IP Library Granted Patent US 1,076,391
Granted Patent S1
US 1,076,391 · App. 29/896,632 · Granted May 27, 2025

Mule

Inventor: Barbara Storch (Vienna, AT)
Assignee: Birkenstock IP GmbH
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Patent No.
US 1,076,391
App. No.
29/896,632
Granted
May 27, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a mule as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 6, 2023
From: STORCH, BARBARA
To: BIRKENSTOCK IP GMBH
Reel/Frame 064222/0931 →
Priority Claims (1)
EM 008931703-0014 · Apr 11, 2022 · regional
Continuity (1)
Division 35515518 · Oct 10, 2022
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