Writing instrument refill

- Sanford, L.P.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing our new design for a writing instrument refill;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 6 is a bottom plan view of the writing instrument refill of FIG. 1.

The dashed lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a writing instrument refill, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
673469 May 1901 Dickinson
2108441 February 1938 Maucher
D283140 March 25, 1986 Petrillo
D328311 July 28, 1992 Nitta
D329823 September 29, 1992 Francisco
6048121 April 11, 2000 Carver
D427239 June 27, 2000 Senda
D433704 November 14, 2000 Kouda
D497181 October 12, 2004 Yoo et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
D1245988 July 2005 JP
00359490 May 1999 TW
Other references
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc document marker refill which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc document marker refill, which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005, with cap removed.
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc Fineline refill which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
  • Photograph of Mont Blanc Fineline refill, which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005, with cap removed.
  • Photograph of Parker brand roller ball pen refill which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
  • Photograph of Sharpie brand Fine Point marker which was publicly available before Nov. 14, 2005.
  • “The Giftware World Monthly,” Mar. 1995, pp. 16 and 21, Distribution News World, 3/F,-1 No. 31, Pao Chin Street, Sung Shan Dist., Taipei, Taiwan.
Patent History
Patent number: D555198
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 28, 2007
Date of Patent: Nov 13, 2007
Assignee: Sanford, L.P. (Oak Brook, IL)
Inventors: Matthew Justin Gerules (Chicago, IL), Galina Treyer (Northbrook, IL)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A. Albert
Attorney: Marshall Gerstein & Borun LLP
Application Number: 29/273,191
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