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Timestamp: 2018-12-09 21:23:08
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Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 201630064416', 'Application No. 2016', 'Application No. 2016', 'Application No. 2016', 'Application No. 2015', 'Application No. 2016', 'Application No. 2016', 'Application No. 2015', 'Application No. 201480009924', 'Application No. 201630064416', 'Application No. 2015133024', 'Application No. 14720387', 'Application No. 14720387']

US Patent # D796,775. Confection - Patents.com
United States Patent D796,775
Amoako-Poku , et al. September 12, 2017
CLAIM We claim, the ornamental design for a confection, as shown and described.
Amoako-Poku; Francis (Whippany, NJ), Pettigrew; Susan (Whippany, NJ), Tancredi; Doris (Whippany, NJ), Yang; Zi (Whippany, NJ), Kabse; Kishor (Whippany, NJ), Ueminami; Atsushi (Kanagawa, JP)
INTERCONTINENTAL GREAT BRANDS LLC (East Hanover, NJ)
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a confection, showing our new design in an exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 3 is another side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a front elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a rear elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a confection, showing our new design in another exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 10 is another side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 11 is a front elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 12 is a rear elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 13 is a top plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 14 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 8;
FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a confection, showing our new design in another exemplary embodiment;
FIG. 16 is a side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15;
FIG. 17 is another side elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15;
FIG. 18 is a front elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15;
FIG. 19 is a rear elevation view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15;
FIG. 20 is a top plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15; and,
FIG. 21 is a bottom plan view of the embodiment shown in FIG. 15.
The broken lines in FIGS. 15-19 and 21 illustrate portions of the confection that form no part of the claimed design.
The dash-dot lines are boundary lines delimiting claimed from unclaimed subject matter.