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US 1,102,474 · App. 29/907,686 · Granted Nov 18, 2025

Display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface

Inventors: Akshay Bakshi (New York, NY); Naman Kedia (New York, NY)
Assignee: Salesforce, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,102,474
App. No.
29/907,686
Granted
Nov 18, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a display screen or portion thereof with an animated graphical user interface, as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 8, 2024
From: BAKSHI, AKSHAY; KEDIA, NAMAN
To: SALESFORCE, INC.
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