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`Amendments to the Claims
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`Thislisting 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 upperfor an article of footwear, the upper comprising:
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`a first upper panel;
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`a second upperpanel;
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`a first smete-—continuous extruded componentdisposed along a border between the
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`first upper panel and the second upperpanel; and
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`a second singte-continuous extruded component disposedacrossthe first upper
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`panel and the second upper panel but not along a border betweenthe first upper panel and
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`the second upper panel,
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`wherein the first extruded component and the second extruded componentare
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`continuous with each other,
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`wherein the first upper panel and the second upper panel configured to extend above
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`a midsole ofthe article of footwear, and
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`wherein thefirst single-continueus-extruded componentis disposed on only oneside
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`of the first upper panel and the second upper panel andjoinsthe first upper panel to the
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`second upperpanel.
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`2.
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`(Previously Presented) The upper of claim 1, wherein the first extruded component
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`comprises polyurethane.
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`3.
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`(Original) The upper of claim 1, wherein a material of the first upper panel is different than
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`a material of the second upperpanel.
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`4.
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`(Previously Presented) The upper of claim 1, wherein the first extruded component forms a
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`portion of a closure system forthe article of footwear.
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`5.
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`(Original) The upperof claim 1, further comprising a seam joining the first upper panel and
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`the second upperpanel.
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`(Previously Presented) The upper of claim 1, wherein the first extruded componentis
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`disposed on an exterior surface ofthe first upper panel and the second upperpanel.
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`(Previously Presented) The upper of claim 1, wherein the first extruded component forms an
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`exterior surface of the upper.
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`(Previously Presented) The upper of claim 1, further comprising:
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`a third upper panel; and
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`a third extruded component disposed along a border betweenthe first upper panel
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`and the third upperpanel,
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`wherein the third extruded componentjoinsthe first upper panel to the third upper
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`panel.
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`(Currently Amended) Anarticle of footwear comprising:
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`a sole;
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`an upper havinga plurality of panels;
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`a[{[n]] first upper extruded componentjoining two adjacentpanels ofthe plurality of
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`panels together at a border between the two adjacent panels; and
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`a second upper extruded componentdisposed across the two adjacent panels but not
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`along a border between the two adjacent panels,
`wherein the first upper extruded component and the second upper extruded
`component are continuous with each other,
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`wherein the first upper extruded componentis disposed on only one side of the two
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`adjacent panels, and
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`wherein the two adjacent panels are joined together at the border between the two
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`adjacent panels only by the first upper extruded component.
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`10.
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`(Previously Presented) Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the first upper extruded
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`componentjoins each ofthe plurality of panels to adjacent panels, and wherein eachofthe
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`plurality of panels are joined together only by the first upper extruded componentat the
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`border.
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`il.
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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 footwear to a toe area of the 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 forthe 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 panel of the plurality of
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`panels comprises a heel counter.
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`18.
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`(Previously Presented) Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the first upper extruded
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`component formsa portion of a closure system for the upper.
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`19.
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`(Canceled)
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`20.
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`(Canceled)
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`21.
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`(Currently Amended) Thearticle of footwear of claim 9, wherein the first upper extruded
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`componentis disposed on an outerside of the two adjacent panels.
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`22.
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`(Currently Amended) Anarticle of footwear, comprising:
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`an upper, comprising:
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`a first upper panel; and
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`a second upperpanel;
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`a first smele-continuous extruded componentdisposed along a border between the
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`first upper panel and the second upperpanel; and
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`a second single-continuous extruded component disposedacrossthe first upper
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`panel but not along a borderofthe first upper panel,
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`wherein the first extruded component and the second extruded componentare
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`continuous with each other.
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`23.
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`(Previously Presented) Thearticle of footwear of claim 22, whereinthefirst single,
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`continuous extruded componentis disposed on only oneside of the first upper panel and the
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`second upperpanel.
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