Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 02/28/2021. OMB 0651-0009

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

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PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 02/28/2021. OMB 0651-0009

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it contains a valid OMB control number

Trademark/Service Mark Application, Principal Register

Serial Number: 90565335

Filing Date: 03/08/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: AMERIHEALTH CARITAS NEXT (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of AMERIHEALTH CARITAS NEXT. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, Independence Blue Cross, LLC, a limited liability company legally organized under the laws of Delaware, having an address of
      1901 Market Street
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
      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 035:  Health care management services, namely, cost management for the benefits plans and health care facilities of others; managed care program-related services, namely, utilization and review services; business management for the managed care programs of others.
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.

International Class 036:  Administration of pre-paid health care benefits plans, preferred provider plans, and patient reimbursement programs; health insurance underwriting, health insurance administration and health insurance claims processing.
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.

International Class 044:  Providing a web site featuring medical information; providing medical information, consultancy and advisory services; providing an internet website for medical professionals and medical patients featuring medical information from remote locations via devices that feed information to the website that is processed, exchanged and accessed in real-time by users; Providing an internet-based database of patient medical information where patients can inquire about medical issues and procedures from other patients and can relay information about their medical experiences for support and community.
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.



The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Gene K. Park. Other appointed attorneys are the firm of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, RON N. DREBEN, KAREN A. BUTCHER, ANITA B. POLOTT, CAROLE R. KLEIN, JOSEPH E. WASHINGTON, KRISTIN H. ALTOFF, DANA S. GROSS, JANE W. WISE, SETH A. RAPPAPORT, CONSTANCE BOUTSIKARIS, REBECCA E. MCDOUGALL, BRITTANY A. ESTELL, RACHEL FERTIG and KIRAN JASSAL, all located at 1111 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20004, ROCHELLE D. ALPERT, CARLA B. OAKLEY, SHARON R. SMITH, JENNA STOKES, GENE K. PARK and PETER BYRNE, members of the California Bar, all located at One Market, Spear Street Tower, San Francisco, California 94105, ANDREW J. GRAY IV, member of the California Bar, located at 1400 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, California 94304, and RACHELLE A. DUBOW, DAVID O. JOHANSON and AMELIA G. PENNINGTON, members of the Massachusetts Bar, all located at One Federal Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02110, all of whom should receive correspondence and documents related to this application through the offices of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Gene K. Park of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 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
      1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
      Washington, District of Columbia 20004
      United States
      202-739-5601(phone)
      202.739.3001(fax)
      trademarks@morganlewis.com
The docket/reference number is 100972-2041.
Gene K. Park 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:

Gene K. Park

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@morganlewis.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): gene.park@morganlewis.com; jennifer.evans@morganlewis.com; connie.boutsikaris@morganlewis.com; anita.polott@morganlewis.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 $1050 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 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: /Richard F. Levins/   Date: 03/06/2021
Signatory's Name: Richard F. Levins
Signatory's Position: Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel - PA Markets
Signatory's Phone Number: 202-739-5601
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 90565335
Payment Accounting Date: 03/08/2021

Serial Number: 90565335
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Mar 08 12:27:26 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202103081227266
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