Offc Action Outgoing

HISENSE

HISENSE CO., LTD.

Offc Action Outgoing

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

SERIAL NO: 76/163623

APPLICANT: Hisense Co., Ltd.

CORRESPONDENT ADDRESS:

STEPHANIE K. WADE

ARENT FOX KINTNER PLOTKIN & KAHN PLLC

1050 CONNECTICUT AVE NW

WASHINGTON DC 20036-5303

RETURN ADDRESS:

Commissioner for Trademarks

2900 Crystal Drive

Arlington, VA 22202-3514

ecom103@uspto.gov

MARK: HISENSE

CORRESPONDENT’S REFERENCE/DOCKET NO: N/A

CORRESPONDENT EMAIL ADDRESS:

Please provide in all correspondence:

1. Filing date, serial number, mark and

applicant's name.

2. Date of this Office Action.

3. Examining Attorney's name and

Law Office number.

4. Your telephone number and e-mail address.

OFFICE ACTION

TO AVOID ABANDONMENT, WE MUST RECEIVE A PROPER RESPONSE TO THIS OFFICE ACTION WITHIN 6 MONTHS OF OUR MAILING OR E-MAILING DATE.

Serial Number 76/163623

This letter responds to the applicant’s communication filed on May 19, 2003. Applicant’s intent to use basis has been deleted, and the Section 44 basis inserted. However, please note the following:

Foreign Registration Expired (or Due to Expire)

The foreign registration on which the goods “electronic computers” and “cash registers” in this application is based (Reg. No. 669501) will expire on December 13, 2003. The applicant must submit evidence that the foreign registration will be in force at the time of issuance of the United States registration. The evidence must consist of an official certification or a true copy, a photocopy, a certification, or a certified copy of the certificate of registration showing that the foreign registration has been renewed. 37 C.F.R. §2.34(a)(3)(iii); TMEP §1004.01(a).

The registrations that all the other goods are based on are still in force. Therefore, instead of submitting evidence that the foreign registration will be in force at the time of issuance of the United States registration, the applicant may instead drop the goods “electronic computers” and “cash registers” from the application and proceed with the remaining goods.

/James T. Griffin/

Examining Attorney, Law Office 103

703-308-9103, ext. 126 (voice)

703-746-8103 (faxed responses)

ecom103@uspto.gov

How to respond to this Office Action:

To respond formally using the Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/teas/index.html and follow the instructions.

To respond formally via E-mail, visit http://www.gov.uspto.report/web/trademarks/tmelecresp.htm and follow the instructions.

To respond formally via regular mail, your response should be sent to the mailing Return Address listed above and include the serial number, law office and examining attorney’s name on the upper right corner of each page of your response.

To check the status of your application at any time, visit the Office’s Trademark Applications and Registrations Retrieval (TARR) system at http://tarr.gov.uspto.report/

For general and other useful information about trademarks, you are encouraged to visit the Office’s web site at http://www.gov.uspto.report/main/trademarks.htm

FOR INQUIRIES OR QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS OFFICE ACTION, PLEASE CONTACT THE ASSIGNED EXAMINING ATTORNEY.