Apple has been granted a Wide Series of Design Patents in Hong Kong & Europe for iPhone 16, Magic Keyboard, Store Displays & more
On August tenth Patently Apple posted an IP report titled "Apple has filed for a new Figurative Trademark for Shazam and granted 11 Design Patents in Europe that remain a Mystery." This week the European Patent Office revealed the mystery design patents as being for iPhone 16, iPad Pro, Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro and more.
Unlike "patent applications" that provide the public with an abstract, summary and details of an invention, design patents published around the world are limited to only providing the public with design patent figures. No additional specifics of the design are made available.
Hong Kong Design Patent for: iPad Pro
There were two additional iPad Pro design patents granted. 7M002 covered the 11-inch model in full while the 7M003 design patent only covered the backside camera, with the rest of the body greyed out.
European Design Patent for: iPhone 16
Apple was granted 11 iPhone 16 patent, none of them for the pro model. The first design patent presented below is the full design patent where everything is protected legally. The remaining 10 patents cover the same iPhone 16 but only covers parts of the design such as the back camera, side buttons and so forth to protect specific features that we're not covering in this report. The designs were granted in Munich, Germany.
European Design Patent for: Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
Apple was granted six design patents in Europe for the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. The first design in full is presented below. The other five design patents only covers parts of the design to further protect the design. The designs were granted in Munich, Germany.
European Design Patent for: Apple Store Displays+
Apple was granted a series of five design patents in Europe relating Apple Store Displays. Below is the full design while the other four are protecting parts of the original patent that we don't cover. Lastly, Apple was granted a single design patent for "Preassembled Building Parts," which appears to be an Apple Store front.