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   D529773
Priority
Sep 20 2004
Filed
Sep 20 2004
Issued
Oct 10 2006
Expiry
Oct 10 2020
Inventors
Sudmalis, …
Assg.orig
ACCO Brand…
Assg.curr
BANK OF AM…
Entity
unknown
Referenced by
6
References
31
Maint.:
n/a
We claim the ornamental design for a stapler, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a right-side perspective view, taken from the front, of a stapler embodying to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a left-side perspective view taken from the front of the stapler.

FIG. 3 is a left-side perspective view taken from the rear of the stapler.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the stapler.

FIG. 5 is a right side view of the stapler.

FIG. 6 is a rear view of the stapler; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view of the stapler.

The portions of the stapler shown in broken lines are for illustrative purposes only and form no part of the claimed design. The view opposite FIG. 5 is a mirror image of FIG. 5 and is not shown.
INVENTORS:

Sudmalis, Roland, Harris, Mark, Kopec, Peter John, Raczek, Kendall Keith

THIS PATENT IS REFERENCED BY THESE PATENTS:
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ASSIGNMENT RECORDS    Assignment records on the USPTO
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Sep 20 2004ACCO Brands USA LLC(assignment on the face of the patent)
Dec 02 2004RACZEK, KENDALL KEITHACCO Brands, IncASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0160800728 pdf
Dec 02 2004SUDMALIS, ROLANDACCO Brands, IncASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0160800728 pdf
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Dec 07 2004KOPEC, PETER JOHNACCO Brands, IncASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST SEE DOCUMENT FOR DETAILS 0160800728 pdf
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Aug 17 2005GENERAL BINDING CORPORATION, A DELAWARE CORPORATIONCITICORP NORTH AMERICA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTPATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT0169140813 pdf
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May 13 2013BARCLAYS BANK PLC, AS EXISTING ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, EXISTING SWING LINE LENDER AND EXISTING L C ISSUERBANK OF AMERICA, N A , AS NEW ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, SWING LINE LENDER AND L C ISSUERASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SECURITY AGREEMENT RECORDED AT R F 028217 03600304270574 pdf
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