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Oral care implement

Granted 30 May 2023 · no office action yet

Current assignee: Colgate-Palmolive Company · originally Colgate-Palmolive

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Inventors: Joachim Storz, Wen Jin Xi, Robert Moskovich, Felix Mueller +2 · Examiner: Steven J Czyz · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application

29/734,649

filed 14 May 2020

Publication

Not published

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US D987298

granted 30 May 2023

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4 dated events

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of an oral care implement according to the new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear left perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for an oral care implement, as shown and described.

Classifications

1 codes

USPC · US Patent Classification

D04/101

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Pendency

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Examiner

Steven J Czyz

art unit 2922 · TC 2900

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Worldwide family

15 members · 4 offices

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Offices

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›IP5 & PCT — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D777446-S	S1	31 Jan 2017	23 Jul 2015	granted	Oral care implement handle
US	US-D840691-S	S1	19 Feb 2019	6 Dec 2016	granted	Oral care implement
US	US-D887144-S	S1	16 Jun 2020	14 Dec 2018	granted	Oral care implement
USthis patent	US-D987298-S	S1	30 May 2023	14 May 2020	granted	Oral care implement

›Other offices — 11 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-366754-S	S	27 Jan 2016	13 Jan 2016	published	Oral care implement
AU	AU-366755-S	S	27 Jan 2016	13 Jan 2016	published	Oral care implement
AU	AU-366756-S	S	27 Jan 2016	13 Jan 2016	published	Oral care implement
AU	AU-366836-S	S	29 Jan 2016	13 Jan 2016	published	Oral care implement
AU	AU-366838-S	S	29 Jan 2016	13 Jan 2016	published	Oral care implement
CA	CA-166443-S	S	12 Sep 2016	20 Jan 2016	granted	Toothbrush
CA	CA-166444-S	S	12 Sep 2016	20 Jan 2016	granted	Toothbrush
CA	CA-166445-S	S	12 Sep 2016	20 Jan 2016	granted	Toothbrush
CA	CA-166446-S	S	12 Sep 2016	20 Jan 2016	granted	Toothbrush
CA	CA-166447-S	S	12 Sep 2016	20 Jan 2016	granted	Toothbrush
TW	TW-D179199-S	S	1 Nov 2016	21 Jan 2016	published	Oral care implement

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