Response to Office Action

PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/30/2011)

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PTO Form 1957 (Rev 9/2005)

OMB No. 0651-0050 (Exp. 04/30/2011)

Response to Office Action

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

Application serial no. 85186654 has been amended as follows:

CLASSIFICATION AND LISTING OF GOODS/SERVICES
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 009 for Electric lighting controls, namely, dimmers, switches and accessories therefore, namely wall plates, receptacles, telephone jacks, cable jacks, replacement knobs, and connectors, lamp dimmers, dimming modules, remote controls and accessories therefore, namely tethers and holsters, master controls, transmitters, receivers, interfaces, namely, load switching interfaces, load dimming interfaces for incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage, fluorescent, window treatments, and projection screen motors; control interfaces, namely RS 232 interfaces, contact closure interfaces, timeclock and programmer interfaces and infrared interfaces, telephone interfaces, and zero to ten volt interfaces; occupancy sensors, daylight sensors, photosensors, infrared partition sensors, dimming controllers, power boosters, lamp debuzzing coils, control units, transformers, low voltage cables, system bridges and timeclocks, repeaters, infrared repeating kits including an infrared emitter, connector block, infrared receiver and transformer, processors, keypads, power panels, power modules, integrators, enclosures for lighting controls, wire landing boards, power supplies, dimming panels, switching panels, switching relays, keyswitches, processor panels, hand-held programmers and jacks therefore, computer interface adaptors, expansion panels, control panels, theatrical consoles, theatrical stage board receptacles, switching modules, motor modules, router panels, interface adaptors, programming jacks, wallstation link boosters, fluorescent diming ballasts, fluorescent ballast modules, fan speed controls; electric window treatment and projection screen controls, namely, keypads, contact closure input boards, power supplies remote controls, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, and integrators for communication between building systems; computer software for the design, integration, installation and management of lighting systems and window treatment systems
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(a), Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce, or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), as amended. The mark was first used at least as early as 00/00/1962 and first used in commerce at least as early as 00/00/1962, and is now in use in such commerce.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Electric lighting controls, namely, dimmers, switches and accessories therefore, namely wall plates, receptacles, telephone jacks, cable jacks, replacement knobs, and connectors, lamp dimmers, dimming modules, remote controls and accessories therefore, namely tethers and holsters, master controls, transmitters, receivers, interfaces, namely, load switching interfaces, load dimming interfaces for incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage, fluorescent, window treatments, and projection screen motors; Electric lighting controls, namely, dimmers, switches and accessories therefore, namely electrical wall switch plates, electrical receptacles, telephone wall jacks, coaxial cable wall jacks, replacement knobs, namely, electrical rotary and linear slide dimmer knobs; control interfaces, namely RS 232 interfaces, contact closure interfaces, timeclock and programmer interfaces and infrared interfaces, telephone interfaces, and zero to ten volt interfaces; electrical connectors; occupancy sensors, daylight sensors, photosensors, infrared partition sensors, dimming controllers, power boosters, lamp debuzzing coils, control units, transformers, low voltage cables, system bridges and timeclocks, repeaters, infrared repeating kits including an infrared emitter, connector block, infrared receiver and transformer, processors, keypads, power panels, power modules, integrators, enclosures for lighting controls, wire landing boards, power supplies, dimming panels, switching panels, switching relays, keyswitches, processor panels, hand-held programmers and jacks therefore, computer interface adaptors, expansion panels, control panels, theatrical consoles, theatrical stage board receptacles, switching modules, motor modules, router panels, interface adaptors, programming jacks, wallstation link boosters, fluorescent diming ballasts, fluorescent ballast modules, fan speed controls; lamp dimmers, remote controls for controlling lights and accessories therefore, namely, tethers, to hold a remote control for controlling lights and specialty holsters for carrying remote controls for controlling lights; electric window treatment and projection screen controls, namely, keypads, contact closure input boards, power supplies remote controls, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, and integrators for communication between building systems; master controls, namely, electronic controllers for electrical dimmers and window shades and screens; electronic transmitters for electrical dimmers and window shades and screens; electronic receivers transmitters for electrical dimmers and window shades and screens; interfaces, namely, electrical load switching interfaces, and electrical load dimming interfaces for incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage, fluorescent, window treatments, and projection screen motors; control interfaces, namely RS 232 interfaces, contact closure interfaces, timeclock and programmer interfaces, infrared interfaces, telephone interfaces, and zero to ten volt interfaces, all for use to allow systems to communicate and interact; occupancy sensors, namely, electronic devices which detect the presence of occupants and control the lighting system accordingly; daylight sensors, photosensors, infrared partition sensors, namely, remote sensors for use in measuring infrared radiation energy waves; light dimming controllers, power boosters, namely, power amplifier; electrical lamp debuzzing coils; transformers; low voltage electrical cables; repeaters for radio frequency signals; infrared repeating kits comprising connector block, namely, electric connectors, infrared receiver and transformer and an infrared emitter; processors, namely, residential and commercial lighting systems; computer keypads; power distribution panels; enclosures for lighting controls; power supplies; electrical dimming control panels; electrical switching control panels; electric switching relays; electrical keyswitches; electric control panels; theatrical stage board electrical receptacles; switching modules, namely, independent switching modules and modules within lighting control panels for turning entire circuits on and off; fluorescent dimming ballasts for gas discharge lamps; fluorescent ballast modules, namely, an interface that allows fluorescent ballasts on different protocols to communicate; fan speed controls, namely, to control ceiling fan speeds; electric window treatment and projection screen controls, namely, keypads, contact closure input boards, power supplies, remote controls, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, and integrators for communication between building systems; computer software for the design, integration, installation and management of lighting systems and window treatment systemsClass 009 for Electric lighting controls, namely, dimmers, switches and accessories therefore, namely electrical wall switch plates, electrical receptacles, telephone wall jacks, coaxial cable wall jacks, replacement knobs, namely, electrical rotary and linear slide dimmer knobs; electrical connectors; lamp dimmers, remote controls for controlling lights and accessories therefore, namely, tethers, to hold a remote control for controlling lights and specialty holsters for carrying remote controls for controlling lights; master controls, namely, electronic controllers for electrical dimmers and window shades and screens; electronic transmitters for electrical dimmers and window shades and screens; electronic receivers transmitters for electrical dimmers and window shades and screens; interfaces, namely, electrical load switching interfaces, and electrical load dimming interfaces for incandescent, magnetic low voltage, electronic low voltage, fluorescent, window treatments, and projection screen motors; control interfaces, namely RS 232 interfaces, contact closure interfaces, timeclock and programmer interfaces, infrared interfaces, telephone interfaces, and zero to ten volt interfaces, all for use to allow systems to communicate and interact; occupancy sensors, namely, electronic devices which detect the presence of occupants and control the lighting system accordingly; daylight sensors, photosensors, infrared partition sensors, namely, remote sensors for use in measuring infrared radiation energy waves; light dimming controllers, power boosters, namely, power amplifier; electrical lamp debuzzing coils; transformers; low voltage electrical cables; repeaters for radio frequency signals; infrared repeating kits comprising connector block, namely, electric connectors, infrared receiver and transformer and an infrared emitter; processors, namely, residential and commercial lighting systems; computer keypads; power distribution panels; enclosures for lighting controls; power supplies; electrical dimming control panels; electrical switching control panels; electric switching relays; electrical keyswitches; electric control panels; theatrical stage board electrical receptacles; switching modules, namely, independent switching modules and modules within lighting control panels for turning entire circuits on and off; fluorescent dimming ballasts for gas discharge lamps; fluorescent ballast modules, namely, an interface that allows fluorescent ballasts on different protocols to communicate; fan speed controls, namely, to control ceiling fan speeds; electric window treatment and projection screen controls, namely, keypads, contact closure input boards, power supplies, remote controls, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, and integrators for communication between building systems; computer software for the design, integration, installation and management of lighting systems and window treatment systems
Filing Basis: Section 1(a), Use in Commerce:The applicant is using the mark in commerce, or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), as amended. The mark was first used at least as early as 00/00/1962 and first used in commerce at least as early as 00/00/1962, and is now in use in such commerce.
Applicant proposes to amend the following class of goods/services in the application:
Current: Class 020 for Window shading systems consisting of remote controls, keypad controls, power panels, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, power supplies, and window treatments, namely roller shades, drapes, and roman shades; drapery hardware, namely, drapery tracks, roller tubes, mounting brackets, facia, and side channels and accessories therefore sold together as a unit and sold separately
Original Filing Basis:
Filing Basis: Section 1(a), Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce, or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), as amended. The mark was first used at least as early as 04/12/2000 and first used in commerce at least as early as 04/12/2000, and is now in use in such commerce.

