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Case for an electronic device

Granted 30 Aug 2022 · 4 office actions

Assignee: Apple Inc.

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Inventors: Jonathan P. Ive, Clement Tissandier, Molly Anderson, Marine C. Bataille +17 · Examiner: Carla J Wright · AU 2917 · TC 2900

Application
29/745,400
filed 5 Aug 2020
Publication
Not published
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US D962214
granted 30 Aug 2022

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front, top, and left-side…

FIG. 1 is a front, top, and left-side perspective view of a case for an electronic device showing the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a rear, bottom, 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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Claims

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D14/250

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Pendency
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755 days filing → grant
Office actions
2
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Examiner
Carla J Wright
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4
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D962214-SS130 Aug 20225 Aug 2020grantedCase for an electronic device
USUS-D1113893-SS117 Feb 202629 Aug 2022grantedCase for an electronic device
JPJP-1703257-SS27 Dec 20215 Feb 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1703258-SS27 Dec 20215 Feb 2021grantedno title held
JPJP-1713116-SS20 Apr 20225 Feb 2021granted電子機器用ケースja
JPJP-1713117-SS20 Apr 20225 Feb 2021granted電子機器用ケースja
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CACA-201114-SS17 Jun 20224 Feb 2021grantedCase for an electronic device
CACA-201115-SS17 Jun 20224 Feb 2021grantedCase for an electronic device
CACA-201116-SS17 Jun 20224 Feb 2021grantedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D216723-SS21 Jan 20225 Feb 2021publishedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D216724-SS21 Jan 20225 Feb 2021publishedCase for an electronic device
TWTW-D216725-SS21 Jan 20225 Feb 2021published電子裝置之保護殼zh

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