USPatentGranted
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Basketball

Granted 22 May 2007 · 2 office actions

Application
29/265,427
filed 31 Aug 2006
Publication
Not published
not published
Patent· this page
US D543250
granted 22 May 2007

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Description

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›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.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D21/713

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1
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Examiner
Catherine Tuttle
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4 members · 3 offices
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USUS-D540408-SS110 Apr 20073 May 2006grantedBasketball
USthis patentUS-D543250-SS122 May 200731 Aug 2006grantedBasketball
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AUAU-313878-SS7 May 20075 Feb 2007publishedBall
CACA-117934-SS19 Mar 200818 Oct 2006grantedBasketball

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