Proposed:
Tracked Text Description: Window shading systems consisting of remote controls, keypad controls, power panels, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, power supplies, and window treatments, namely roller shades, drapes, and roman shades; Window shading systems consisting primarily of window treatments, namely roller shades and roman shades and also consisting of remote controls, keypad controls, power panels, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, power supplies; drapery hardware, namely, drapery tracks, roller tubes, mounting brackets, facia, and side channels and accessories therefore sold together as a unit and sold separately; drapery hardware, namely, drapery tracks, roller tubes, mounting brackets, facia, and side channels sold together as a unit and sold separatelyClass 020 for Window shading systems consisting primarily of window treatments, namely roller shades and roman shades and also consisting of remote controls, keypad controls, power panels, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, power supplies; drapery hardware, namely, drapery tracks, roller tubes, mounting brackets, facia, and side channels sold together as a unit and sold separately
Filing Basis: Section 1(a), Use in Commerce:The applicant is using the mark in commerce, or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), as amended. The mark was first used at least as early as 04/12/2000 and first used in commerce at least as early as 04/12/2000, and is now in use in such commerce.
Applicant hereby adds the following class of goods/services to the application:
New: Class 024 for Window shading systems consisting primarily of window treatments, namely drapery and also consisting of remote controls, keypad controls, power panels, transformers, transformer panels, receivers, power supplies
Filing Basis: Section 1(a), Use in Commerce: The applicant is using the mark in commerce, or the applicant's related company or licensee is using the mark in commerce, on or in connection with the identified goods and/or services. 15 U.S.C. Section 1051(a), as amended. The mark was first used at least as early as 04/12/2000 and first used in commerce at least as early as 04/12/2000, and is now in use in such commerce.

FEE(S)
Fee(s) in the amount of $325 is being submitted.

SIGNATURE(S)
Declaration Signature
I hereby elect to bypass the submission of a signed declaration, because I believe a declaration is not required by the rules of practice. I understand that the examining attorney could still, upon later review, require a signed declaration.
Response Signature
Signature: /NKM/     Date: 08/22/2011
Signatory's Name: Nicole K. McLaughlin
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, PA bar member

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.

        
RAM Sale Number: 3452
RAM Accounting Date: 08/23/2011
        
Serial Number: 85186654
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Aug 22 16:49:46 EDT 2011
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/ROA-XX.XXX.XX.XXX-2011082216494687
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