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OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2021)

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Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. PTO Form 1478 (Rev 09/2006)

OMB No. 0651-0009 (Exp 02/28/2021)

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 88292923

Filing Date: 02/07/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: THE CODING INSTITUTE (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of THE CODING INSTITUTE.
The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.

The applicant, Coding Institute, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of North Carolina, having an address of
      2222 Sedwick Road
      Durham, North Carolina 27713
      United States

requests registration of the trademark/service mark identified above in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on the Principal Register established by the Act of July 5, 1946 (15 U.S.C. Section 1051 et seq.), as amended, for the following:

       International Class 016:  Printed publications, namely, books, newsletters, magazines and articles in the fields of the health care industry, insurance billing, Medicare compliance and reimbursement, HIPAA, and medical practice management; printed publications, namely, wall charts, laminated sheets, booklets and bound flip charts featuring insurance billing codes for use in the medical field;

In International Class 016, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 11/00/1999, and first used in commerce at least as early as 11/00/1999, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) Screenshots from Applicant's website at product purchase point displaying mark.
Specimen File1
Specimen File2

       International Class 035:  Business management services, namely, administration of patient billing; business management services, namely, administration of patient engagement services for others; Business administration, namely, financial record-keeping for regulatory compliance with reimbursement requirements; Administration, billing and reconciliation of accounts on behalf of others; Medical billing; Providing reimbursement benchmarking information and other market intelligence to healthcare organizations; Business consulting in the field of financial record-keeping for regulatory compliance with reimbursement requirements; Providing an online website featuring information pertaining to the field of medical practice management; Medical chart records coding services for others in the nature of assignment of diagnostic and procedural codes for purposes of reimbursement from insurance; Business auditing, namely, review and analysis of the medical chart records coding of others to confirm compliance with reimbursement requirements;

In International Class 035, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 11/00/1999, and first used in commerce at least as early as 11/00/1999, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) series of web site screenshots and an additional screenshot from Applicant's website displaying mark in connection with services provided..
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3

       International Class 044:  Providing an online website featuring information pertaining to the field of healthcare and healthcare administration;

In International Class 044, the mark was first used by the applicant or the applicant's related company or licensee or predecessor in interest at least as early as 11/00/1999, and first used in commerce at least as early as 11/00/1999, and is now in use in such commerce. The applicant is submitting one(or more) specimen(s) showing the mark as used in commerce on or in connection with any item in the class of listed goods/services, consisting of a(n) series of web site screenshots and an additional screenshot from Applicant's website displaying mark in connection with services provided..
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3


The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Devon E. White and John M. Fuscoe; J. Christopher Lynch of Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP      4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300
      Raleigh, North Carolina 27607
      United States
      919-781-4000(phone)
      919-781-4865(fax)
      ip@wyrick.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 027220.081.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Devon E. White

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 300

Raleigh, North Carolina 27607

919-781-4000(phone)

919-781-4865(fax)

ip@wyrick.com (authorized) E-mail Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send e-mail correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the e-mail address provided in this application. I understand that a valid e-mail address must be maintained and that the applicant or the applicant's attorney must file the relevant subsequent application-related submissions via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS). Failure to do so will result in the loss of TEAS Reduced Fee status and a requirement to submit an additional processing fee of $125 per international class of goods/services.

A fee payment in the amount of $825 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 3 class(es).

Declaration

	Basis: If the applicant is filing the application based on use in commerce under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(a): The signatory believes that the applicant is the owner of the trademark/service mark sought to be registered; The mark is in use in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; The specimen(s) shows the mark as used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; and To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, the facts recited in the application are accurate. And/Or If the applicant is filing the application based on an intent to use the mark in commerce under 15 U.S.C. § 1051(b), § 1126(d), and/or § 1126(e): The signatory believes that the applicant is entitled to use the mark in commerce; The applicant has a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the goods/services in the application; and To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, the facts recited in the application are accurate.
	To the best of the signatory's knowledge and belief, no other persons, except, if applicable, concurrent users, have the right to use the mark in commerce, either in the identical form or in such near resemblance as to be likely, when used on or in connection with the goods/services of such other persons, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive.
	To the best of the signatory's knowledge, information, and belief, formed after an inquiry reasonable under the circumstances, the allegations and other factual contentions made above have evidentiary support.
	The signatory being warned that willful false statements and the like are punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, under 18 U.S.C. § 1001, and that such willful false statements and the like may jeopardize the validity of the application or submission or any registration resulting therefrom, declares that all statements made of his/her own knowledge are true and all statements made on information and belief are believed to be true.

Declaration Signature

Signature: /dew/   Date: 02/07/2019
Signatory's Name: Devon E. White
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record
Payment Sale Number: 88292923
Payment Accounting Date: 02/08/2019

Serial Number: 88292923
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Feb 07 15:48:28 EST 2019
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