Application

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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: 90448114

Filing Date: 01/05/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: MUSC SHAWN JENKINS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of MUSC SHAWN JENKINS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. The applicant is not claiming color as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of the design of a girl and a boy reaching upward toward a crescent moon with the marks "musc Shawn Jenkins" to the right, situated above "Children's Hospital" above "Medical University of South Carolina".
The applicant, Medical University of South Carolina, a state agency organized under the laws of South Carolina, having an address of
      135 Cannon Street, Suite 402
      Charleston, South Carolina 29425
      United States
      XXXX

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:  Health care services, namely, hospitals, emergency care centers, primary and specialty care centers, and outpatient clinics.

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 02/22/2020, and first used in commerce at least as early as 02/22/2020, 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) Screenshot of Applicant's website showing the mark used to advertise the applied-for services, playing a video that displays the mark..
Specimen File1

Webpage URL: http://musckids.org/about-us/sjch
Webpage Date of Access: 12/29/2020




The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: John C. McElwaine. Other appointed attorneys are Mark C. Dukes, Craig N. Killen, Charles G. Zug, Lloyd G. Farr, Christopher D. Casavale, Robert H. McWilliams, Jr., Susan S. Jackson, Lauren G. Hunstad. John C. McElwaine of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      301 South College Street, 23rd Floor IP
      Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
      United States
      ip@nelsonmullins.com
The docket/reference number is 005986/09031.
John C. McElwaine 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:

John C. McElwaine

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: ip@nelsonmullins.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): john.mcelwaine@nelsonmullins.com Requirement for Email and Electronic Filing: I understand that a valid email address must be maintained by the applicant owner/holder and the applicant owner's/holder's attorney, if appointed, and that all official trademark correspondence must be submitted via the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).

A fee payment in the amount of $350 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 and was in use in commerce as of the filing date of the application 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 was used on or in connection with the goods/services in the application as of the application filing date; 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 and had a bona fide intention to use the mark in commerce as of the application filing date 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: /Patrick J Cawley/   Date: 01/05/2021
Signatory's Name: Patrick J. Cawley
Signatory's Position: CEO, MUSC Health
Signatory's Phone Number: 8437920599
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90448114
Payment Accounting Date: 01/05/2021

Serial Number: 90448114
Internet Transmission Date: Tue Jan 05 09:44:02 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XX.XXX.XX.XX-20210105094402109
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