Shoe upper Patent Grant Chang April 18, 2 [NIKE, Inc.]

Shoe upper

Chang April 18, 2

Patent Grant D783994

U.S. patent number D783,994 [Application Number D/552,759] was granted by the patent office on 2017-04-18 for shoe upper. This patent grant is currently assigned to NIKE, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is NIKE, Inc.. Invention is credited to Leo S. Chang.

United States Patent	D783,994
Chang	April 18, 2017

Shoe upper

Claims

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

Inventors:

Chang; Leo S. (Portland, OR)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
NIKE, Inc.	Beaverton	OR	US

Assignee:

NIKE, Inc. (Beaverton, OR)

Appl. No.:

D/552,759

Filed:

January 26, 2016

Current U.S. Class:	D2/972
Current International Class:	0204
Field of Search:	;D2/902,906-912,943-946,969-974 ;D5/47,54,63 ;D24/192

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Primary Examiner: Asch; Jeffrey D
Assistant Examiner: Caruso; Rebekah A
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a shoe upper showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a side view thereof;

FIG. 3 is an opposite side view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 5 is a second front perspective view thereof.

The shaded area and the solid lines immediately adjacent to the shaded area represent the claimed design. The broken lines immediately adjacent to the shaded area define the bounds of the claimed design, and form no part thereof. The ten unshaded eyelet regions within the shaded area that are demarcated by broken lines form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines showing the remainder of the shoe are for environmental purposes only, and form no part of the claimed design.

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