iOS 7 is in beta testing, and coming to Apple mobile devices in the Fall of 2013. All Icons have been revamped to fit a new branding image. Gone is the 3D ‘chiclet’ effect giving the icons a trompe-l’oeil convex surface, now with a more simple 2D design prevailing.
Most of the new App Icons have been filed as Trademark applications in the US, affirming that, at least in Apple’s eyes, the Icon is a registrable Trademark. Strangely, there are no TM applications for the new Safari and Music Icons:
This could be an oversight, or possibly fear of opposition from Samsung (see my earlier post on that topic here).
If you want to see what the new iOS looks like, check here: http://www.apple.com/ios/ios7/design/
For your reference, here are the new Icons, with their respective USPTO Serial Numbers and filing dates:
Calculator:filed June 26, 2013 (priority of April 3, 2013), SN 85970905
Camera: filed June 26, 2013 (priority of April 3, 2013), SN 85970939
Clock: filed June 26, 2013 (priority of April 15, 2013), SN 85970984
Compass: filed June 26, 2013 (priority of April 3, 2013), SN 85970994
Contacts: filed June 26, 2013 (priority of May 14, 2013), SN 85971008
Game Center: filed July 2, 2013 (priority of April 15, 2013), SN 86001118
Mail: filed June 26, 2013 (priority of April 25, 2013), SN 85971063
Maps: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of April 3, 2013), SN 85971409
Messages: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of April 3, 2013), SN 85971439
Videos: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of April 3, 2013), SN 85971650
Newsstand: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of April 15, 2013), SN 85971494
Notes: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of April 15, 2013), SN 85971520
Passbook: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of May 14, 2013), SN 85971549
Phone: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of April 3, 2013), SN 85971566
Photos: filed July 2, 2013 (priority of April 15, 2013), SN 86001153
Reminders: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of May 14, 2013), SN 85971596
Settings: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of April 15, 2013), SN 85971613
Stocks: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of May 21, 2013), SN 85971631
Video chat: filed June 24, 2013 (priority of May 14, 2013), SN 85968558
Weather: filed June 27, 2013 (priority of May 14, 2013), SN 85971658