FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a second embodiment of the keyboard for a handheld communication device of our new design, incorporating color contrast; and,

FIG. 4 is a front view of the design of FIG. 3.

The broken line showings of FIGS. 1-4 are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

The evenly spaced shading at the top of the central keys and within letters and symbols in the second embodiment is intended to represent color contrast.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a keyboard for a handheld communication device, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/247D14/455

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Jeffrey Asch

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D516548-S	S1	7 Mar 2006	17 Nov 2004	granted	Handheld communication device
US	US-D517037-S	S1	14 Mar 2006	17 May 2004	granted	Handheld communication device
US	US-D523006-S	S1	13 Jun 2006	4 Aug 2005	granted	Keyboard for a handheld communication device
US	US-D524302-S	S1	4 Jul 2006	4 Aug 2005	granted	Keyboard for a handheld communication device
US	US-D525222-S	S1	18 Jul 2006	17 Nov 2004	granted	Handheld communication device
USthis patent	US-D525619-S	S1	25 Jul 2006	4 Aug 2005	granted	Keyboard for a handheld communication device

›Other offices — 12 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-301650-S	S	17 May 2005	17 Nov 2004	published	Handheld communication device
AU	AU-301737-S	S	26 May 2005	17 Nov 2004	published	Handheld communication device
AU	AU-301738-S	S	26 May 2005	17 Nov 2004	published	Handheld communication device
AU	AU-301739-S	S	26 May 2005	17 Nov 2004	published	Handheld communication device
AU	AU-301740-S	S	26 May 2005	17 Nov 2004	published	Handheld communication device
AU	AU-301741-S	S	26 May 2005	17 Nov 2004	published	Handheld communication device
AU	AU-301745-S	S	26 May 2005	17 Nov 2004	published	Handheld communication device
CA	CA-108969-S	S	23 Dec 2005	10 Nov 2004	granted	Handheld communication device
CA	CA-109027-S	S	8 Aug 2007	16 Nov 2004	granted	Handheld communication device
CA	CA-115669-S	S	8 Aug 2007	16 Nov 2004	granted	Handheld communication device
CA	CA-115671-S	S	8 Aug 2007	16 Nov 2004	granted	Handheld communication device
CA	CA-115672-S	S	8 Aug 2007	16 Nov 2004	granted	Handheld communication device

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