USPatentGranted

Building block for a toy building set

Granted 8 Nov 2016 · 2 office actions

Assignee: The LEGO Group

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Inventors: Jan Ryaa · Examiner: Cynthia M Chin · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application

29/527,917

filed 22 May 2015

Publication

Not published

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US D771198

granted 8 Nov 2016

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7 dated events

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top plan view of…

FIG. 1 is a top plan view of my ornamental design for a building block for a toy building set;

FIG. 2 is a top, left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front side view thereof;

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

FIG. 7 is a bottom, rear perspective view thereof.

The broken lines in the drawings depict portions of the building block for a toy building set that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a building block for a toy building set, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D21/500

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Pendency

1.5 y

536 days filing → grant

Office actions

non-final + final

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Examiner

Cynthia M Chin

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Worldwide family

26 members · 4 offices

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DOCDB simple family 56507020

Offices

US · JP

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19 of 26

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D762787-S	S1	2 Aug 2016	22 May 2015	granted	Leg portion of toy figure
USthis patent	US-D771198-S	S1	8 Nov 2016	22 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
US	US-D771199-S	S1	8 Nov 2016	22 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
US	US-D771200-S	S1	8 Nov 2016	22 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
US	US-D794139-S	S1	8 Aug 2017	3 Mar 2016	granted	Leg portion of toy figure
JP	JP-1539600-S	S	7 Dec 2015	25 May 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1539601-S	S	7 Dec 2015	25 May 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1539602-S	S	7 Dec 2015	25 May 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1539603-S	S	7 Dec 2015	25 May 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1539604-S	S	7 Dec 2015	25 May 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1543302-S	S	8 Feb 2016	25 May 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1543303-S	S	8 Feb 2016	25 May 2015	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 14 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-362468-S	S	9 Jul 2015	21 May 2015	published	Toy
AU	AU-362469-S	S	9 Jul 2015	21 May 2015	published	Toy
AU	AU-362472-S	S	9 Jul 2015	21 May 2015	published	Toy
AU	AU-362510-S	S	13 Jul 2015	21 May 2015	published	Toy
AU	AU-362511-S	S	13 Jul 2015	21 May 2015	published	Toy
AU	AU-362530-S	S	14 Jul 2015	21 May 2015	published	Toy
AU	AU-362531-S	S	14 Jul 2015	21 May 2015	published	Toy
CA	CA-162513-S	S	5 Jan 2016	20 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
CA	CA-162514-S	S	5 Jan 2016	20 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
CA	CA-162515-S	S	5 Jan 2016	20 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
CA	CA-162516-S	S	5 Jan 2016	20 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
CA	CA-162517-S	S	5 Jan 2016	20 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
CA	CA-162512-S	S	13 May 2016	20 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set
CA	CA-168287-S	S	13 May 2016	20 May 2015	granted	Building block for a toy building set

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