Case
Granted 8 Mar 2022 · no office action yet
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Joe Sung-Ho Tan, Julian Hoenig, Molly Anderson, Jeremy Bataillou +16 · Examiner: Kevin K Rudzinski · AU 2911 · TC 2900
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5 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a top front perspective view of a case showing the claimed design in a closed configuration;
FIG. 2 is a bottom rear 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;
FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof;
FIG. 9 is a top front perspective view of a case showing the claimed design in an open configuration;
FIG. 10 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;
FIG. 11 is a front view thereof;
FIG. 12 is a rear view thereof;
FIG. 13 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 14 is a right side view thereof;
FIG. 15 is a top view thereof; and,
FIG. 16 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.
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14 members · 5 offices›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USthis patent | US-D945144-S | S1 | 8 Mar 2022 | 3 Aug 2020 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D1005669-S | S1 | 28 Nov 2023 | 7 Mar 2022 | granted | Case with headphones |
| US | US-D1084658-S | S1 | 22 Jul 2025 | 27 Nov 2023 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D1109524-S | S1 | 20 Jan 2026 | 21 Jul 2025 | granted | Case |
| JP | JP-1684997-S | S | 10 May 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1692382-S | S | 16 Aug 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702380-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702494-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1702495-S | S | 20 Dec 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 5 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-198777-S | S | 21 Feb 2022 | 16 Oct 2020 | granted | Case for headphones |
| CA | CA-198778-S | S | 21 Feb 2022 | 16 Oct 2020 | granted | Case for headphones |
| TW | TW-D213462-S | S | 21 Aug 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | published | 耳機之盒zh |
| TW | TW-D213463-S | S | 21 Aug 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | published | 耳機之盒zh |
| UA | UA-43648-S | S | 29 Apr 2021 | 16 Oct 2020 | published | Футлярuk |
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