Oh, patents! DiorSoReal sunglasses (3)

Copyright © Françoise Herrmann

DiorSoReal deconstructed aviator sunglasses feature an open nose bridge.  The DiorSoReal design is protected in the US with the design patent USD832912S1, titled Sunglasses, awarded, on November 6, 2018, to  Mathieu Jamin, inventor of the DiorSoReal sunglasses and Creative Director for eyewear and watches at the House of Dior. 

Included below, the patent Figure 1, together with the image of a corresponding marketed pair of DiorSoReal sunglasses, in pink with gold rim. 

As a reminder, the difference between a US design patent and a US utility patent is the following:

 “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]]. 

USD832912S1 - Figure 1

DiorSoReal (pink and gold)

 

References

Dior (Company website) : www.dior.com

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