The claim is directed to the horizontal lines on the top and the bottom of the paper towel and the shapes bounded by solid line. The broken lines in the FIGURE form no part of the claimed design. The paper towel is flat and planar.

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

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D662328-S	S1	26 Jun 2012	24 Jun 2011	granted	Paper towel
USthis patent	US-D668878-S	S1	16 Oct 2012	17 May 2012	granted	Paper towel

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-143784-S	S	20 Mar 2014	22 Dec 2011	granted	Paper towel
CA	CA-150224-S	S	20 Mar 2014	22 Dec 2011	granted	Paper towel

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