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US D396,399 S · Inventors: Leira; Dagfinn

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  • Granted July 28, 1998. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended July 28, 2012.
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FiledMarch 17, 1997
GrantedJuly 28, 1998
Term endedJuly 28, 2012
Application numberD/068655
Classification (CPC)—
Length2 pages

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