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Dispenser

Granted 20 Mar 2007 · no office action yet

Assignee: Colgate-Palmolive

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Inventors: Nicholas Noe, Bruce Cummings · Examiner: Stella Reid · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application

29/202,088

filed 25 Mar 2004

Publication

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US D538678

granted 20 Mar 2007

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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 dispenser of our design.

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view, the rear elevation view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 3 is a right side elevation view, the left side being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a dispenser, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D09/729

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Stella Reid

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5 members · 4 offices

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D498670-S	S1	23 Nov 2004	25 Jun 2003	granted	Dispenser
USthis patent	US-D538678-S	S1	20 Mar 2007	25 Mar 2004	granted	Dispenser

›Other offices — 3 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-155540-S	S	19 May 2004	16 Dec 2003	published	Dispenser
CA	CA-105273-S	S	16 Jun 2005	15 Dec 2003	granted	Dispenser
GT	GT-200300055-S	S	7 Sep 2007	15 Dec 2003	published	Dispensador.es

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