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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: 88653648

Filing Date: 10/14/2019

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: KARNA (Standard Characters, see below )

The literal element of the mark consists of KARNA. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of South Carolina, Inc., a corporation of South Carolina, having an address of
      I-20 at Alpine Road, AA-270
      Columbia, South Carolina 29219
      United States
      843-577-7700(phone)
      8435777708(fax)

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 035:  Providing organizational development consulting services; business strategic planning services; business management consulting, strategic planning and business advisory services provided to health care and public health organizations; consultancy regarding advertising communication strategies; consultancy regarding public relations communication strategies; development of marketing strategies, concepts and tactics, namely, audience development, brand awareness, online community building and digital word of mouth communications; providing business information in the field of social media; providing marketing consulting in the field of social media; expert evaluations and reports relating to business matters

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 12/31/2014, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/31/2014, 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) Website pages.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-9627145178-20191014160553638870_._Specimen_Class_35.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (3 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3

International Class 041:  Information technology training services; training services in the field of population health management; education services, namely, providing non-downloadable webinars in the field of health; training services in the field of health care and public health; educational services, namely, conducting classes, seminars, webinars, conferences, workshops in the fields of healthcare and public health

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 12/31/2014, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/31/2014, 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) Website pages.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-9627145178-20191014160553638870_._Specimen_Class_41.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (3 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2
Specimen File3

International Class 042:  Software design and development; planning, design and management of information technology systems; computer security consultancy; development of security systems and contingency planning for information systems; computer network configuration services; scientific research; providing consulting services in the field of health research; regulatory compliance consulting in the field of health research; compiling and analyzing statistical health data in order to support health research; testing, analysis and evaluation of the services of others to determine conformity with certification standards; testing, analysis and evaluation of health data or compliance with health industry standards; design of information graphics and data visualization materials; providing technology consulting in the field of social media; website design and development for others; graphic design; computer graphics design services

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 12/31/2014, and first used in commerce at least as early as 12/31/2014, 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) Website pages.

Original PDF file:
SPE0-9627145178-20191014160553638870_._Specimen_Class_42.pdf
Converted PDF file(s) (2 pages)
Specimen File1
Specimen File2



The applicant hereby appoints B. Craig Killough. B. Craig Killough of Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, is located at
      P.O. Drawer H
      Charleston, South Carolina 29402
      United States
      843-577-7700(phone)
      8435777708(fax)
      bckillough@barnwell-whaley.com (authorized).
The attorney docket/reference number is 368.207.
B. Craig Killough submitted the following statement: The attorney of record is an active member in good standing of the bar of the highest court of a U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or any U.S. Commonwealth or territory.

The applicant's current Correspondence Information:

B. Craig Killough

Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC

P.O. Drawer H

Charleston, South Carolina 29402

843-577-7700(phone)

8435777708(fax)

bckillough@barnwell-whaley.com; rcontreras@barnwell-whaley.com (authorized). Email Authorization: I authorize the USPTO to send email correspondence concerning the application to the applicant, the applicant's attorney, or the applicant's domestic representative at the email address provided in this application. I understand that a valid email 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

Declaration Signature
The attached signature image file:
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Signatory's Name: Michael Mizeur
Signatory's Position: EVP, CFO and Treasurer
Payment Sale Number: 88653648
Payment Accounting Date: 10/15/2019

Serial Number: 88653648
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Oct 14 16:18:31 EDT 2019
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XX.XXX.XXX-2019101416183130
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a21ee2149d5abbec5c9a59fa1f1b6da5aa9039-C
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