Case for electronic communications device or the like
Granted 29 Jun 2021 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Richard P. Howarth, M. Evans Hankey, Shota Aoyagi +18 · Examiner: Carla J Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a bottom, front, and right…
FIG. 1 is a bottom, front, and right side perspective view of a case for electronic communications device or the like showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a top, rear, and right side 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.
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14 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 8 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D923615-S | S1 | 29 Jun 2021 | 10 Aug 2017 | granted | Case for electronic communications device or the like |
| US | US-D930635-S | S1 | 14 Sep 2021 | 22 Jun 2018 | granted | Case for electronic communications device or the like |
| US | US-D949839-S | S1 | 26 Apr 2022 | 10 Sep 2021 | granted | Case for electronic communications device or the like |
| US | US-D997149-S | S1 | 29 Aug 2023 | 22 Apr 2022 | granted | Case for an electronic device |
| US | US-D1005277-S | S1 | 21 Nov 2023 | 7 Oct 2022 | granted | Case for an electronic device |
| US | US-D1096711-S | S1 | 7 Oct 2025 | 16 Oct 2023 | granted | Case for an electronic device |
| JP | JP-1610091-S | S | 30 Jul 2018 | 9 Feb 2018 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1610092-S | S | 30 Jul 2018 | 9 Feb 2018 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 6 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AU | AU-201810692-S | S | 28 Feb 2018 | 7 Feb 2018 | published | Case for an electronic device |
| AU | AU-201810693-S | S | 28 Feb 2018 | 7 Feb 2018 | published | Case for an electronic device |
| CA | CA-179536-S | S | 26 Oct 2018 | 1 Feb 2018 | granted | Case for an electronic device |
| CA | CA-179537-S | S | 26 Oct 2018 | 1 Feb 2018 | granted | Case for an electronic device |
| TW | TW-D197654-S | S | 21 May 2019 | 6 Feb 2018 | published | Folio case for a portable electronic device |
| TW | TW-D198222-S | S | 21 Jun 2019 | 6 Feb 2018 | published | Folio case for a portable electronic device |
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