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Case with earphones

Granted 27 Jun 2023 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Robert Brunner, James Swasey, Jeffrey Scott Croyle, Guillaume Raoult +8 · Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski · AU 2911 · TC 2900

Application
29/846,199
filed 14 Jul 2022
Publication
Not published
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US D990167
granted 27 Jun 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case with earphones showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

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Claims

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D03/294

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Examiner
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Worldwide family

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›IP5 & PCT — 12 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D958532-SS126 Jul 202223 Dec 2020grantedCase
USthis patentUS-D990167-SS127 Jun 202314 Jul 2022grantedCase with earphones
USUS-D1045395-SS18 Oct 202430 May 2023grantedCase with earphones
USUS-D1086710-SS15 Aug 20257 Oct 2024grantedCase with earphones
JPJP-1702456-SS20 Dec 202123 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702457-SS20 Dec 202123 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702458-SS20 Dec 202123 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702459-SS20 Dec 202123 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702460-SS20 Dec 202123 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702461-SS20 Dec 202123 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1702462-SS20 Dec 202123 Jun 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1707767-SS17 Feb 202223 Jun 2021grantedイヤホン用ケースja
›Other offices — 11 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-204425-SS21 Dec 202222 Jun 2021grantedCase
CACA-204428-SS21 Dec 202222 Jun 2021grantedCase
CACA-204429-SS21 Dec 202222 Jun 2021grantedCase with earphones
CACA-204430-SS21 Dec 202222 Jun 2021grantedCase with earphones
CLCL-2021001690-S1S131 Dec 202123 Jun 2021publishedEstuche para audífonos.es
TWTW-D219815-SS11 Jul 202223 Jun 2021published盒子zh
TWTW-D219816-SS11 Jul 202223 Jun 2021published盒子zh
TWTW-D219817-SS11 Jul 202223 Jun 2021publishedCase with earphones
TWTW-D219818-SS11 Jul 202223 Jun 2021published具有耳機之盒子zh
UAUA-44737-SS20 Jan 202222 Jun 2021publishedФутлярuk
UYUY-4880-SS31 Dec 202123 Jun 2021publishedEstuchees

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