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Granted 4 Dec 2012 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Eugene Antony Whang, Bartley K. Andre, Peter Russell-Clarke +11 · Examiner: Carla Jobe Wright · AU 2915 · TC 2900
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Examples of a device that may be used with the present invention may be found in U.S. application Ser. Nos. 29/360,036 and 29/360,110.
FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a cover showing our new design;
FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a top rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a top front perspective view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a left side view thereof; and,
FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof.
The shade lines in the Figures show contour and not surface ornamentation.
The broken lines in the figures show portions of the cover which form no part of the claimed design.
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8 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 5 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D671930-S | S1 | 4 Dec 2012 | 5 Jun 2010 | granted | Cover |
| US | US-D706255-S | S1 | 3 Jun 2014 | 4 Dec 2012 | granted | Cover |
| US | US-D787490-S | S1 | 23 May 2017 | 30 May 2014 | granted | Case for mobile communications device |
| US | US-D900080-S | S1 | 27 Oct 2020 | 22 May 2017 | granted | Case for mobile communications device or the like |
| US | US-D1066314-S | S1 | 11 Mar 2025 | 26 Oct 2020 | granted | Case for mobile communications device or the like |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-334901-S | S | 1 Feb 2011 | 27 Oct 2010 | published | Cover for an electronic device |
| CA | CA-138041-S | S | 13 Sep 2011 | 22 Nov 2010 | granted | Cover for electronic device |
| TW | TW-D147558-S | S | 11 Jun 2012 | 25 Nov 2010 | published | Cover for multimedia device |
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