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Tailgate for a vehicle

Granted 28 Jan 2020 · 2 office actions

Assignee: BMW Manufacturing

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Inventors: Anne Kristina Forschner · Examiner: Ian Simmons · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application
29/650,335
filed 6 Jun 2018
Publication
Not published
not published
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US D873749
granted 28 Jan 2020

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Description

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›This application contains subject matter related to the…

This application contains subject matter related to the following co-pending U.S. design patent applications:

Application Ser. No. 29/650,330, filed herewith and entitled “Trunk Lid for a Vehicle”; and

Application Ser. No. 29/650,333, filed herewith and entitled “Vehicle, Toy, and/or Replicas Thereof”.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a tailgate for a vehicle according to the design;

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

FIG. 3 is a right, front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof.

Broken lines used in the drawings represent claim boundaries and form no part of the claimed design. Features shown in half-tone shading within the broken lines represent environmental structures that form not part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D12/196

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Pendency
1.6 y
601 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
Ian Simmons
art unit 2922 · TC 2900
Citations: 14 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

44 members · 4 offices
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Offices
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D859249-SS110 Sep 20196 Jun 2018grantedRear fender for a vehicle
USUS-D860052-SS117 Sep 20196 Jun 2018grantedVehicle, toy, and/or replicas thereof
USUS-D860053-SS117 Sep 20196 Jun 2018grantedVehicle, toy, and/or replicas thereof
USUS-D860054-SS117 Sep 20196 Jun 2018grantedVehicle, toy, and/or replicas thereof
USUS-D860084-SS117 Sep 20196 Jun 2018grantedFront fender for a vehicle
USUS-D860089-SS117 Sep 20196 Jun 2018grantedRear fender for a vehicle
USUS-D862339-SS18 Oct 20196 Jun 2018grantedTrunk lid for a vehicle
USUS-D865593-SS15 Nov 20196 Jun 2018grantedHood for a vehicle
USUS-D866415-SS112 Nov 20196 Jun 2018grantedFront bumper for a vehicle
USUS-D866416-SS112 Nov 20196 Jun 2018grantedRear bumper for a vehicle
USUS-D866417-SS112 Nov 20196 Jun 2018grantedRear bumper for a vehicle
USUS-D866418-SS112 Nov 20196 Jun 2018grantedRear bumper for a vehicle
USUS-D867233-SS119 Nov 20196 Jun 2018grantedFront bumper for a vehicle
USUS-D867234-SS119 Nov 20196 Jun 2018grantedRear bumper for a vehicle
USthis patentUS-D873749-SS128 Jan 20206 Jun 2018grantedTailgate for a vehicle
USUS-D873750-SS128 Jan 20206 Jun 2018grantedRear fender for a vehicle
USUS-D874358-SS14 Feb 20206 Jun 2018grantedRadiator grille for a vehicle
JPJP-1621138-SS25 Dec 201811 Jun 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1621139-SS25 Dec 201811 Jun 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1621140-SS25 Dec 201811 Jun 2018grantedno title held
›Other offices — 24 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
TWTW-D196533-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedTrunk lids for vehicles
TWTW-D196534-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedMotor vehicles
TWTW-D196535-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedMotor vehicles
TWTW-D196536-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedTailgates for vehicles
TWTW-D196549-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedFenders for vehicles (front)
TWTW-D196550-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedDoors for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D196551-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedBumpers for vehicles (front)
TWTW-D196552-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedBumpers for vehicles (front)
TWTW-D196553-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedHoods for vehicles
TWTW-D196554-SS21 Mar 201912 Jun 2018publishedRadiator grilles for vehicles
TWTW-D197629-SS21 May 201912 Jun 2018publishedMotor vehicles
TWTW-D197636-SS21 May 201912 Jun 2018publishedDoors for vehicles (front)
TWTW-D197637-SS21 May 201912 Jun 2018publishedFenders for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D198737-SS21 Jul 201912 Jun 2018publishedFenders for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D199045-SS11 Aug 201912 Jun 2018publishedBumpers for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D199046-SS11 Aug 201912 Jun 2018publishedBumpers for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D200015-SS1 Oct 201912 Jun 2018publishedBumpers for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D200016-SS1 Oct 201912 Jun 2018publishedFenders for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D200017-SS1 Oct 201912 Jun 2018publishedDoors for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D200018-SS1 Oct 201912 Jun 2018publishedBumpers for vehicles (rear)
TWTW-D201009-SS21 Nov 201912 Jun 2018publishedDoors for vehicles (rear)
ZAZA-A201800889-SS29 May 201912 Jun 2018publishedMotor vehicles
ZAZA-A201800890-SS29 May 201912 Jun 2018publishedMotor vehicles
ZAZA-A201800891-SS29 May 201912 Jun 2018publishedMotor vehicles

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