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Granted 4 Sep 2018 · 2 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Julian Hoenig, Duncan Robert Kerr, Richard P. Howarth, Benjamin Andrew Shaffer +15 · Examiner: Cathron C Brooks · AU 2921 · TC 2900

Application
29/572,804
filed 29 Jul 2016
Publication
Not published
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Patent· this page
US D827432
granted 4 Sep 2018

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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 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.

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

The dot-dash broken lines in the figures show boundaries that form no part of the claimed design.

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Claims

1 · 1 independent · depth 1
1 granted claims

Classifications

2 codes
USPC · US Patent Classification
D09/436D9/756

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Pendency
2.1 y
767 days filing → grant
Office actions
1
non-final + final
Responses
2
no RCE
Examiner
Cathron C Brooks
art unit 2921 · TC 2900
Citations: 80 back · 0 forward

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Worldwide family

7 members · 4 offices
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4
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Granted
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›IP5 & PCT — 4 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USUS-D763104-SS19 Aug 201629 Aug 2014grantedCase
USthis patentUS-D827432-SS14 Sep 201829 Jul 2016grantedCase
USUS-D873660-SS128 Jan 202030 Aug 2018grantedCase
JPJP-1530666-SS10 Aug 201527 Feb 2015grantedno title held
›Other offices — 3 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-361963-SS25 May 201527 Feb 2015publishedCase
CACA-161261-SS24 Nov 201527 Feb 2015grantedDisplay case
CACA-164779-SS24 Nov 201527 Feb 2015grantedDisplay case

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