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Case for mobile communications device

Granted 17 Jul 2018 · no office action yet

Inventors: Richard P. Howarth, Jeremy Bataillou, Duncan Robert Kerr, Anthony Michael Ashcroft +15 · Examiner: Carla Jobe Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application

29/501,660

filed 5 Sep 2014

Publication

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US D823289

granted 17 Jul 2018

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a case for mobile communications device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1

1 granted claims

›1.independentThe ornamental design for a case for mobile communications device, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/250

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3.9 y

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Examiner

Carla Jobe Wright

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7 members · 5 offices

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US · JP

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
USthis patent	US-D823289-S	S1	17 Jul 2018	5 Sep 2014	granted	Case for mobile communications device
US	US-D934849-S	S1	2 Nov 2021	12 Jul 2018	granted	Case for mobile communications device
JP	JP-1530317-S	S	3 Aug 2015	16 Jan 2015	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 4 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-360038-S	S	20 Jan 2015	15 Jan 2015	published	Case
AU	AU-360041-S	S	20 Jan 2015	15 Jan 2015	published	Case
CA	CA-159182-S	S	3 Jul 2015	22 Oct 2014	granted	Case for electronic device
TW	TW-D173679-S	S	11 Feb 2016	17 Oct 2014	published	Case for an electronic device

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