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`DATALOGIC ADC S.R.L. (iplaw@vorys.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86858438 - AXIST - 18457.0514.T
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`4/19/2016 10:41:46 AM
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`ECOM111@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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`*86858438*
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`CLICK HERE TO RESPOND TO THIS LETTER:
`http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp
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`VIEW YOUR APPLICATION FILE
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`U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. (cid:160) 86858438
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`ARK: AXIST
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`CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) ANTHONY P. VENTURINO
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`(cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Vorys, Sater, Seymour And Pease LLP
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160) PO BOX 2255
`(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160)(cid:160) (cid:160) (cid:160) Columbus OH 43216-2255
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`APPLICANT: DATALOGIC ADC S.R.L.
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`CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO :(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)
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`(cid:160) 18457.0514.T
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`iplaw@vorys.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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`SSUE/MAILING DATE: 4/19/2016
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`EAS PLUS OR TEAS REDUCED FEE (TEAS RF) APPLICANTS – TO MAINTAIN LOWER FEE, ADDITIONAL
`REQUIREMENTS MUST BE MET, INCLUDING SUBMITTING DOCUMENTS ONLINE:(cid:160) 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.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.22(b),
`2.23(b); TMEP §§819, 820.(cid:160) TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants who do not meet these requirements must submit an additional processing fee of
`$50 per international class of goods and/or services.(cid:160) 37 C.F.R. §§2.6(a)(1)(v), 2.22(c), 2.23(c); TMEP §§819.04, 820.04.(cid:160) However, in certain
`situations, TEAS Plus or TEAS RF applicants may respond to an Office action by authorizing an examiner’s amendment by telephone without
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`incurring this additional fee.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Search for References – No Conflicting Marks Found
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`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).(cid:160) TMEP §704.02; see 15 U.S.C. §1052(d).
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`Identification of the Goods
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`he identification of goods is indefinite and must be clarified to comport with office and policy requirements. Please see the suggestions in bold
`and the strikethroughs for language that has been reclassified and/or amended.(cid:160) See TMEP §1402.01.(cid:160) Further, applicant must specify the
`common commercial or generic name for “modules for expanding communication options.” (cid:160) If there is no common commercial or generic
`name, applicant must describe the product and intended consumer as well as its main purpose and intended uses.(cid:160)
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`pplicant may adopt the following identification, if accurate:(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Equipment, apparatus and systems for the automatic identification, data collection and industrial automation, namely, fixed,
`Class 9:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`manual and portable instruments and apparatus for the collection of data and the automatic decoding and reading of coded information recorded
`on paper, electronic, optical and magnetic media and on body surfaces, namely, bar code readers, two-dimensional code readers, color code
`readers, optical code readers, magnetic card readers, contact and radio frequency electronic memory readers, radio frequency electronic tags
`readers, radio frequency electronic tags writers, portable data terminals; bar code reader pens and guns, for the reading and decoding of coded
`information; microprocessor controlled portable hand-held data terminals capable of transmitting and receiving data by radio; portable data
`collection terminals with or without readers of coded information; portable data collection terminals with or without voice communication
`option; computer programs for the system/user interface for coded information readers and for portable data terminals; computer programs for
`configuring, programming and controlling coded information readers and portable data terminals; computer programs for home selling and
`buying; computer programs for decoding, reading and processing of coded information recorded on paper, electronic, optical, magnetic media
`and on body surfaces; computer programs for processing data from data collection apparatus; computer programs for training users and providing
`feedback on and analyzing operation and efficiency of automatic identification apparatus and data collection apparatus; computer programs for
`shopping list management; computer programs for (specify function) for multimedia information points; computer programs for home delivery
`management; computer programs for (specify function, for example, “organizing and tracking”) web orders and virtual shopping
`management. (cid:160) and computer accessories therefor, namely, docking stations, handles, stands, holders, holsters, battery chargers, batteries, screen
`protectors, stylus, power suppliers, cables, adapters, headsets and covers sold as components of data collection devices, and replacement parts
`therefor; downloadable electronic publications in the nature of brochures, user manuals, instruction manuals, installation manuals and
`maintenance manuals in the field of automatic identification, data collection and industrial automation; electronic publications recorded on
`computer media, namely, instruction, installation and maintenance manuals and user manuals for computer programs in the field of
`data collection and industrial automation for the reading, decoding, processing of coded information and automatic identification;
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`Printed instruction, installation, maintenance and user manuals for data capture systems, namely, optical code readers, bar code
`lass 16:(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)(cid:160)
`scanners, electronic tags readers and writers and portable data terminals; printed instruction, installation and maintenance manuals and user
`manuals for computer programs in the field of data collection and industrial automation for the reading, decoding, processing of coded
`information and automatic identification recorded on any medium, whether optical, magnetic or circuital; documentation and printed matter,
`namely, brochures, datasheets, reference guides, informational flyers, posters and banners for promotion and customer information on data
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`capture systems, namely, optical code readers, bar code scanners, electronic tags readers and writers and portable data terminals.(cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please note, an applicant may only amend an identification to clarify or limit the goods, but not to add to or broaden the scope of the goods.(cid:160) 37
`C.F.R. §2.71(a); see TMEP §§1402.06 et seq., 1402.07.(cid:160) (cid:160) 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 at
`http://tess2.uspto.gov/netahtml/tidm.html. (cid:160) See TMEP §1402.04.
