The sole FIGURE is a top plan view of a surface pattern for embossed plastic film, showing our new design. The broken line shown along the border of the FIGURE depicts the boundaries of one repeat unit of the claimed design, and indicates that the design may continue indeterminately in one or more directions.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a surface pattern for embossed plastic film, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D402121-S	S	8 Dec 1998	31 May 1996	granted	Surface pattern for embossed plastic film

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AU	AU-135711-S	S	17 Nov 1998	26 Nov 1996	published	Non-woven material

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