CA2870978C - Mosaic structure assembly kit - Google Patents

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Publication number: CA2870978C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: interlocking; blocks; interlocking piece; piece; kit
Prior art date: 2014-06-13
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

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CA2870978A

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Steven Kay

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2014-06-13

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2014-11-14

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2017-05-23

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2015-12-13 Publication of CA2870978A1 publication Critical patent/CA2870978A1/en

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- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- A63H33/06—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements
- A63H33/067—Building blocks, strips, or similar building parts to be assembled without the use of additional elements with rotation or translation, e.g. of keyhole or bayonet type
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
- B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
- B44C3/00—Processes, not specifically provided for elsewhere, for producing ornamental structures
- B44C3/12—Uniting ornamental elements to structures, e.g. mosaic plates
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- A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
- A63F—CARD, BOARD, OR ROULETTE GAMES; INDOOR GAMES USING SMALL MOVING PLAYING BODIES; VIDEO GAMES; GAMES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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CA2870978A 2014-06-13 2014-11-14 Mosaic structure assembly kit Expired - Fee Related CA2870978C (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US14/303,871 US20150360137A1 (en)	2014-06-13	2014-06-13	Mosaic Structure Assembly Kit
US14/303,871		2014-06-13

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2870978A1 CA2870978A1 (en)	2015-12-13
CA2870978C true CA2870978C (en)	2017-05-23

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA2870978A Expired - Fee Related CA2870978C (en)	2014-06-13	2014-11-14	Mosaic structure assembly kit

Country Status (5)

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US (1)	US20150360137A1 (de)
EP (1)	EP2954939A3 (de)
CN (1)	CN204319773U (de)
CA (1)	CA2870978C (de)
HK (1)	HK1198458A2 (de)

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- 2014-06-13 US US14/303,871 patent/US20150360137A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2014-11-14 CA CA2870978A patent/CA2870978C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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- 2014-12-10 HK HK14112446.9A patent/HK1198458A2/xx not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2014-12-11 CN CN201420779277.4U patent/CN204319773U/zh not_active Expired - Fee Related

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US20150360137A1 (en)	2015-12-17
EP2954939A3 (de)	2015-12-30
EP2954939A2 (de)	2015-12-16
CN204319773U (zh)	2015-05-13
HK1198458A2 (en)	2015-04-24
CA2870978A1 (en)	2015-12-13

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