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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)

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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: 88383999

Filing Date: 04/12/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

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

The applicant, Bytedance Ltd., a limited company (ltd.) legally organized under the laws of Cayman Islands, having an address of
      Scotia Centre, 4th Floor, Willow House
      Cricket Square, P.O. Box 2804
      George Town KY1-1112
      Cayman Islands

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 009:  Downloadable software for creating, producing, editing, manipulating, transmitting, uploading, downloading, and sharing electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content, and information via the Internet and other communications networks

In International Class 009, 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 05/31/2017, and first used in commerce at least as early as 05/31/2017, 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.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-3810515984-20190412154818933787_._Class_9.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (6 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5
Specimen File6

       International Class 038:  Transmission of electronic media, multimedia content, videos, movies, pictures, images, text, photos, user-generated content, audio content, and information via the Internet and other communications networks

In International Class 038, 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 08/02/2018, and first used in commerce at least as early as 08/02/2018, 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) Internet web pages.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-3810515984-20190412154818933787_._Class_38.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (6 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5
Specimen File6

       International Class 041:  Entertainment services, namely, providing an online interactive database of videos and user generated content containing digital images, photos, text, graphics, music, audio, video clips, multimedia content, and visual and audio performances; providing music videos over the Internet or other communications networks

In International Class 041, 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 08/02/0218, and first used in commerce at least as early as 08/02/2018, 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) Internet web pages.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-3810515984-20190412154818933787_._Class_41.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (5 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5

       International Class 042:  Creating a virtual environment in the nature of an online community for registered users to create, produce, edit, manipulate, transmit, share, and comment on videos or other electronic media

In International Class 042, 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 08/02/0218, and first used in commerce at least as early as 08/02/2018, 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) Internet web pages.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-3810515984-20190412154818933787_._Class_42.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (5 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3
Specimen File4
Specimen File5


The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Jacqueline M. Lesser and Miranda Aiqing Wang, Nancy Rubner Frandsen, Lesley Grossberg, Kevin M. Bovard, Lisa B. Gehman of Baker & Hostetler LLP
      Cira Centre, 12th Floor
      2929 Arch Street
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-2891
      United States
      215-568-3100(phone)
      215-568-3439(fax)
      bhipdocket@bakerlaw.com (authorized)
The attorney docket/reference number is 107114.00132.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Jacqueline M. Lesser

Baker & Hostetler LLP

Cira Centre, 12th Floor       2929 Arch Street

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-2891

215-568-3100(phone)

215-568-3439(fax)

bhipdocket@bakerlaw.com;mwang@bakerlaw.com; jlesser@bakerlaw.com; ahsu@bakerlaw.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 $1100 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 4 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: /Jacqueline M. Lesser/   Date: 04/12/2019
Signatory's Name: Jacqueline M. Lesser
Signatory's Position: Attorney of record, PA bar member
Payment Sale Number: 88383999
Payment Accounting Date: 04/15/2019

Serial Number: 88383999
Internet Transmission Date: Fri Apr 12 16:57:55 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XXX.XX-2019041216575514
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DA-4075-20190412155454973799