Footwear upper
The figures show features of an article of footwear with dot-dot-dash broken lines that form no part of the claimed design. Further, the dot-dot-dash broken lines immediately adjacent the portions shown in solid lines form the boundary of the design, with the broken lines forming no part of the claimed design. The even length broken lines in the figures depict stitching, which forms no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a footwear upper as shown and described.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 22, 2024
Date of Patent: Mar 3, 2026
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc. (Rockford, MI)
Inventor: Ian M. Cobb (Rockford, MI)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Caitlin Mackenzie Williams
Application Number: 29/933,948