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`PerkinElmer Health Sciences, Inc. (nytrademark@daypitney.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 85228015 - OPTIMA - 170865
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`5/9/2011 7:54:32 PM
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`ECOM114@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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`85228015
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`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`*85228015*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICATION SERIAL NO.(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) MARK: OPTIMA(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)(cid:160)(cid:160) APPLICANT:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`(cid:160) PerkinElmer Health Sciences, 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) 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)
`170865(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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`CARRIE WEBB OLSON(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)
`7 TIMES SQ(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)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`NEW YORK, NY 10036-6524
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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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`nytrademark@daypitney.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.
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`(cid:160)I
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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 5/9/2011
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`he referenced application has been reviewed by the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) Applicant must respond timely and completely to
`the issues below.(cid:160) 15 U.S.C. §1062(b); 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(a), 2.65(a); TMEP §§711, 718.03.
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`Section 2(d) - 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. 3603099.(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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`In 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
`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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`aking into account the relevant du Pont factors, a likelihood of confusion determination in this case involves a two-part analysis.(cid:160) See In re E. I.
`du Pont de Nemours & Co., 476 F.2d 1357, 1361-62, 177 USPQ 563, 567 (C.C.P.A. 1973); In re 1st USA Realty Prof’ls Inc. , 84 USPQ2d 1581,
`1584 (TTAB 2007); see also In re Dixie Rests. Inc., 105 F.3d 1405, 1406-07, 41 USPQ2d 1531, 1533 (Fed. Cir. 1997).(cid:160) The marks are compared
`for similarities in their appearance, sound, connotation and commercial impression.(cid:160) TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(b).(cid:160) The goods and/or services
`are compared to determine whether they are similar or commercially related or travel in the same trade channels.(cid:160) See Herbko Int’l, Inc. v.
`Kappa Books, Inc., 308 F.3d 1156, 1164-65, 64 USPQ2d 1375, 1380 (Fed. Cir. 2002); Han Beauty, Inc. v. Alberto-Culver Co., 236 F.3d 1333,
`1336, 57 USPQ2d 1557, 1559 (Fed. Cir. 2001); TMEP §§1207.01, 1207.01(a)(vi).
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`n the case at hand applicant seeks to register “OPTIMA” in standard characters for “Spectrometers.” (cid:160) The cited registered mark is “OPTIM”A
`in an illustration drawing which includes words/letters/numbers form for “laboratory equipment and supplies, namely, optical glasses, optical
`filters and prisms, color glass filters, test tubes, spectrophotometers, UV-VIS spectrophotometers, visible spectrophotometers, UV
`transilluminators, refractometers, colorimeters, orbital shakers, stirrer baths, water baths, incubators, warming plates for microscopic vital
`inspection of specimens, micro-centrifuges, electrophoresis systems, consisting of electrophoresis tank, lid, power supply, gel tray and comb,
`electrophoresis illuminator units for use with pre-cast agarose gels and gel cartridges, electrophoresis kits sold as a unit comprised of illuminator
`unit and pre-cast agarose gels and gel cartridges, agarose powders, UV transparent electrophoresis tanks, 3D culture matrix mebiol gels, nuclear
`magnetic resonance sample tubes, and glass cells, namely, dry glass cuvettes, black glass cells, namely, black glass cuvettes, and quartz cells,
`namely, quartz cuvettes, for use in chemical and biological analysis for scientific, laboratory and medical research use.”
