FIG. 2 is a bottom side view of the 3-D design element for hardware applied to a portion of computer hardware, with the opposite top side being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side view of the 3-D design element for hardware applied to a portion of computer hardware, with the left side being of identical appearance; and,

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the 3-D design element for hardware applied to a portion of computer hardware.

The broken lines depicting the rear back side view of the 3-D design element for hardware in FIG. 5 show unclaimed matter for the design.

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›1.independentThe ornamental design for a 3-D design element for hardware, as shown and described.

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USPC · US Patent Classification

D14/432

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Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
US	US-D825569-S	S1	14 Aug 2018	13 Oct 2015	granted	3-D design element for hardware
US	US-D840403-S	S1	12 Feb 2019	11 Feb 2016	granted	3-D design element for hardware
USthis patent	US-D956758-S	S1	5 Jul 2022	17 Dec 2018	granted	3-D design element for hardware
JP	JP-1557467-S	S	29 Aug 2016	30 Oct 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1571718-S	S	13 Mar 2017	30 Oct 2015	granted	no title held
JP	JP-1571719-S	S	13 Mar 2017	30 Oct 2015	granted	no title held

›Other offices — 14 members

Office	Publication	Kind	Published	Filed	Status	Title
AU	AU-365373-S	S	19 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Computer device
AU	AU-365374-S	S	19 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Design element for a computer device
AU	AU-365375-S	S	19 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Design element for a computer device
AU	AU-365386-S	S	20 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Computer device
AU	AU-365387-S	S	20 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Computer device
AU	AU-365388-S	S	20 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Computer device
AU	AU-365389-S	S	20 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Computer device
AU	AU-365390-S	S	20 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Design element for a computer device
AU	AU-365509-S	S	27 Nov 2015	30 Oct 2015	published	Computer device
CA	CA-165135-S	S	8 Jul 2016	30 Oct 2015	granted	3-d design emblem for electronic hardware
CA	CA-168689-S	S	8 Jul 2016	30 Oct 2015	granted	3-d design emblem for electronic hardware
TW	TW-D183858-S	S	21 Jun 2017	30 Oct 2015	published	Identifying badge for digital harware
TW	TW-D186815-S	S	21 Nov 2017	30 Oct 2015	published	Identifying badge for digital harware
TW	TW-D186816-S	S	21 Nov 2017	30 Oct 2015	published	Identifying badge for digital harware

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