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Pencil

Granted 3 May 2011 · 2 office actions

Current assignee: STAEDTLER SE · originally J.S. STAEDTLER GMBH & CO. KG

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Inventors: Ulrich Schweig, Reinhard Renner · Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/314,906

filed 7 May 2009

Publication

Not published

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US D637230

granted 3 May 2011

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Citations

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2 dated events

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is an elevational side view of…

FIG. 1 is an elevational side view of a pencil showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is another side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

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

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1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D19/45

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Pendency

2.0 y

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Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

Elizabeth A Albert

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3 members · 2 offices

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3 of 3

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D637230-S	S1	3 May 2011	7 May 2009	granted	Pencil

›Other offices — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-130660-S	S	21 Sep 2010	11 May 2009	granted	Instrument for writing or drawing
CA	CA-133967-S	S	21 Sep 2010	11 May 2009	granted	Instrument for writing or drawing

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