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`(cid:160)S
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`imilarity of the Marks
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`he question is not whether people will confuse the marks, but whether the marks will confuse people into believing that the goods they identify
`come from the same source.(cid:160) In re West Point-Pepperell, Inc., 468 F.2d 200, 201, 175 USPQ 558, 558-59 (C.C.P.A. 1972); TMEP §1207.01(b).(cid:160)
`For that reason, the test of likelihood of confusion is not whether the marks can be distinguished when subjected to a side-by-side comparison.(cid:160)
`The question is whether the marks create the same overall impression.(cid:160) See Recot, Inc. v. M.C. Becton, 214 F.3d 1322, 1329-30, 54 USPQ2d
`1894, 1899 (Fed. Cir. 2000); Visual Info. Inst., Inc. v. Vicon Indus. Inc., 209 USPQ 179, 189 (TTAB 1980).(cid:160) The focus is on the recollection of
`the average purchaser who normally retains a general rather than specific impression of trademarks.(cid:160) Chemetron Corp. v. Morris Coupling &
`Clamp Co., 203 USPQ 537, 540-41 (TTAB 1979); Sealed Air Corp. v. Scott Paper Co., 190 USPQ 106, 108 (TTAB 1975); TMEP §1207.01(b).(cid:160)
`In the present case the applicant’s mark is identical to the word portion of the cited registered mark. (cid:160) The applicant has formed their mark by
`merely removing the illustration from the registration.(cid:160) When a mark consists of a word portion and a design portion, the word portion is more
`likely to be impressed upon a purchaser’s memory and to be used in calling for the goods. (cid:160) Therefore, the word portion is normally accorded
`greater weight in determining likelihood of confusion.(cid:160) In re Dakin’s Miniatures, Inc. , 59 USPQ2d 1593, 1596 (TTAB 1999); In re Appetito
`Provisions Co., 3 USPQ2d 1553, 1554 (TTAB 1987); Amoco Oil Co. v. Amerco, Inc., 192 USPQ 729, 735 (TTAB 1976); TMEP
`§1207.01(c)(ii).(cid:160) Therefore because the applicant’s mark is identical to the word portion of the cited registered mark the marks are similar in
`appearance, sound, connotation and create a similar commercial impression.
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`elatedness of the Goods
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`he goods 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, it is sufficient that the goods and/or services are
`related in some manner and/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 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 the present case the applicant and the registrant are claiming scientific laboratory equipment.(cid:160) Attached are copies of printouts
`from the USPTO X-Search database, which show third-party registrations of marks used in connection with the same or similar goods and/or
`services as those of applicant and registrant in this case.(cid:160) These printouts have probative value to the extent that they serve to suggest that the
`goods and/or services listed therein, namely spectrometers, spectrophotometers, refractometers, colorimeters, are of a kind that may emanate
`from a single source.(cid:160) In re Infinity Broad. Corp. of Dallas, 60 USPQ2d 1214, 1217-18 (TTAB 2001); In re Albert Trostel & Sons Co., 29
`USPQ2d 1783, 1785-86 (TTAB 1993); In re Mucky Duck Mustard Co., 6 USPQ2d 1467, 1470 n.6 (TTAB 1988); TMEP §1207.01(d)(iii).
`Therefore, with the contemporaneous use of highly similar marks, for highly related goods consumers are likely to reach the mistaken
`conclusion that the goods originate from a common source.(cid:160) As such, registration must be refused under Trademark Act Section 2(d).
`Although the trademark examining attorney has refused registration, applicant may respond to the refusal to register by submitting evidence and
`arguments in support of registration.
`To expedite prosecution of this application, applicant is encouraged to file its response to this Office action through the Trademark Electronic
`Application System (TEAS), available at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/index.html.
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`f applicant has questions about its application or needs assistance in responding to this Office action, please telephone the assigned trademark
`examining attorney directly at the number below.
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`(cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`/David I/
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 114
`Telephone: (571) 270-1526
`david.i@uspto.gov
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`O RESPOND TO THIS LETTER: (cid:160) Go to http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp. (cid:160) Please wait 48-72 hours from the
`issue/mailing date before using TEAS, to allow for necessary system updates of the application.(cid:160) For technical assistance with online forms, e-
`mail TEAS@uspto.gov.(cid:160) For(cid:160)questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160)(cid:160) 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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`ll informal e-mail communications relevant to this application will be placed in the official application record.
