Portion of a shoe upper

- Nike, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a frontal perspective view of a portion of a shoe upper showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a top plan view thereof.

The broken line showing of the remainder of the shoe is for illustration purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D339451 September 21, 1993 Greene
D355977 March 7, 1995 Teague
D369460 May 7, 1996 Van Noy
D374340 October 8, 1996 Avar
D377263 January 14, 1997 Lucas
D382099 August 12, 1997 Hoeft
D382391 August 19, 1997 Cass
D382695 August 26, 1997 Teague
D382699 August 26, 1997 Avar
D384197 September 30, 1997 Crowley
D385401 October 28, 1997 Avar
D385402 October 28, 1997 Hoeft
D386598 November 25, 1997 Fogg
D391054 February 24, 1998 Vestuti
D391059 February 24, 1998 Lozano
D391060 February 24, 1998 Cass
D391070 February 24, 1998 Ford
D393346 April 14, 1998 Hlavacs
D395346 June 23, 1998 Doxey
Other references
  • Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1998, p. 93. Published Mar. 1998. Nike Foowear Catalog, Fall 1998, pp. 114 and 116. Published Dec. 1997. Nike Footwear Catalog, Holiday 1997, p. 43. Published Mar. 1997. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1997, p. 40. Published Jun. 1996. Nike Footwear Catalog, Late Spring 1996, pp. 36 and 38. Published Aug. 1995. Nike Footwear Catalog, Spring 1996, p. 28. Published Jun. 1995. Photographs of Fila B's Bubbles Mid Shoe, shoe dated Feb., 1997.
Patent History
Patent number: D398766
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 21, 1998
Date of Patent: Sep 29, 1998
Assignee: Nike, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)
Inventor: Eric P. Avar (Aloha, OR)
Primary Examiner: Dominic Simone
Law Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.
Application Number: 0/86,840
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/2972
International Classification: 0299;