Chocolate bar

- MARS, Incorporated
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a chocolate bar showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right side view of the design shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a chocolate bar showing our new design according to a second embodiment;

FIG. 9 is a top view of the design shown in FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 10 is a front view of the design shown in FIG. 8, the bottom, rear, left and right side views being identical to those shown in FIGS. 3, 4, 6 and 7, respectively.

The “Dove” indicia of the claimed design in FIGS. 8-10 is a registered trademark of Mars, Incorporated.

Claims

The ornamental design for a chocolate bar, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D659946
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 9, 2010
Date of Patent: May 22, 2012
Assignee: MARS, Incorporated (McLean, VA)
Inventors: Kirk Fujioka (Hackettstown, NJ), Chithra P. Panchapakesan (Lake Hiawatha, NJ), William Jason Greer (Chattanooga, TN), Bruce Hannant (London)
Primary Examiner: Barbara Fox
Attorney: Arent Fox LLP
Application Number: 29/365,515
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D1/127; D1/121