Case
Granted 5 Jul 2022 · 2 office actions
Assignee: Apple Inc.
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Inventors: Benjamin Andrew Shaffer, Peter Russell-Clarke, Shota Aoyagi, Julian Hoenig +17 · Examiner: Christian P. McLean · AU 2923 · TC 2900
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6 dated eventsDescription
1 parts›FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view…
FIG. 1 is a left side perspective view of a case in a closed position showing the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a right side perspective view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a left side view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof; and,
FIG. 5 is a top view thereof.
The background in the digital images forms no part of the claimed design.
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18 members · 6 offices›IP5 & PCT — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US-D952609-S | S1 | 24 May 2022 | 17 Jul 2020 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D953739-S | S1 | 7 Jun 2022 | 13 Sep 2019 | granted | Case |
| USthis patent | US-D956421-S | S1 | 5 Jul 2022 | 3 Nov 2020 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D965563-S | S1 | 4 Oct 2022 | 17 Jul 2020 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D976585-S | S1 | 31 Jan 2023 | 17 Jul 2020 | granted | Case |
| US | US-D1038085-S | S1 | 6 Aug 2024 | 26 Jan 2023 | granted | Case with earphones |
| US | US-D1070820-S | S1 | 15 Apr 2025 | 1 Aug 2024 | granted | Case with earphones |
| JP | JP-1667774-S | S | 7 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
| JP | JP-1683333-S | S | 12 Apr 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | no title held |
›Other offices — 9 members
| Office | Publication | Kind | Published | Filed | Status | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA | CA-193607-S | S | 21 Feb 2022 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | Case with earphones |
| CA | CA-193606-S | S | 19 Jul 2022 | 9 Mar 2020 | granted | Earphones case |
| CL | CL-2020000594-S1 | S1 | 21 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | Estuche de auriculares.es |
| CL | CL-2020000595-S1 | S1 | 21 Sep 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | Estuche de auriculares.es |
| CL | CL-2021002880-S1 | S1 | 29 Jul 2022 | 2 Nov 2021 | published | Estuche de auriculares. (divisional solicitud 202000595)es |
| TW | TW-D207887-S | S | 21 Oct 2020 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 具有耳機之外殼zh |
| TW | TW-D210342-S | S | 11 Mar 2021 | 9 Mar 2020 | published | 外殼zh |
| UA | UA-42395-S | S | 25 Sep 2020 | 6 Mar 2020 | published | Футлярuk |
| UA | UA-42761-S | S | 25 Nov 2020 | 6 Mar 2020 | published | Футляр для зберігання та заряджання навушниківuk |
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