Confection

- Mars, Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view from above and one side of a first embodiment of the confection.

FIG. 2 is a top view of the first embodiment of the confection.

FIG. 3 is a front side view of the confection and is identical to all other side views thereof.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view from above and one side of a second embodiment of the confection; and,

FIG. 5 is a top view of the second embodiment of the confection.

The side views of the second embodiment of the confection are the same as those illustrated for the first embodiment of the confection in FIG. 3.

The bottom of the confection in both the first and second embodiments forms no part of the claimed design.

The indicia of the letter ‘D’ shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, forming part of the claimed design herein, is a registered trademark of Mars Incorporated.

Claims

The ornamental design for a confection, as shown and described.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
426506 April 1890 Kuhn
D52246 July 1918 Stollwerck
D85675 December 1931 Thrasher
D91644 March 1934 Blackstone
2106097 January 1938 Homan
D213873 April 1969 Bryan
4015021 March 29, 1977 Harima et al.
D269715 July 12, 1983 Tovey
5871783 February 16, 1999 Capodieci
D485421 January 20, 2004 Norton
D516275 March 7, 2006 Anaya
D545026 June 26, 2007 Martin et al.
20030059501 March 27, 2003 Rivier
Other references
  • Confectioners' Machinery and Tools: Catalogue X, by Thos. Mills & Bro. Incorporated, Brookhaven Press, WI, 1952, pp. 25, 44 and 45.
  • Trademark Search: Registration No. 3159553, Mars Incorporated, Oct. 17, 2006.
Patent History
Patent number: D556427
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 29, 2006
Date of Patent: Dec 4, 2007
Assignee: Mars, Incorporated (McLean, VA)
Inventors: John M. Kaiser (Manheim, PA), Robert F. Baron (Phillipsburg, NJ), Jacqueline Kramer (Stroudsburg, PA), Dale R. Slesser (Mount Joy, PA), Karen R. Martin (Hoboken, NJ)
Primary Examiner: Robin V. Webster
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Kearney
Attorney: Arent Fox LLC
Application Number: 29/262,239
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/127