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US D404,997 S · Assignee: Liz Claiborne, Inc. · Inventors: Podell; Wayne

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  • Granted February 2, 1999. A US design patent lasts 14 years from grant (15 if filed from May 13, 2015), so this one ended February 2, 2013.
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FiledNovember 14, 1997
GrantedFebruary 2, 1999
Term endedFebruary 2, 2013
Application numberD/079362
Classification (CPC)—
Length5 pages

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