Friday, April 26, 2019

Oh, patents! Dior Addict Lip ink tube and applicator

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

Dior Addict Plumping Lacquered Lip Ink applies with a small foam brush, dipped into a lipstick shaped tube within a transparent receptacle. The design of the receptacle, inner tube and foam brush were together awarded the US design patent USD742071(S1), titled Lipstick case.

The design patent drawing Figure 6 is included below, together with an image of one of the marketed Dior Addict Plumping Lacquered Lip Ink, in the color pink.



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]].

References
Dior
MPEP – Chapt. 1502-01 – Distinction between design and utility patent
https://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/s1502.html