FIG. 1 is a front, right, and top perspective view of an ornamental design for a writing instrument according to the present invention, in which a grip is shown in broken lines and thus does not form a part of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 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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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D498261-S	S1	9 Nov 2004	17 Dec 2003	granted	Writing instrument
US	US-D501882-S	S1	15 Feb 2005	31 Dec 2002	granted	Writing instrument

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-154118-S	S	22 Dec 2003	24 Jun 2003	published	Writing instrument
CA	CA-103509-S	S	16 Mar 2005	26 Jun 2003	granted	Writing instrument
TW	TW-D102029-S1	S1	21 Dec 2004	30 Jun 2003	published	Ball-point pen

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