160) The Office presumes that an applicant is asserting Section 44(e) as a
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`basis for registration in any application that includes a proper claim of priority under Section 44(d).(cid:160) TMEP §§806.01(c), 1003.03.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`To obtain registration under Section 44(e) based on a foreign registration that will issue from a foreign application relied on for priority, an
`applicant must establish that the country in which the foreign application was filed is its country of origin.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP
`§§1002.01, 1002.02, 1002.04.(cid:160) However, it is unclear as to whether the foreign registration will issue from applicant’s country of origin
`because, although the application specifies that applicant is domiciled in the United States of America, the foreign application was filed in
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`Trinidad and Tobago.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`When applicant submits the foreign registration, applicant will be required to establish that the country where the foreign application was filed is
`its country of origin by providing a written statement that applicant has a bona fide and effective industrial or commercial establishment in
`Trinidad and Tobago.(cid:160) See TMEP §§1002.01, 1002.02, 1002.04.
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`f applicant cannot assert that the country in which the foreign application was filed is a country of origin, registration under Section 44(e) will
`be refused.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1126(c); TMEP §1002.01.(cid:160) In that case, applicant must amend the application to delete the Section 44(e) basis and rely
`solely on Section 1(b) as a publication basis.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1051 (a), 1126(e); 37 C.F.R. §2.35(b); TMEP §806.04.
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`f, as of the filing date of the U.S. application, the U.S. application satisfied the requirements of Section 44(d), applicant may retain the priority
`filing date without perfecting the Section 44(e) basis, as long as there remains a valid basis for registration under Section 1.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R.
`§2.35(b)(3)-(4); TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b).
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`Registration Basis
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`he 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.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §§1051(b), 1126(d); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(2), (a)(4).(cid:160) However, the application does not include a foreign
`registration certificate or a statement indicating whether applicant intends to rely upon the resulting foreign registration under Section 44(e) as an
`additional basis for registration.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1126(e).
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`lthough Section 44(d) provides a basis for filing and a priority filing date, it does not provide a basis for publication or registration.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R.
`§2.34(a)(4)(iii); TMEP §§1002.02, 1003.03. (cid:160) It is unclear whether applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e) as an additional basis for
`registration.
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`herefore, applicant must clarify the basis in the application by satisfying one of the following:
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`(1)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`If applicant intends to rely on Section 44(e), in addition to Section 1(b), as a basis for registration, applicant must so specify.(cid:160) In
`addition, (i) applicant’s country of origin must either 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; and (ii) applicant must
`submit a true copy, photocopy, certification or certified copy of the foreign registration from applicant’s country of origin.(cid:160) See 15
`U.S.C. §1126(b)-(c), (e); 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii); TMEP §§806.02(f), 1002.01, 1004.(cid:160) A copy of the foreign registration must be a
`copy of a document that issued to the applicant by or was certified by the intellectual property office in the applicant’s country of
`origin.(cid:160) TMEP §1004.01.(cid:160) If the foreign registration is not written in English, then applicant must provide an English translation.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(ii).(cid:160) The translation should be signed by the translator.(cid:160) TMEP §1004.01(b).(cid:160) If the foreign registration has not yet
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`Print: Jan 20, 2009
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`13154982
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`Status
`REGISTERED AND RENEWED
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`Word Marl:
`OSX
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`I 5 7" 1 6 3 2
`
`Date Registered
`1989,-"l2,n"l9
`
`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARI-C
`
`Register
`PRINCI PAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[.5] WORDS, LETTERS, ANDIOR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
`
`DMVHBT
`SIEMENS INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS LLC LIMITED LIABILITY
`COMPANLY DELAWARE 3860 NORTH FIRST STREET SAN JOSE CALIFORNIA 95134
`
`Goodslse-wines
`G & S: COMPUTER OPERATING
`038.
`US
`IC 009.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`SYSTEM SOFTWARE PROGRAMS PRERECORDED ON DISKS AND TAPES. First Use:
`l983f10f28. First Use In Commerce: 1983f10f28.
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`Filing Date
`l988:"O9:"29
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`Examining Attorney
`HINES PATRICK
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`Attorney Of RBt‘.'l'.'II"d
`LAWRENCE E . ABELMAN
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