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`HO MUST SIGN THE RESPONSE:(cid:160) It must be personally signed by(cid:160)an individual applicant or(cid:160)someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(cid:160)(cid:160)If an applicant is represented by an attorney, the attorney must sign the
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`response.(cid:160)(cid:160)
`PERIODICALLY CHECK THE STATUS OF THE APPLICATION: (cid:160) To ensure that applicant does not miss crucial deadlines or official
`notices, check the status of the application every three to four months using Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) at
`http://tarr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the complete TARR screen. (cid:160) If TARR shows no change for more than six months, call
`1-800-786-9199. (cid:160) For more information on checking status, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/.
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`O UPDATE CORRESPONDENCE/E-MAIL ADDRESS:(cid:160) Use the TEAS form at http://www.uspto.gov/teas/eTEASpageE.htm.
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`??13-I-=58-1
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`17134584
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`OPT IMA
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`3603099
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`Date Registered
`2009fO4fO?
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`Type of Mark
`TRAEEMERE
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDJOR NUMBERS
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`U'WI1Bf
`Optima USA, Inc. CORPORATION ILLINOIS 2254-3 Landmeier Rd. Elk Grove
`Village ILLINOIS E0007
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`Goodslse-wines
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`O21 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & S:
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`laboratory equipment and supplies, namely, optical glasses, optical
`filters and prisms, color glass filters, test tubes,
`spectrophotometers, UV-VIS spectrophotometers, visible
`spectrophotometers, UV transilluminators, refractometers,
`incubators,
`colorimeters, orbital shakers, stirrer baths, water baths,
`warming plates for microscopic vital inspection of specimens,
`micro-centrifuges, electrophoresis systems, consisting of
`electrophoresis tank,
`lid, power supply, gel tray and comb,
`electrophoresis illuminator units for use with pre—cast agarose gels
`and gel cartridges, electrophoresis kits sold as a unit comprised of
`illuminator unit and pre-cast agarose gels and gel cartridges, agarose
`powders, UV transparent electrophoresis tanks,
`3D culture matrix
`mebiol gels, nuclear magnetic resonance sample tubes, and glass cells,
`namely, dry glass cuyettes, black glass cells, namely, black glass
`cuvettes, and quartz cells, namely, quartz cuvettes, for use in
`chemical and biological analysis for scientific,
`laboratory and
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`medical research use. First Use: ZOOEIOBIZT. First Use In Commerce:
`ZOOEHOBHZT.
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`Description of Mark
`in stylized white
`The mark consists of the literal element "OPTIMA"
`letters outlined in black appearing in the foreground in front of a
`tri-color oval rising above the letters, consisting of three
`diagonally—slanted solid color segments on a white background and
`separated by diagonal white bands of space. The left segment of the
`oval is in the color red,
`the center segment of the oval is in the
`color yellow, and the right segment of the oval is in the color blue.
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`Colors Claimed
`The colorisi white, black, red, yellow and blue lsfare claimed as a
`feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`2oo7xo3x19
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`Examining Attorney
`MIZELLE, DEZMONA
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`Attorney of Record
`William J. Seiter
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`Print: May 9, 2011
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`?BG1631B
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`18616318
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`SII
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`3868748
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`Date Registered
`20lOflOf26
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARI-C;
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`sERvIcE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDJOR NUMBERS
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`U'WI1Bf
`Seiko Instru Kabushiki Kaisha TA_Seiko Instruments Inc. CORPORATION
`JAPAN 8, Nakase l—chome, Mihama—ku Chiba—shi
`JAPAN
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`Goodslservices
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`O21 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & S:
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`Electronic components, namely, cables, wires, conductors and
`connection fittings therefor,
`integrated circuits,
`liquid crystal
`displays, quartz crystals batteries; samarium cobalt magnets;
`electronic memories; cables used as guides for driving robot devices;
`thin film thickness monitors;
`liquid, gas and solid—state thermal
`analyzers; computer hardware for processing card and other electronic
`money payments and transactions; cards and microprocessors for
`computers; electronic controls for ultrasonic motors; scanning type
`microscopes;
`transmission type microscopes; scientific and apparatus,
`namely,
`focused ion beam imaging apparatus; scientific and technical
`apparatus, namely, spectrometers; scientific and technical apparatus,
`namely, devices for repairing lithographic photomask plates used in
`integrated circuit manufacture; scientific and technical apparatus,
`namely, spectrophotometers; printers; thermal printers: plotters;
`printer heads; hard discs for computers; personal computers; computer
`peripherals; electronic database in the field of dictionaries and
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`general educational references sources recorded on computer media.
`First Use: 20lOfO?Kl4. First Use In Commerce: 20lOfOT/14.
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`Goodsisewices
`G & S: Clocks,
`O02 O27 O28 050.
`Us
`IC 014.
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
`watches, and parts therefor. First Use: ZOIUKUTFI4. First Use In
`Commerce: 201010?/l4.
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`Goodsfservices
`G & S: Repair or
`100 I03 106.
`US
`IC 03?.
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
`maintenance of computer card payment systems, electronic payment
`systems, data communication cards,
`thermal analysis devices,
`microscopes,
`focused ion beam devices, spectrometers,
`spectrophotometers,
`lithographic photomask plate repair devices,
`printers, plotters, recordable and recorded electronic and computer
`data media, electronic learning machines, and clocks and watches.
`First Use: 20lOHO7fl4. First Use In Commerce: 20lOHO7Hl4.
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`Prior Re-gistration(5]
`l55T66T
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`Colors claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`2005x04x25
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`Examining Attnmey
`SPARACINO, MARK
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`Attorney of Record
`Nancy Sabarra
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`Print: May 9, 2011
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`?B891259
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`18891259
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Mark
`KRUSS R. KRUSS OPTRONIC GERMANY
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`3274931
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`Date Registered
`2OOTfO8fO?
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`Type of Mark
`TRREEMRRE
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDJOR NUMBERS
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`U'WI1Bf
`A. Kruss Optronic GmbH GMBH FED REP GERMANY Alsterdorfer Str. 220
`D—2229T Hamburg FED REP GERMANY
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`Goodslse-wines
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`O21 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & S:
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`Precision engineeringfoptoelectronic laboratory apparatus, namely,
`polariscopes; colorimeters; Peltler thermostats; photometers;
`polarimeters; spectroscopic apparatus, namely, for the observation of
`emission and absorption spectra of gemstones and chemical liquids;
`spectrometers; spectrophotometers; spectroscopes; refractometers;
`apparatus for measuring melting points; scales and gemologlcal
`testing, checking and measuring apparatus for mobile or traveling
`precious stone laboratories, namely, for testing the purity and
`quality of gemstones and for the identification of gemstones; stereo
`microscopes for examining diamonds and colored stones; dichroscopes;
`precious stone refractometers and spectroscopes; conoscopes;
`fiberoptic light sources; cell tables with polarisation equipment;
`analysis lamps; assayer's tongs for stones; magnifying lenses for
`testing diamonds and telescopic spectacles; optoelectronic
`diamondfsilicon carbide testers; carat scales. First Use: 1935fOlfOl.
`First Use In Commerce:
`l950!OlfO1.
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`?B891259
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`Foreign Country Name
`ERPN CMNTY TM OFC
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`Foreign Registration Number
`001327955
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`Foreign Registration Date
`2000Hl2Hll
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`Foreign Expiration Date
`2009!09!30
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`Disclaimer Statement
`NO CLAIM IS MADE TO THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE ""OPTRONIC'" and
`"GERMANY" APART FROM THE MARK AS SHOWN.
