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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: 88503872

Filing Date: 07/08/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: VERIFY (stylized and/or with design, see mark)

The literal element of the mark consists of VERIFY.
The color(s) blue and green is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the word VERIFY in blue preceded by the stylized image of a flower in green.
The applicant, Novartis AG, a corporation of Switzerland, having an address of
      CH-4002
      Basel 4002
      Switzerland

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 044:  Providing medical and scientific research information in the field of pharmaceuticals and clinical trials to medical and research professionals
Intent to Use: The applicant has a bona fide intention, and is entitled, to use the mark in commerce on or in connection with the identified goods/services.



Claim of Active Prior Registration(s)
The applicant claims ownership of active prior U.S. Registration Number(s) 4927717.

The applicant's current Attorney Information:
      Maury M. Tepper, III and Kathryn M. Eyster of Tepper & Eyster, PLLC      3724 Benson Drive
      Raleigh, North Carolina 27609
      United States
      919-861-8903(phone)
      919-861-8913(fax)
      mtepper@teiplaw.com (authorized)


The applicant hereby appoints Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
      One Health Plaza, Building 430
      East Hanover New Jersey 07936
      United States
as applicant's representative upon whom notice or process in the proceedings affecting the mark may be served.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

Maury M. Tepper, III

Tepper & Eyster, PLLC

3724 Benson Drive

Raleigh, North Carolina 27609

919-861-8903(phone)

919-861-8913(fax)

mtepper@teiplaw.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 $275 has been submitted with the application, representing payment for 1 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: /Maury M. Tepper, III/   Date: 07/08/2019
Signatory's Name: Maury M. Tepper, III
Signatory's Position: Attorney of Record, NC Bar Member
Payment Sale Number: 88503872
Payment Accounting Date: 07/09/2019

Serial Number: 88503872
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Jul 08 14:19:24 EDT 2019
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