Footwear - PointeNoir Pty Ltd.

Title:

Footwear

United States Patent D556436

Inventors:

Wilkenfeld, David (Sydney, AU)
Leoncelli, Felicia (Sydney, AU)

Application Number:

D/230872

Publication Date:

12/04/2007

Filing Date:

05/26/2005

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

PointeNoir Pty Ltd. (AU)

Primary Class:

D02/971

Other Classes:

D02/896, D02/902, D02/969

International Classes:

(IPC1-7): 0299

Field of Search:

36/8.3, D2/971, 36/102, D2/969, D2/896.902

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US Patent References:

D538515	Dance footwear	March, 2007	Wilkenfeld et al.	D2/902
D524015	Footwear upper	July, 2006	Burg	D2/902
D517784	Dance footwear	March, 2006	Wilkenfeld et al.	D2/902
D515299	Footwear upper	February, 2006	Burg	D2/969
6634121	Shoe with a sole comprising a forefoot part divided into at least two elements	October, 2003	Sordi
20030121176	Dance shoe	July, 2003	Baruck
20030029055	Ballet shoe sole with gusset	February, 2003	Morrone
20020078591	Dance shoe with tri-split	June, 2002	Morrone
20010005947	Shoe with a sole comprising a forefoot part divided into at least two elements	July, 2001	Sordi
D437105	Shoe protector for use while driving a motorcycle	February, 2001	Mahjied
6076284	Shoe with split sole and mid-section reinforcement	June, 2000	Terlizzi
6018888	Protective footwear for modern dance	February, 2000	Wilkenfeld et al.
5996251	Combination jazz dancing and character/tap dancing shoe	December, 1999	LaDuca	36/8.3
5956868	Dance shoe with elastic midsection	September, 1999	Stevens et al.	36/8.3
5806209	Cushioning system for a shoe	September, 1998	Crowley et al.
5682685	Dance shoe sole	November, 1997	Terlizzi
5257969	Ankle foot dorsiflexor/supporter	November, 1993	Mance
4944099	Expandable outsole	July, 1990	Davis
3609888	N/A	October, 1971	Rickman
2252315	Scuff	August, 1941	Doree	36/102
1754054	Toe-dancing shoe	April, 1930	Selva
1304598	N/A	May, 1919	Parmenter
0900881	N/A	October, 1908	Parker
0726778	N/A	April, 1903	Smith

Foreign References:

CA1077711	May, 1980
CH168702	July, 1934
EP0562697	September, 1993	Shoe provided with two separated sole portions.
EP0672362	September, 1995	Shoe with split sole and midsection reinforcement.
WO/1999/051117	October, 1999	PROTECTIVE FOOTWEAR FOR MODERN DANCE
WO/2006/037154	April, 2006	DANCE FOOTWEAR

Other References:

PCT International Search Report and Written Opinion dated Nov. 7, 2005 prepared by ISA/AU for PCT Appl. No. PCT/AU2005/001504; filed Sep. 29, 2005; 11 pages.
U.S. Appl. No. 29/239,169; filed Sep. 26, 2005; Wilkenfeld et al.

Primary Examiner:

Simone, Dominic

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

Ganz Law, P.C.

Claims:

CLAIM

1. The ornamental design for footwear, as shown and described.

Description:

FIG. 1 is a front lateral perspective view showing the footwear;

FIG. 2 is a medial side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a lateral side elevation view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines showing the remainder of the shoe, particularly the front sole of the shoe, are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. Areas showing a mesh pattern are intended solely to illustrate surface texture of the shoe, and this surface texture is not meant to be limited only to the illustrated pattern.