Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/2009)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 77114521 has been amended as follows:
Argument(s)
In response to the substantive refusal(s), please note the following:

 

REMARKS

 

Identification of Goods

 

The identification of goods has been amended to “Compression contacts, namely, pin and socket contacts for conducting high currents with low resistance for use in electrical power connectors” as required by the examining attorney in order to specify the common commercial name and function of the goods. 

 

Requirement for Information

 

The examining attorney has requested that Applicant submit product information for the goods.  Advertisements and promotional materials are not available for the specific goods of this application.  However, attached is a data sheet for a similar product wherein a POWER ARCH contact would replace the CROWN BAND contact.

 

Applicant is the world’s largest passive electronics components manufacturer, providing advanced technology products to customers in a diverse set of industries.  Applicant’s trademark POWER ARCH will identify pin and socket contacts for electrical power connectors used to conduct high currents with low resistance.   The product is applied to the end of a bundle of wires.  The POWER ARCH contact can either be sold individually or, after being crimped to the wire bundle, can then be installed into a connector housing and sold as part of a cable assembly.  Typical customers would include leading edge original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).  The product will also be sold to/ through smaller contract manufacturers and distributors. 

 

Disclaimer

 

Applicant has disclaimed the word “POWER” apart from the mark as shown as required by the examining attorney.

 

Conclusion

 

It is noted that the Patent and Trademark Office records do not show that Applicant’s trademark is confusingly similar to any registered mark.  It is therefore believed that this application is in condition for approval and publication and favorable action is requested.

 

Evidence
Evidence in the nature of a data sheet for Applicant's goods which are similar to the goods of this application has been attached.
Evidence-1

Classification and Listing of Goods/Services

Applicant hereby amends the following class of goods/services in the application as follows:
Current: Class 009 for Compression contacts for electrical power connectors
Original Filing Basis: 1(b).
Proposed: Class 009 for Compression contacts, namely, pin and socket contacts for conducting high currents with low resistance for use in electrical power connectors
Filing Basis: 1(b).
Additional Statements

"No claim is made to the exclusive right to use POWER apart from the mark as shown."

Response Signature
Signature: /meg/     Date: 05/03/2007
Signatory's Name: Marguerite E. Gerstner
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record

The signatory has confirmed that he/she is an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, which includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and other federal territories and possessions; and he/she is currently the applicant's attorney or an associate thereof; and to the best of his/her knowledge, if prior to his/her appointment another U.S. attorney or a Canadian attorney/agent not currently associated with his/her company/firm previously represented the applicant in this matter: (1) the applicant has filed or is concurrently filing a signed revocation of or substitute power of attorney with the USPTO; (2) the USPTO has granted the request of the prior representative to withdraw; (3) the applicant has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her in this matter; or (4) the applicant's appointed U.S. attorney or Canadian attorney/agent has filed a power of attorney appointing him/her as an associate attorney in this matter.
        
Serial Number: 77114521
Internet Transmission Date: Thu May 03 17:42:21 EDT 2007
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-200705031742211
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