Friday, October 25, 2019

Oh, patents! Longchamp® (4) Le Pliage Travel

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann


The Longchamp® Le Pliage Travel bag is designed with a horizontal zipper so that the bag might expand when unzipped. The Longchamp® Le Pliage Travel bag was awarded the US design patent USD530909S1, titled Handbag. 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, the patent cover-page figure drawing, showing the Longchamp® Le Pliage Travel bag zipped and unzipped, together with images of one of the marketed Lonchamp® Le Pliage Travel bags, also zipped and unzipped.






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