Reply to Office Action of October 27, 2022
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`REEBOK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
`Application No. 16/692,555
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`Amendments to the Claims
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`This listing of claims will replace all prior versions, andlistings, of claims in the application.
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`1.
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`(Currently Amended) An upperforan article of footwear, the upper comprising:
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`a first upper panel;
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`a second upperpanel; and
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`a[[n]] single, continuous extruded component disposed along a border between the
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`first upper panel and the second upperpanel,
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`wherein the single, continuous extruded componentjoins the first upper panel to the
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`second upperpanel.
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`3.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, wherein the extruded component comprises polyurethane.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, wherein a material of the first upper panelis different than
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`a material of the second upperpanel.
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`4.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, wherein the extruded component formsa portion of a
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`closure system for the article of footwear.
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`5.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, further comprising a seam joining the first upper panel and
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`the second upperpanel.
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`6.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, wherein the extruded componentis disposed on an exterior
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`surface of the first upper panel and the second upperpanel.
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`7.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, wherein the extruded component forms an exterior surface
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`of the upper.
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`8.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, further comprising:
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`a third upper panel; and
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`an additional extruded componentdisposed along a border betweenthefirst upper
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`panel and the third upper panel,
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`wherein the additional extruded componentjoinsthe first upper panelto the third
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`upperpanel.
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`(Original) An article of footwear comprising:
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`a sole;
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`an upper having a plurality of panels; and
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`an upper extruded componentjoining two adjacent panels of the plurality of panels
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`together;
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`wherein the two adjacent panels are joined together only by the upper extruded
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`component.
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`10.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the upper extruded componentjoins
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`each of the plurality of panels to adjacent panels, and wherein each ofthe plurality of panels
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`are joined together only by the upper extruded component.
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`11.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the sole comprises a sole extruded
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`component.
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`12.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded component
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`comprises a ground-contacting surface of the article of footwear.
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`13.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded componentextends
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`from a heel area of the article of footwearto a toe area ofthe article of footwear.
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`14.
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`(Withdrawn) Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded componentis
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`discontinuous and comprises separate heel and forefoot extruded components.
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`15.
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`(Withdrawn) Thearticle of footwear of claim 11, wherein the sole extruded component
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`extends above the sole to form a closure system for the article of footwear.
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`16.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein the plurality of panels comprisesat
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`least ten panels.
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`17.
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`(Original) The article of footwear of claim 9, wherein at least one panelof the plurality of
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`panels comprises a heel counter.
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`18.
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`(New)Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the upper extruded component forms a
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`portion of a closure system for the upper.
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`19.
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`(New) Thearticle of footwear of claim 1, wherein the extruded componentis disposed on
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`only oneside of the first upper panel and the second upperpanel.
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`20.
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`(New) Thearticle of footwear of claim 19, wherein the extruded componentis disposed on
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`an outer side of the first upper panel and of the second outer panel.
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