Application

PTO- 1478

Approved for use through 10/31/2024. 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 10/31/2024. 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: 97777905

Filing Date: 02/02/2023

To the Commissioner for Trademarks:

MARK: Kite (stylized and/or with design, see mark)
The literal element of the mark consists of Kite. The color(s) blue, light blue, and red is/are claimed as a feature of the mark. The mark consists of a stylized design of a kite in light blue, blue, and red entering the top left corner of the screen, swooping to the bottom right corner, looping up to the top center and then gliding off the screen through the bottom, and swooping back onto the screen from the bottom left corner and gliding toward the center of the screen. The kite comes to a stop in the center of the screen where the wording "KITE" appears. The mark is a motion mark.
The applicant, Kite Pharma, Inc., a corporation of Delaware, having an address of
      2400 Broadway
      Santa Monica, California 90404
      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 040:  Custom manufacturing of biological tissue, blood, and cells; custom manufacturing of pharmaceutical preparations for immunotherapy
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 medical information; providing a web site featuring medical information; providing medical information and advisory services; collection and preservation of biological tissue, blood and cells
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 045:  Providing patient advocate services in the field of the treatment of diseases and disorders
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.



Disclaimer
No claim is made to the exclusive right to use KITE apart from the mark as shown.

Miscellaneous Statement
The applicant hereby attaches a video displaying the mark in motion.

Original File:
APPLICANT-SUPPLIED FILE (SOUND/MOTION)

For informational purposes only, applicant's website address is: www.kitepharma.com

The owner's/holder's proposed attorney information: Gretchen R. Stroud. Other appointed attorneys are Lori Mayall, Jack Wessel, Cynthia Smuzynska, Shelley Lai. Gretchen R. Stroud of Gilead Sciences, Inc., is a member of the XX bar, admitted to the bar in XXXX, bar membership no. XXX, and the attorney(s) is located at
      333 Lakeside Drive
      Foster City, California 94404
      United States
      trademarks@gilead.com

Gretchen R. Stroud 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:

Gretchen R. Stroud

PRIMARY EMAIL FOR CORRESPONDENCE: trademarks@gilead.com        SECONDARY EMAIL ADDRESS(ES) (COURTESY COPIES): tmteam@gilead.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: /cynthia smuzynska/   Date: 02/01/2023
Signatory's Name: Cynthia Smuzynska
Signatory's Position: Sr. Counsel, IP
Signatory's Phone Number: 650-522-5563
Signature method: Sent to third party for signature
Payment Sale Number: 97777905
Payment Accounting Date: 02/02/2023

Serial Number: 97777905
Internet Transmission Date: Thu Feb 02 12:38:00 ET 2023
TEAS Stamp: USPTO/BAS-XXX.XXX.XXX.XX-202302021238010
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