Footwear upper

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the footwear upper according to a first embodiment of the new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the footwear upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the footwear upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the footwear upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the footwear upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the footwear upper of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion of the tongue of the footwear upper of FIG. 1; and,

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion of the portion VIII of FIG. 1.

FIGS. 1-8 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.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for 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/467,242
Filed:	September 17, 2013

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Current U.S. Class:	D2/970; D2/911
Current International Class:	0204
Field of Search:	;D2/896,900,909-91,920,943,946,969,970,974,2 ;36/83,1.5,2R,109,3A,7.1R,45,52,112-114

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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: Simmons; Ian
Assistant Examiner: McCoy; Rashida C
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Warner Norcross & Judd LLP