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`Filing Date
`20o6!05!24
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`Examining Attorney
`KRISP,
`JENNIFER
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`Attorney of Record
`Robert L. Brooke
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`KRUSS
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`A. KRUSS - DPTRONIC
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`GERMANY
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`Print: May 9, 2011
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`?9Ifl1E95fi
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`19018956
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`oILDoc
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`3426996
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`Date Registered
`2008fO5fl3
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARPC;
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`sERvIcE MARK
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[5] WORDS, LETTERS, ANDIOR NUMBERS IN STYLIZED FORM
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`U'WI1Bf
`Weismann, Peter INDIVIDUAL FED REP GERMANY Thannbach 3 b Erannenburg;
`83098 GERMANY FED REP GERMANY
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`Goodslse-wines
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`O21 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & S:
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`Scientific apparatus and instruments, namely, online—oil analyzers,
`onllne-lubricant analyzers, oil-conductimeters,
`lubricant-conductimeters, mass spectrometers, elementary analyzers,
`analyzers for elements in oils or lubricants, analyzers for magnetic
`iron in oils or lubricants, analytical ferrographs, particle counters
`for oils and lubricants, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopes,
`spectroradiometers, chromatography; apparatus for laboratory use,
`namely,
`liquid, gas or gel—chromatographs, chromatographic tanks,
`chromatographic chambers, titrimeters, optical apparatus and
`instruments, namely,
`infrared analyzers, spectrochemical analyzers,
`spectrographs, spectroscopes, spectrometers for oil and lubricant
`analysis, spectrophotometers, spectrum analyzers; weighing apparatus
`and instruments, namely, analytical balances, precision balances;
`blank magnetic data carriers, data processing equipment and computers,
`tribology apparatus and instruments,
`in particular auxiliary agents
`for removing and transporting oil samples, alarms, namely, theft
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`lubricant alarm for vehicles and
`alarms, personal security alarms,
`machinery, sound alarms, electric alarm bells, whistle alarms, gas
`testing instruments, namely, gas testers, gas-analyzers, gas
`volumetric analyzers, gas burettes, gas chromatographs, gas detectors,
`gas flow counters, gas meters, gasometric analyzers; air analysis
`apparatus, namely, air analyzers, air activity monitors,
`air—dust—measuring instruments, air contamination meters, air
`contamination monitors, air—humidity meter, air moisture monitors, air
`releasers; testing apparatus, not for medical purposes, namely, oil
`and lubricant-service durability testers, used-grease analyzers;
`electric connections; electricity indicators, namely, current, charge,
`voltage and conductivity measuring instruments; electronic display
`boards, electric installations for remote control of industrial
`processes, sound recording apparatus, petrol gauges, namely,
`level and
`pressure gauges; self—regulating fuel pumps for service stations and
`land vehicles, chemical apparatus and instruments, namely, analyzers
`in the field of tribology, oil sampling devices; chromatography
`apparatus for laboratory use, namely, gas chromatographs for fuel
`detection; magnetic encoders, blank audio-video compact disks,
`computer operating programs, computer peripheral devices, downloadable
`computer programs for oil and lubricant analyses and laboratory
`results, densitometers, densitometers for fuel, distillation apparatus
`for scientific purposes; diagnosis apparatus, not for medical
`purposes, namely,
`lubricant and oil-analyzers,
`lubricating ability
`tester, oil aging meters, oil service duration meters, oil oxidation
`meters, testers; densimeters, microscopic diffraction apparatus,
`dosimeters, pressure indicator plugs for valves, pressure measuring
`apparatus, photo voltaic cells, photometers,
`frequency meters,
