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Granted 7 Jul 2020 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Richard P. Howarth, Christopher J. Stringer, Shota Aoyagi, Matthew Dean Rohrbach +12 · Examiner: Holly E Thurman · AU 2915 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a bottom 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;
FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 8 - 8 in FIG. 2 ;
FIG. 9 is a bottom front perspective view of another embodiment of a case showing the claimed design;
FIG. 10 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a top view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 16 - 16 in FIG. 10 .
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 and the areas within the dot-dash broken lines show portions of the case that form no part of the claimed design.
The cross-hatched shading in FIGS. 8 and 16 forms 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D735205-S | S1 | 28 Jul 2015 | 22 Oct 2013 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D816677-S | S1 | 1 May 2018 | 27 Jul 2015 | granted | Case |
| USthis patent | US-D889474-S | S1 | 7 Jul 2020 | 30 Apr 2018 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D1006026-S | S1 | 28 Nov 2023 | 6 Jul 2020 | granted | Case |
| JP | JP-1517990-S | S | 23 Feb 2015 | 8 Apr 2014 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 3 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-355445-S | S | 14 May 2014 | 14 Apr 2014 | published | Case |
| AU | AU-355446-S | S | 14 May 2014 | 14 Apr 2014 | published | Case |
| CA | CA-155927-S | S | 20 Nov 2014 | 3 Apr 2014 | granted | Case for portable display device |
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