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Case for electronic communications device or the like

Granted 23 Jan 2024 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Peter Russell-Clarke, Jonathan P. Ive, Anthony Michael Ashcroft, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer +16 · Examiner: Carla J Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/785,127
filed 24 May 2021
Publication
Not published
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US D1012071
granted 23 Jan 2024

Life of the patent

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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 communications device or the like showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a left side view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a rear view thereof.

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

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250

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Pendency
2.7 y
974 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
Carla J Wright
art unit 2917 · TC 2900
Citations: 58 back · 5 forward

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Worldwide family

12 members · 5 offices
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Members
12
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Offices
5
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D788759-SS16 Jun 201712 May 2016grantedCase for mobile communications device
USUS-D789346-SS113 Jun 20174 Sep 2015grantedCase for mobile communications device
USUS-D920317-SS125 May 202112 Jun 2017grantedCase for electronic communications device or the like
USthis patentUS-D1012071-SS123 Jan 202424 May 2021grantedCase for electronic communications device or the like
JPJP-1560587-SS11 Oct 20163 Mar 2016grantedno title held
JPJP-1560588-SS11 Oct 20163 Mar 2016grantedno title held
›Other offices — 6 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-367782-SS18 Mar 20163 Mar 2016publishedCase
AUAU-367783-SS18 Mar 20163 Mar 2016publishedCase
AUAU-367819-SS22 Mar 20168 Mar 2016publishedCase
CACA-167315-SS14 Jul 20174 Mar 2016grantedCase for electronic device
CACA-167316-SS14 Jul 20174 Mar 2016grantedCase for electronic device
TWTW-D183410-SS1 Jun 20174 Mar 2016publishedCase for an electronic device

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