IP Library Granted Patent US 1,123,331
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US 1,123,331 · App. 29/914,388 · Granted Apr 28, 2026

Shoe

Inventors: Sara Blakely (Atlanta, GA); Sylma Colon-Otten (Atlanta, GA); Mariela Schwarz Montiel (Paris, FR)
Assignee: Blakely Ventures, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,123,331
App. No.
29/914,388
Granted
Apr 28, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a shoe, as shown and described.

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