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Engagement element for footwear

Granted 19 Jun 2001 · no office action yet

Assignee: Vans, Inc.

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Inventors: Jake Rivas · Examiner: Louis S. Zarfas · AU 2914 · TC 2900

Application

132422

filed 8 Nov 2000

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US D443755

granted 19 Jun 2001

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the engagement element showing my new design;

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

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof, the top view being a mirror image.

The dotted line outline of a shoe sole in FIGS. 2 and 3 is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for an engagement element for footwear, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D02/946

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Louis S. Zarfas

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D443755-S	S1	19 Jun 2001	8 Nov 2000	granted	Engagement element for footwear

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-145683-S	S	25 Oct 2001	26 Apr 2001	published	Engagement element
CA	CA-96798-S	S	30 Apr 2002	8 May 2001	granted	Engagement element for footwear

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