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Case for electronic device

Granted 31 Oct 2023 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Bartley K. Andre, Duncan Robert Kerr, Jonathan P. Ive, Richard P. Howarth +13 · Examiner: L. A. Grabenstetter · AU 2922 · TC 2900

Application
29/733,242
filed 30 Apr 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D1003285
granted 31 Oct 2023

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a case for electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a rear view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 9 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 10 is a bottom view thereof.

The broken lines in the figures show portions of the case for electronic device that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250D3/218

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L. A. Grabenstetter
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USUS-D743389-SS117 Nov 20159 Sep 2013grantedCase for electronic device
USUS-D823291-SS117 Jul 201810 Nov 2015grantedCase for electronic device
USUS-D883269-SS15 May 202016 Jul 2018grantedCase for electronic device
USthis patentUS-D1003285-SS131 Oct 202330 Apr 2020grantedCase for electronic device
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AUAU-354395-SS18 Mar 201428 Feb 2014publishedCase
TWTW-D172652-SS21 Dec 201526 Feb 2014publishedCase for an electronic device

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