`galvanic cells, glass covered with an electrical conductor, measuring
`glassware, retorts, hydrometers, hygrometers, magnetic identifying
`cards, computer interfaces boards, capillary tubes in the nature of
`laboratory instruments, boiler control instruments, comparators,
`lasers not for medical purposes, measuring apparatus and instruments,
`namely, jigs, bar—code readers, bar—code readers for sample
`identification, high pressure manometers, densitometers,
`tape
`measures, rulers, material testing instruments, namely,
`refractometers, refractors, spectrometers, spectrographs; material
`testing machines for oils,
`lubricants, gearings or gear wheels;
`diaphragms for scientific apparatus, quantity indicators, measuring
`spoons,
`levelling staffs for surveying, metal detectors for industrial
`or military purposes, microphones, oil or lubricant analysis
`apparatus, namely, pH—meters,
`redox—potential—analyzers, centrifuges,
`titrators, viscosimeters; containers for microscope slides, pipettes,
`polarimeters, weighing equipment, namely, precision balances and
`instruments for gravimetric weight analysis, electronic publications,
`namely, magazines, newspapers, books featuring tribotechnology and the
`analysis of oil and lubricants, rheostats, acid hydrometers both
`downloadable and recorded on computer media; sound locating apparatus
`and instruments, namely, microphones, sound pick—ups, sound level
`meters, sound receivers, sound probes, sound analyzers, sound
`recorders, sound spectrographs, sounding buoy, sound alerters, sonars,
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`rheometers for dynamic viscosity; switches, namely, power and electric
`switches,
`luminous or mechanical signals for gearings and gearwheels
`in addition to the quality of it's lubricant, transmitters of
`electronic signals, blank integrated circuit cards in the nature of
`blank smart cards, probes for scientific purposes, namely, for testing
`integrated circuits, spectrograph apparatus, namely, astronomical or
`chemical spectrographs, spectroscopes,
`teaching apparatus, namely,
`automatic steering apparatus for vehicles,
`tachometers, petrol pumps
`for service stations,
`telemeters,
`thermometers, not for medical
`purposes,
`thermostats, sound transmitting apparatus, namely,
`amplifiers, sound reproduction apparatus, namely,
`loudspeakers or
`sources of sound, electric monitoring apparatus, namely, display
`units, screens, video terminals,
`tube faces, condition code
`indicators, vacuum gauges, electro-magnetic valves, viscosimeters,
`voltmeters, scales, electric converters, heat regulating apparatus,
`namely,
`thermoregulators,
`thermostats,
`thermostatic switches, electric
`switches for viscosimeter baths,
`thermometers for viscosimeter baths,
`heat protection filters, thermal barriers,
`thermal breaks, heating
`furnaces, hot plates, water level indicators, Geiger and pulse
`counters, water and frequency meters,
`time recording apparatus,
`namely, space of time analyzers,
`time—code generators,
`time—dependency
`analyzers,
`time elements,
`timer,
`time emitters, clocks,
`time oriented
`controllers.
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`Goodsfservices
`G & 8: building
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`US
`IC 037.
`Class Status -- HCTIVE.
`construction; repair and installation services, vehicle lubrication,
`rental of excavators, rental of construction equipment,
`irrigation
`devices installation and repair, electric appliance installation and
`repair, pipeline construction and maintenance, factory construction,
`anti-rust treatment for vehicles, namely, rust removal, car
`maintenance, vehicle service station services, airplane maintenance
`and repair, air conditioning apparatus installation and repair,
`installation, maintenance and repair of building machinery, diggers,
`crawlers, motor trucks,
`track laying vehicles and hydraulic cylinders,
`pump maintenance and repair,
`information on maintenance and repair of
`measuring and test equipment, rust proofing, custom or naval
`shipbuilding, overhaul of worn—out or partially destroyed machines,
`namely, of ships, airplanes, vehicles, underwater repair, vehicle
`washing.
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`Goodsfservices
`Class Status -- ACTIVE.
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`IC 041.
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`US
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`lGG lGl
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`lOT.
