Case
Granted 26 Jul 2022 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Matthew Vincent Costello, Guillaume Raoult, Christopher Kuh, Jeffrey Scott Croyle +6 · Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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7 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case in a closed position showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a top 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;
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top front perspective view thereof in an open position;
FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along line 16 - 16 in FIG. 14 .
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the case that form no part of the claimed design.
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23 members · 7 offices›IP5 & PCT — 12 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D958532-S | S1 | 26 Jul 2022 | 23 Dec 2020 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D990167-S | S1 | 27 Jun 2023 | 14 Jul 2022 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1045395-S | S1 | 8 Oct 2024 | 30 May 2023 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1086710-S | S1 | 5 Aug 2025 | 7 Oct 2024 | granted | Case with earphones |
| JP | JP-1702456-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702457-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702458-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702459-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702460-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702461-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702462-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1707767-S | S | 17 Feb 2022 | 23 Jun 2021 | granted | イヤホン用ケースja |
›Other offices — 11 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-204425-S | S | 21 Dec 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | Case |
| CA | CA-204428-S | S | 21 Dec 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | Case |
| CA | CA-204429-S | S | 21 Dec 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | Case with earphones |
| CA | CA-204430-S | S | 21 Dec 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | granted | Case with earphones |
| CL | CL-2021001690-S1 | S1 | 31 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | Estuche para audífonos.es |
| TW | TW-D219815-S | S | 11 Jul 2022 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | 盒子zh |
| TW | TW-D219816-S | S | 11 Jul 2022 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | 盒子zh |
| TW | TW-D219817-S | S | 11 Jul 2022 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | Case with earphones |
| TW | TW-D219818-S | S | 11 Jul 2022 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | 具有耳機之盒子zh |
| UA | UA-44737-S | S | 20 Jan 2022 | 22 Jun 2021 | published | Футлярuk |
| UY | UY-4880-S | S | 31 Dec 2021 | 23 Jun 2021 | published | Estuchees |
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