Non-limiting examples of paper products that can include the ornamental design of the invention are toilet paper, paper towels, facial tissue, table napkins and the like.

The sole FIGURE is a top plan view of an embossment pattern for absorbent paper products showing our new design.

In the drawings, the broken lines represent the boundaries of the claimed design as well as the boundaries of the portion of a paper to which the pattern is applied. The broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for an embossment pattern for absorbent paper products, as shown and described.

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D438711-S	S1	13 Mar 2001	3 Mar 2000	granted	Embossment pattern for absorbent paper products
US	US-D441167-S	S1	24 Apr 2001	3 Mar 2000	granted	Embossment pattern for absorbent paper products
US	US-D447875-S	S1	18 Sep 2001	3 Mar 2000	granted	Embossment pattern for absorbent paper products
US	US-D448574-S	S1	2 Oct 2001	3 Mar 2000	granted	Embossment pattern for absorbent paper products
US	US-D448575-S	S1	2 Oct 2001	3 Mar 2000	granted	Embossment pattern for absorbent paper products
USthis patent	US-D449452-S	S1	23 Oct 2001	3 Mar 2000	granted	Embossment pattern for absorbent paper products

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
CA	CA-95674-S	S	24 Oct 2002	29 Feb 2000	granted	Embossed paper product
CA	CA-95675-S	S	24 Oct 2002	29 Feb 2000	granted	Embossed paper product
CA	CA-95676-S	S	24 Oct 2002	29 Feb 2000	granted	Embossed paper product
CA	CA-95677-S	S	24 Oct 2002	29 Feb 2000	granted	Embossed paper product

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