Footwear upper

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a footwear upper embodying the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.

FIGS. 1-6 show features of an article of footwear in phantom lines. These features are shown for environmental purposes and do not form any part of the claimed design. Further, the phantom lines immediately adjacent the solid-line portions of the design form the boundary of the design, with the phantom lines forming no part of the claimed design.

The dashed lines on the quarter panel represent claimed stitching.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a footwear upper, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Nakano; Kiyotaka (Rockford, MI)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Wolverine World Wide, Inc. Rockford MI US
Assignee:	Wolverine World Wide, Inc. (Rockford, MI)
Appl. No.:	D/454,654
Filed:	May 13, 2013

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Current U.S. Class:	D2/970; D2/972
Current International Class:	0204
Field of Search:	;D2/896,902,906-908,943,944,946,969,970,972-974 ;36/45,50.1,83,113,114,125-134

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D284613	July 1986	Bernault
4837960	June 1989	Skaja
5379533	January 1995	Swartz
D368361	April 1996	Brooks et al.
D440387	April 2001	Matis et al.
D642364	August 2011	Matis et al.

Other References

1997 Bates High Performance Uniform Footwear, pp. 12-17, 25-27, 29, 32-34 & 39. cited by applicant . 1998 Bates High Performance Uniform Footwear, pp. 11-14, 21-23, 26-28, 33 & 35. cited by applicant . 2002 Bates Uniform Footwear Product Guide. cited by applicant . 2007 Bates Footwear Guide, pp. 2-15. cited by applicant . 2008 Bates Product Guide, pp. 6-17 & 23-27. cited by applicant . 2011 Bates Product Guide, cover, pp. 19 & 25-30. cited by applicant . 2013 Bates Product Guide, Cover, pp. 6, 7, 10-25 & 31-33. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Spear; Robert M
Assistant Examiner: McCoy; Rashida C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP