Basketball
Granted 10 Apr 2007 · 4 office actions
Current assignee: Fruit of the Loom, Inc. · originally Russell Asset Management, Inc.
Law firm: Law firm · Log in to unlock
Attorney: Attorney · Log in to unlock
Inventors: Ronald P. Laliberty, Michael W. Maziarz · Examiner: Catherine Tuttle · AU 2912 · TC 2900
Life of the patent
12 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of…
FIG. 1 is a front elevational view of a basketball showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a right elevational view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left elevational view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view thereof; and,
FIG. 7 is a front right perspective view thereof.
The portions shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design. The SPALDING logo shown in solid lines is a trademark owned by Russell Asset Management, Inc. The NBA logo shown in broken lines is a trademark owned by the National Basketball Association.
Claims
1 · 1 independent · depth 1Classifications
1 codesClaim changes
SoonSee which claims were amended, added or cancelled during examination, with every added and removed word marked.
The published claims of this patent are not paired with the granted ones in what we hold.
File wrapper
See the full prosecution history — every USPTO and applicant action on this file, in order.
Log in to unlockChain of title
See the full assignment history — every owner this patent has passed through, with recordation dates and reel/frame numbers.
Log in to unlockTerm & fees
See the term timeline — pendency span, in-force span, the maintenance fees paid and both computed expiry dates.
Log in to unlockWorldwide family
4 members · 3 offices›IP5 & PCT — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D540408-S | S1 | 10 Apr 2007 | 3 May 2006 | granted | Basketball |
| US | US-D543250-S | S1 | 22 May 2007 | 31 Aug 2006 | granted | Basketball |
›Other offices — 2 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-313878-S | S | 7 May 2007 | 5 Feb 2007 | published | Ball |
| CA | CA-117934-S | S | 19 Mar 2008 | 18 Oct 2006 | granted | Basketball |
Validity challenges
See the validity challenges on record — reexaminations, IPRs and PGRs, with their institution decisions and outcomes.
Log in to unlockCitations
See every patent this one cites and every patent that cites it back — publication, assignee, and how each one was found.
Log in to unlock