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`G & 3: education
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`services, namely, providing seminars and workshops in the field of
`tribology;
`training services in the field of oil or lubricant
`analysis; entertainment
`in the nature of technical shows and seminars
`in the field of oils and lubricants, organizing community sporting and
`cultural activities; arranging and conducting of seminars, symposiums,
`conferences and colloquiums, conducting of training courses relating
`to machinery maintenance,
`lubrication technology and mineral oil
`chemistry: educational services in the nature of training and further
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`instructional
`training, namely, conducting workshops, seminars,
`classes, conferences and providing related materials in the field of
`oils and lubricants and the analysis thereof, non-downloadable
`e_ectronic publications, namely, magazines,
`eaf'ets, folders,
`directions for use and newspapers, vocational guidance, photographic
`reporting, publication of books, educational services, namely,
`conducting courses in desktop publishing, digital imaging services,
`correspondence courses in tribology, production of radio and
`television programs, production of radio and television correspondence
`courses, motion picture film production, photography services,
`publication of texts other than publicity texts, arranging and
`conducting of conferences and congresses, online publication of books
`and periodicals, videotaping, rental of videotapes.
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`GOOHSISBWIEBE
`Class Status —— ACT vm.
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`C 042.
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`US
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`100 lOl.
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`G & 5: scientific
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`technological services in the field of
`research and development;
`tribology;
`industrial analysis and research services in the field of
`tribology; design and development of computer hardware and software
`for others, updating of computer software for others, chemical
`analysis, analysis for oil—field exploitation, architectural design
`consultation, chemical research, chemistry consultation services,
`computer programming for others, engineering, calibration,
`technical
`research in the field of tribology, mechanical research in the field
`of tribology, physics research consultation services, website design
`and maintenance for others, geological surveys, surveying,
`construction drafting, material testing,
`technical project studies
`concerning oil and gas searching, quality control for others,
`environmental consultancy in the field of tribology, oils and
`lubricants, oil and lubricant analysis in the nature of tribology,
`damage research and damage assessment with regard to tribology;
`technical consultancy in the field of lubricants,
`the use of
`_ubricants and tribo_ogy.
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`Priority Date
`2004/09/07
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`Colors Claimed
`Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.
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`Filing Date
`2005fO2fl9
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`Examining Attorney
`FATHY, DOMINIC
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`T902-I-B89
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`DESIGN MARK
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`Serial Number
`19024889
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`Status
`REGISTERED
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`Word Marl:
`BUCHI
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`Standard Character Mark
`No
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`Registration NI.II"I'IhBf
`3348731
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`Date Registered
`2OOTfl2fO4
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`Type of Mark
`TRADEMARPC;
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`sERyIcE MARI-C
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`Register
`PRINCIPAL
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`Mark Drawing Code
`[3] DESIGN PLUS WORDS, LETTERS ANDJOR NUMBERS
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`U'WI1Bf
`Bflchi Labortechnik AG Aktiengesellschaft SWITZERLAND Meierseggstrasse
`40 CH—923O Flawil SWITZERLAND
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`Goodslse-wines
`Class Status —— ACTIVE.
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`IC 009.
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`US
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`O21 O23 O26 O36 038.
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`G & S:
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`Glass apparatus for laboratory use, namely laboratory glassware;
`scientific, measuring and optical apparatus,
`implements and
`instruments for laboratory use, namely electronic vacuum controllers,
`laboratory ovens, piston pumps for laboratory use, gas or liquid
`chromatograph, ultraviolet detectors, chromatography columns, nitrogen
`analyzers, protein analyzers, fat analyzers, digestion units,
`distillation units, chemical hydrolyzers, ovens for determining
`melting points, soxhlet and high pressure extraction units for
`laboratory use, water heating baths, oil heating baths,
`laboratory
`spray dryers, test tube cooling fans, vapor and gas extractors andfor
`scrubbers,
`incubators, reactors, multi-sample concentrators,
`microtiter plate concentrators!evaporators, spectrometers and
`spectrophotomete