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Writing utensil

Granted 12 Dec 2006 · no office action yet

Assignee: Senator GmbH & Co KGaA

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Inventors: Hans-Juergen Beyer · Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert · AU 2913 · TC 2900

Application

29/218,848

filed 9 Dec 2004

Publication

Not published

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US D533590

granted 12 Dec 2006

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2 dated events

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Description

1 parts

›FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a…

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a writing utensil showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 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 writing utensil, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D19/49

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Pendency

2.0 y

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Office actions

after a restriction

Examiner

Elizabeth A. Albert

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Worldwide family

18 members · 3 offices

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2 of 18

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D533590-S	S1	12 Dec 2006	9 Dec 2004	granted	Writing utensil
US	US-D567288-S	S1	22 Apr 2008	30 Mar 2007	granted	Writing instrument

›Other offices — 16 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-301986-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301987-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301988-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301989-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301990-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301991-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Upper end portion of writing utensil
AU	AU-301993-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301994-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301995-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301996-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-301997-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Clip-operating unit for writing utensil
AU	AU-301998-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Clip operating unit for writing utensil
AU	AU-301999-S	S	9 Jun 2005	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
AU	AU-306470-S	S	13 Apr 2006	3 Dec 2004	published	Writing utensil
TW	TW-D110683-S1	S1	1 May 2006	3 Dec 2004	published	Pen
TW	TW-D113367-S1	S1	11 Oct 2006	2 Dec 2004	published	Pen

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