Response to Office Action

COBAS

Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc.

Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

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

Response to Office Action

The table below presents the data as entered.

Input Field	Entered
SERIAL NUMBER	77257927
LAW OFFICE ASSIGNED	LAW OFFICE 111
MARK SECTION (no change)
ARGUMENT(S)
Mark on Specimen Disagrees with Mark in Drawing The Examining Attorney has rejected this application on the grounds that the mark shown on the drawing disagrees with the mark on the specimen. Applicant submits that "6000" is not part of the mark and is merely a model designation. Applicant further submits the attachments as evidence showing use of the mark alone and with other notations such as the letter "b" and "c". Significance of Mark The trademark COBAS has no significance in the medical or scientific fields of industry, or any meaning in a foreign language.
EVIDENCE SECTION
EVIDENCE FILE NAME(S)	\\TICRS\EXPORT\IMAGEOUT\7 72\579\77257927\xml1\ROA0 002.JPG
	\\TICRS\EXPORT\IMAGEOUT\7 72\579\77257927\xml1\ROA0 003.JPG
	\\TICRS\EXPORT\IMAGEOUT\7 72\579\77257927\xml1\ROA0 004.JPG
DESCRIPTION OF EVIDENCE FILE	Other products and labels showing use of the trademark alone and with other notations.
SIGNATURE SECTION
RESPONSE SIGNATURE	/dmy/
SIGNATORY'S NAME	D. Michael Young
SIGNATORY'S POSITION	Attorney of record
DATE SIGNED	04/18/2008
AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY	YES
FILING INFORMATION SECTION
SUBMIT DATE	Fri Apr 18 14:30:28 EDT 2008
TEAS STAMP	USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XXX.XXX- 20080418143028854899-7725 7927-420a569b32225af21a81 d776b8eac82c8-N/A-N/A-200 80418135533866934

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. 77257927 has been amended as follows:

ARGUMENT(S)
In response to the substantive refusal(s), please note the following:

Mark on Specimen Disagrees with Mark in Drawing

The Examining Attorney has rejected this application on the grounds that the mark shown on the drawing disagrees with the mark on the specimen. Applicant submits that "6000" is not part of the mark and is merely a model designation. Applicant further submits the attachments as evidence showing use of the mark alone and with other notations such as the letter "b" and "c".

Significance of Mark

The trademark COBAS has no significance in the medical or scientific fields of industry, or any meaning in a foreign language.

EVIDENCE
Evidence in the nature of Other products and labels showing use of the trademark alone and with other notations. has been attached.
Evidence-1
Evidence-2
Evidence-3

SIGNATURE(S)
Response Signature
Signature: /dmy/ Date: 04/18/2008
Signatory's Name: D. Michael Young
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: 77257927
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Apr 18 14:30:28 EDT 2008
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XXX.XX.XXX.XXX-200804181430288
54899-77257927-420a569b32225af21a81d776b
8eac82c8-N/A-N/A-20080418135533866934

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