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Writing instrument

Granted 21 Oct 2008 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Sanford, L.P. · originally Sanford L.P.

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Inventors: Sona N. Patadia, Michael A. Serafin · Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application
29/306,930
filed 18 Apr 2008
Publication
Not published
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US D579050
granted 21 Oct 2008

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our new design for a writing instrument;

FIG. 2 is a side view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 , the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 ; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument of FIG. 1 .

The broken line showing of a push button and the writing tip and its housing is included for the purpose of illustrating environment and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D19/51

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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D573641-SS122 Jul 200828 Mar 2007grantedWriting instrument
USthis patentUS-D579050-SS121 Oct 200818 Apr 2008grantedWriting instrument
USUS-D579051-SS121 Oct 200818 Apr 2008grantedGrip for a writing instrument
›Other offices — 5 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-317770-SS24 Jan 200828 Aug 2007publishedWriting instrument
AUAU-317771-SS24 Jan 200828 Aug 2007publishedWriting instrument
AUAU-317772-SS24 Jan 200828 Aug 2007publishedWriting instrument
CACA-122550-SS4 Jun 200825 Sep 2007grantedWriting instrument
CACA-125110-SS4 Jun 200825 Sep 2007grantedWriting instrument

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