Oh, patents! Dior Homme perfumery flask

Copyright © Françoise Herrmman

The perfume bottle for the Dior Homme product line was awarded the US design patent USD565963S1, titled  Flask for perfumery products.

As a reminder: “a utility patent” protects the way an article is used and works (35 U.S.C. 101), while a “design patent” protects the way an article looks (35 U.S.C. 171) [MPEP Chapt. 1502.01; [R-07.2015]].

Below, one of the patent drawings extracted from USD565963S1, together with several images of the Dior Homme marketed product line, including Cologne, Eau for Men and perfume.

References

Dior
https://www.dior.com/en_us 

MPEP – Chapt. 1502-01 – Distinction between design and utility patent

https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s1502.html