Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 08/31/2021. 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 08/31/2021. 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: 97001946

Filing Date: 08/30/2021

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: ARIA (Standard Characters, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of ARIA. The mark consists of standard characters, without claim to any particular font style, size, or color.
The applicant, eMDs, Inc., a corporation of Texas, having an address of
      10901 Stonelake Blvd., Suite 200
      Austin, Texas 78759
      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 009:  Downloadable and recorded computer programs for use in compliance and credentialing in the field of healthcare and managing credentialing for others in the field of healthcare; Downloadable and recorded computer programs for health insurance enrollment and health plan insurance enrollment; Downloadable and recorded computer programs for use in facilitating the making of and payment of claims by health insurers, health insurer sub-contractors and self-insuring companies to medical service providers; Downloadable and recorded computer programs for health insurance enrollment and health plan insurance enrollment; Downloadable and recorded computer programs for compliance and credentialing in the field of healthcare and managing credentialing for others in the field of healthcare, maintaining credentialing information pertaining to medical service providers; Downloadable and recorded computer programs for use in medical and dental offices, and instruction manuals sold therewith for the purposes of medical practice management and patient and insurance billing; Downloadable and recorded medical and dental practice management software, Downloadable and recorded patient and insurance billing software; electronic document management system comprised of downloadable and recorded computer software for medical practice management; Downloadable and recorded computer programs for use in medical and dental offices, and instruction manuals sold therewith for the purposes of medical practice business and patient care analytics
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: Austin Padgett, Esq.. Other appointed attorneys are Ben Wagner, Esq., Christopher Franich, Esq., and Susan Stabe, Esq., members of the bar of the State of California; Michael D. Hobbs, Jr., Esq., Ryan A. Schneider, Esq., James E. Schutz, Esq., Courtney Adams Thornton, Esq., and Jóna Mays, Esq., members of the bar of the State of Georgia; Austin Padgett, Esq., member of the bar of the State of Ohio; Karl M. Zielaznicki, Esq., member of the bar of the States of New York and New Jersey. Austin Padgett, Esq. of Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders 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
      600 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3000
      Atlanta, Georgia 30308
      United States
      404-885-3155(phone)
      404-885-3900(fax)
      trademarks@troutman.com
The docket/reference number is 247419.15.
Austin Padgett, Esq. 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:

Austin Padgett, Esq.

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@troutman.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): austin.padgett@troutman.com; kristina.woodruff@troutman.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 hall/   Date: 08/30/2021
Signatory's Name: Patrick Hall
Signatory's Position: EVP
Signatory's Phone Number: 000-000-0000
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97001946
Payment Accounting Date: 08/30/2021

Serial Number: 97001946
Internet Transmission Date: Mon Aug 30 15:17:05 ET 2021
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XX.XX.X-202108301517059391
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