Label

- General Mills, Inc.
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Description

This application is related to U.S. Design patent application Ser. No. 29/443,543, entitled “Label on Container” and filed on Jan. 18, 2013, the entire contents of each of which are incorporated by reference herein.

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment of a label of our new design after removal from an object to which the label was applied.

FIG. 2 is a back view of the label of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a second embodiment of a label of our new design after removal from an object to which the label was applied.

FIG. 4 is a back view of the label of FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a third embodiment of a label of our new design after removal from an object to which the label was applied.

FIG. 6 is a back view of the label of FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a fourth embodiment of a label of our new design after removal from an object to which the label was applied; and,

FIG. 8 is a back view of the label of FIG. 7.

The portions of the figures depicted in broken lines are not part of the claimed design.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D749677
Type: Grant
Filed: Jan 26, 2015
Date of Patent: Feb 16, 2016
Assignee: General Mills, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Inventors: Ali El-Afandi (Maplewood, MN), Jeremy R. Marincel (Rockford, MN)
Primary Examiner: Mary Ann Calabrese
Application Number: 29/515,688
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Label Or Tag (6) (D20/22)