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Case for an electronic device

Granted 24 Mar 2026 · no office action yet

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Markus Diebel, Jonathan Gomez Garcia, Bartley K. Andre, Abidur Rahman Chowdhury +17 · Examiner: Carla J Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/936,818
filed 10 Apr 2024
Publication
Not published
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US D1119879
granted 24 Mar 2026

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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 for an electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom 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; and,

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof.

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

The dot-dash broken lines in the drawing figures represent the boundaries of the claimed design.

The dashed and dot-dash broken lines 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
D14/250

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›IP5 & PCT — 8 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D948492-SS112 Apr 20225 Aug 2020grantedCase for an electronic device
USUS-D1025043-SS130 Apr 20248 Apr 2022grantedCase for an electronic device
USthis patentUS-D1119879-SS124 Mar 202610 Apr 2024grantedCase for an electronic device
JPJP-1703255-SS27 Dec 20215 Feb 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1703972-SS12 Jan 20225 Feb 2021granted電子機器用ケースja
JPJP-1704505-SS13 Jan 20225 Feb 2021granted電子機器用ケースja
JPJP-1713032-SS20 Apr 20225 Feb 2021granted電子機器用ケースja
JPJP-1713114-SS20 Apr 20225 Feb 2021granted電子機器用ケースja
›Other offices — 9 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
CACA-200942-SS28 Jun 20221 Feb 2021grantedCase for an electronic device
CACA-200940-SS15 Dec 20221 Feb 2021grantedCase for an electronic device
CACA-200941-SS15 Dec 20221 Feb 2021grantedCase for an electronic device
CLCL-2021000297-S1S19 Jul 20213 Feb 2021publishedCarcasa para dispositivo electrónico.es
TWTW-D216348-SS1 Jan 20225 Feb 2021published電子裝置之保護殼zh
TWTW-D216349-SS1 Jan 20225 Feb 2021publishedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D216350-SS1 Jan 20225 Feb 2021published電子裝置之保護殼zh
UAUA-43944-SS24 Jun 20213 Feb 2021publishedЧохол для електронного пристроюuk
UYUY-4857-SS31 Aug 20215 Feb 2021publishedEstuche para un dispositivo electrónicoes

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