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Writing instrument

Granted 8 Jan 2002 · no office action yet

Current assignee: YKK (U.S.A.) INC. · originally Societe BIC

Inventors: Michael Kent, Roger F. Lockshier, Barry Chadwick, Charles McCaffrey +1 · Examiner: Martie K. Holtje · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/138,586

filed 16 Mar 2001

Publication

Not published

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US D452878

granted 8 Jan 2002

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an ornamental design for a writing instrument according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

All portions shown in broken lines are environmental and illustrative only and form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a writing instrument, as shown and described.

Classifications

5 codes

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/DRW

USPC · US Patent Classification

D19/43D19/51D19/57D19/47

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Examiner

Martie K. Holtje

art unit 2913 · TC 2900

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5 members · 3 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D452878-S	S1	8 Jan 2002	16 Mar 2001	granted	Writing instrument
US	US-D456847-S	S1	7 May 2002	13 Nov 2001	granted	Writing instrument cap

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-147674-S	S	6 May 2002	19 Sep 2001	published	Writing instrument with cap
CA	CA-100931-S	S	20 Nov 2002	13 Sep 2001	granted	Writing instrument cap
CA	CA-97440-S	S	20 Nov 2002	13 Sep 2001	granted	Writing instrument

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