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Tea cup

Granted 18 Apr 2006 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Wells Fargo · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Douglas M. Laib · Examiner: M. N. Pandozzi · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application

29/192,762

filed 29 Oct 2003

Publication

Not published

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US D518999

granted 18 Apr 2006

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a top, side and front…

FIG. 1 is a top, side and front perspective view of a tea cup showing the new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevation view thereof, the left side elevation view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front elevation view thereof;

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

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a tea cup, as shown and described.

Classifications

2 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D07/536D75/33

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Pendency

2.5 y

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Examiner

M. N. Pandozzi

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D518999-S	S1	18 Apr 2006	29 Oct 2003	granted	Tea cup

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-156656-S	S	12 Oct 2004	6 Apr 2004	published	Cup
CA	CA-106446-S	S	22 Jun 2005	2 Apr 2004	granted	Tea cup

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