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Surface pattern for disposable absorbent article

Granted 5 Jan 1999 · no office action yet

Current assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company · originally Procter & Gamble

Inventors: Stephanie Tych Craig, Wilfried Maria Kollner, Kathy Suzanne Lynard, Anne Holland Bruce +2 · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 294 · TC 2900

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filed 20 Dec 1996

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US D403763

granted 5 Jan 1999

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›The FIGURE is a top plan view of…

The FIGURE is a top plan view of a surface pattern for disposable absorbent article, showing our new design.

The broken line showing of the disposable absorbent article is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a surface pattern for a disposable absorbent article, as shown and described.

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D24/125

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D403763-S	S	5 Jan 1999	20 Dec 1996	granted	Surface pattern for disposable absorbent article

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AU	AU-132417-S	S	9 Dec 1997	5 Jun 1997	published	Cover

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