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Teapot

Granted 9 Apr 2013 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Glas Americas LLC · originally Tupperware Brand

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Inventors: Alex Muspratt-Williams, Jan-Hendrik de Groote · Examiner: Marianne Pandozzi · AU 2915 · TC 2900

Application

29/395,310

filed 29 Dec 2011

Publication

Not published

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US D679537

granted 9 Apr 2013

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top, side front perspective…

FIG. 1 is a top, side front perspective view of a teapot;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a right side elevation view, the left side elevation being a mirror image 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 teapot, as shown and described.

Classifications

3 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D07/319D73/22D73/17

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Examiner

Marianne Pandozzi

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5 members · 3 offices

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›IP5 & PCT — 2 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D679537-S	S1	9 Apr 2013	29 Dec 2011	granted	Teapot
US	US-D689727-S	S1	17 Sep 2013	1 Mar 2013	granted	Teapot

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-342436-S	S	8 May 2012	11 Apr 2012	published	Teapot
CA	CA-145239-S	S	23 Nov 2012	11 Apr 2012	granted	Teapot
CA	CA-147873-S	S	23 Nov 2012	11 Apr 2012	granted	Teapot

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