Side element of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a side element of a shoe upper in accordance with my invention;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the side element of the shoe upper shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevational view of the side element of the shoe upper shown in FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of the side element of the shoe upper shown in FIG. 1.

The broken lines showing the shoe sole and the remainder of the shoe upper are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D333205 February 16, 1993 Zelenko
D344397 February 22, 1994 Zelenko
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D377261 January 14, 1997 Avar
D382802 August 26, 1997 Avar
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D388598 January 6, 1998 Hatfield
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Other references
  • Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1987, p. 88, published Jan., 1987. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1995, p. 27, published Nov., 1994. Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1996, p. 26, published Aug., 1995. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1996, pp. 24 and 169, published Dec., 1995. Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1996, p. 141, published Mar., 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1997, pp. 6 and 45, published Jun., 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1997, pp. 32, 33, 100, 141, 198, and 245, published Sep., 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1997, pp. 7 and 26, published Dec., 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Fall 1986, pp. 56 and 80, published Jan., 1986.
Patent History
Patent number: D397852
Type: Grant
Filed: May 28, 1997
Date of Patent: Sep 8, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Wilson W. Smith, III (Beaverton, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Klarquist Sparkman Campbell Leigh & Whinston, LLP
Application Number: 0/71,374
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;