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Granted 19 Oct 2021 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Markus Diebel, Jonathan P. Ive, Duncan Robert Kerr, Peter Russell-Clarke +16 · Examiner: Paula Allen Greene · AU 2912 · TC 2900
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1 parts›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…
FIG. 1 is a 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 thereof taken along line 8 - 8 in FIG. 4 ; and,
FIG. 9 is a front perspective view thereof in an environment in which it may be used.
The dashed broken lines in the figures show portions of the case and environment that form no part of the claimed design.
The cross-hatching in FIG. 8 forms no part of the claimed design.
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12 members · 4 offices›IP5 & PCT — 8 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D907009-S | S1 | 5 Jan 2021 | 20 Sep 2019 | granted | Case with earphones |
| USthis patent | US-D933636-S | S1 | 19 Oct 2021 | 4 Jan 2021 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D962643-S | S1 | 6 Sep 2022 | 12 Oct 2021 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D994645-S | S1 | 8 Aug 2023 | 2 Sep 2022 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D1052560-S | S1 | 26 Nov 2024 | 3 Aug 2023 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1077780-S | S1 | 3 Jun 2025 | 25 Nov 2024 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D1102406-S | S1 | 18 Nov 2025 | 2 Jun 2025 | granted | Case with earphones |
| JP | JP-1667775-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 4 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-193666-S | S | 23 Mar 2022 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | Case with earphones |
| CA | CA-193609-S | S | 19 Jul 2022 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | Earphones case |
| TW | TW-D207886-S | S | 21 Oct 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | Case |
| TW | TW-D208781-S | S | 11 Dec 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | Case with earphones |
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