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`ual Basis – Section 44(d) and Section 1(b)
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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 copy of a
`foreign registration or a statement indicating whether applicant intends to rely on 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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`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)
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`addition, (a) 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 (b) 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 §§1002.01, 1004, 1016.(cid:160) A copy of the foreign registration must be a copy
`of a document that issued to applicant by or was certified by the intellectual property office in 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); TMEP §1004.01(a)-(b).(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 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.(cid:160) TMEP §§716.02(b), 1003.04(b).
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`If applicant does not intend to rely on Section 44(e) as a basis for registration but still wants to retain the Section 44(d) priority
`filing date, applicant must so specify and request that the mark be approved for publication based solely on the Section 1(b) basis. (cid:160)
`See TMEP §§806.02(f), 806.04(b), 1003.04(b).(cid:160) 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.(cid:160) See 15 U.S.C. §1051(c)-(d); 37 C.F.R. §§2.76, 2.88; TMEP §1103.
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`pplicant’s Response
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`f applicant has questions regarding this Office action, please telephone or e-mail the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) 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.(cid:160) See 37 C.F.R. §§2.62(c), 2.191; TMEP §§304.01-.02, 709.04-
`.05.(cid:160) 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.(cid:160) See TMEP §§705.02,
`709.06.
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`/Susan Leslie DuBois/
`Susan Leslie DuBois
`Examining Attorney
`Law Office 111
`susan.dubois@uspto.gov
`571-272-9154
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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 the Trademark Electronic Application System (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 questions about the Office action itself, please contact the assigned
`trademark examining attorney.(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 an individual applicant or someone with legal authority to bind an
`applicant (i.e., a corporate officer, a general partner, all joint applicants).(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 the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system at
`http://tsdr.uspto.gov/. (cid:160) Please keep a copy of the TSDR status screen. (cid:160) 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. (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/trademarks/teas/correspondence.jsp.
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`To:
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`Subject:
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`Sent:
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`DATALOGIC ADC S.R.L. (iplaw@vorys.com)
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`U.S. TRADEMARK APPLICATION NO. 86858438 - AXIST - 18457.0514.T
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`4/19/2016 10:41:47 AM
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`ECOM111@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 4/19/2016 FOR U.S. APPLICATION SERIAL NO. 86858438
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`Please follow the instructions below:
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`1)(cid:160) TO READ THE LETTER:(cid:160) 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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`he Office action may not be immediately viewable, to allow for necessary system updates of the application, but will be available within 24
`hours of this e-mail notification.
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`2)(cid:160) TIMELY RESPONSE IS REQUIRED:(cid:160) Please carefully review the Office action to determine (1) how to respond, and (2) the applicable
`response time period.(cid:160) Your response deadline will be calculated from 4/19/2016 (or sooner if specified in the Office action).(cid:160) For information
`regarding response time periods, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/process/status/responsetime.jsp.
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`o NOT hit “Reply” to this e-mail notification, or otherwise e-mail your response because the USPTO does NOT accept e-mails as
`responses to Office actions.(cid:160)
`Instead, the USPTO recommends that you respond online using the Trademark Electronic Application System
`(TEAS) response form located at http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/teas/response_forms.jsp.
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`3)(cid:160) QUESTIONS:(cid:160) For questions about the contents of the Office action itself, please contact the assigned trademark examining attorney.(cid:160) For
`technical assistance in accessing or viewing the Office action in the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) system, please e-mail
`TSDR@uspto.gov.
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`WARNING
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`ailure to file the required response by the applicable response deadline will result in the ABANDONMENT of your application.(cid:160) For
`more information regarding abandonment, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/abandon.jsp.
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`PRIVATE COMPANY SOLICITATIONS REGARDING YOUR APPLICATION:(cid:160) Private companies not associated with the USPTO are
`using information provided in trademark applications to mail or e-mail trademark-related solicitations.(cid:160) These companies often use names that
`closely resemble the USPTO and their solicitations may look like an official government document.(cid:160) Many solicitations require that you pay
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`“fees.” (cid:160)(cid:160)
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`Please carefully review all correspondence you receive regarding this application to make sure that you are responding to an official document
`from the USPTO rather than a private company solicitation.(cid:160) All official USPTO correspondence will be mailed only from the “United States
`Patent and Trademark Office” in Alexandria, VA; or sent by e-mail from the domain “@uspto.gov.” (cid:160) For more information on how to handle
`private company solicitations, see http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/solicitation_warnings.jsp.
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