Case for electronic communications device or the like
Granted 25 May 2021 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Julian Hoenig, Christopher J. Stringer, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Molly Anderson +16 · Examiner: Carla J Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom rear perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a bottom rear perspective view of a case for electronic communications device or the like showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof; and,
FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof.
The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the case that form no part of the claimed design.
The dot-dash broken line in FIGS. 1 and 4-6 represent a boundary of the claimed design. The dashed and dot-dash broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
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12 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 6 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D788759-S | S1 | 6 Jun 2017 | 12 May 2016 | granted | Case for mobile communications device |
| US | US-D789346-S | S1 | 13 Jun 2017 | 4 Sep 2015 | granted | Case for mobile communications device |
| USthis patent | US-D920317-S | S1 | 25 May 2021 | 12 Jun 2017 | granted | Case for electronic communications device or the like |
| US | US-D1012071-S | S1 | 23 Jan 2024 | 24 May 2021 | granted | Case for electronic communications device or the like |
| JP | JP-1560587-S | S | 11 Oct 2016 | 3 Mar 2016 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1560588-S | S | 11 Oct 2016 | 3 Mar 2016 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 6 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-367782-S | S | 18 Mar 2016 | 3 Mar 2016 | published | Case |
| AU | AU-367783-S | S | 18 Mar 2016 | 3 Mar 2016 | published | Case |
| AU | AU-367819-S | S | 22 Mar 2016 | 8 Mar 2016 | published | Case |
| CA | CA-167315-S | S | 14 Jul 2017 | 4 Mar 2016 | granted | Case for electronic device |
| CA | CA-167316-S | S | 14 Jul 2017 | 4 Mar 2016 | granted | Case for electronic device |
| TW | TW-D183410-S | S | 1 Jun 2017 | 4 Mar 2016 | published | Case for an electronic device |
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