Case for mobile communications device

Description

FIG. 1 is a bottom front perspective view of a case for mobile communications device showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a bottom rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top rear perspective view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top front perspective view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof;

FIG. 8 is left side view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a right side view thereof.

The solid line that forms the innermost edge of the front of the case and the solid line that forms the innermost edge of the rear of the case are boundaries of the claimed design and are part of the claimed design. All surfaces on the interior of the case that are between these two solid line boundaries form no part of the claimed design. The broken lines on the exterior of the case that represent through holes are boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claimed design. All other broken lines on the exterior and interior of the case depict environmental subject matter that forms no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a case for mobile communications device, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Akana; Jody (San Francisco, CA), Andre; Bartley K. (Palo Alto, CA), Bataillou; Jeremy (San Francisco, CA), Coster; Daniel J. (San Francisco, CA), De Iuliis; Daniele (San Francisco, CA), Hankey; M. Evans (San Francisco, CA), Howarth; Richard P. (San Francisco, CA), Ive; Jonathan P. (San Francisco, CA), Kerr; Duncan Robert (San Francisco, CA), Nishibori; Shin (Kailua, HI), Rohrbach; Matthew Dean (San Francisco, CA), Russell-Clarke; Peter (San Francisco, CA), Stringer; Christopher J. (Woodside, CA), Whang; Eugene Antony (San Francisco, CA), Zorkendorfer; Rico (San Francisco, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Apple Inc. Cupertino CA US
Assignee:	APPLE INC. (Cupertino, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/492,404
Filed:	May 30, 2014

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Related U.S. Patent Documents

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	Application Number	Filing Date	Patent Number	Issue Date
	29438866	Dec 4, 2012	D706255
	29363175	Dec 4, 2012	D671930

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Current U.S. Class:	D14/250
Current International Class:	1403
Field of Search:	;D14/238.1,250,440,203.3-203.7,217,240,248,251-253,447,496 ;D3/201,218,247,269,273,301,303 ;D13/103,107-108,119

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Primary Examiner: Wright; Carla Jobe
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.