Footwear upper
The figures show portions of an article of footwear in dash-dot-dot broken lines that form no part of the claimed design. Further, the dash-dot-dot broken lines immediately adjacent the solid line portions of the design form the boundary of the design, with those dash-dot-dot broken lines forming no part of the claimed design. The even-length broken lines in the figures depict stitching, which forms 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: May 5, 2026
Assignee: Wolverine Outdoors, Inc. (Rockford, MI)
Inventor: Andrew D. Engel (Rockford, MI)
Primary Examiner: T Chase Nelson
Assistant Examiner: Caitlin Mackenzie Williams
Application Number: 29/933,868