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Case for electronic communications device or the like

Granted 29 Jun 2021 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Richard P. Howarth, M. Evans Hankey, Shota Aoyagi +18 · Examiner: Carla J Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/613,529
filed 10 Aug 2017
Publication
Not published
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US D923615
granted 29 Jun 2021

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom, front, and right…

FIG. 1 is a bottom, front, and right side perspective view of a case for electronic communications device or the like showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a top, rear, and right side 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

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250

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Pendency
3.9 y
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Examiner
Carla J Wright
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Worldwide family

14 members · 5 offices
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 8 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D923615-SS129 Jun 202110 Aug 2017grantedCase for electronic communications device or the like
USUS-D930635-SS114 Sep 202122 Jun 2018grantedCase for electronic communications device or the like
USUS-D949839-SS126 Apr 202210 Sep 2021grantedCase for electronic communications device or the like
USUS-D997149-SS129 Aug 202322 Apr 2022grantedCase for an electronic device
USUS-D1005277-SS121 Nov 20237 Oct 2022grantedCase for an electronic device
USUS-D1096711-SS17 Oct 202516 Oct 2023grantedCase for an electronic device
JPJP-1610091-SS30 Jul 20189 Feb 2018grantedno title held
JPJP-1610092-SS30 Jul 20189 Feb 2018grantedno title held
›Other offices — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-201810692-SS28 Feb 20187 Feb 2018publishedCase for an electronic device
AUAU-201810693-SS28 Feb 20187 Feb 2018publishedCase for an electronic device
CACA-179536-SS26 Oct 20181 Feb 2018grantedCase for an electronic device
CACA-179537-SS26 Oct 20181 Feb 2018grantedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D197654-SS21 May 20196 Feb 2018publishedFolio case for a portable electronic device
TWTW-D198222-SS21 Jun 20196 Feb 2018publishedFolio case for a portable electronic device

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