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The compact powder case shown below is also part of the Tory Burch by Tory Burch perfume and cosmetics collection, designed by the Chad Lavigne Studio. The design of this compact powder case was also patented. The US design patent, USD724787S1, titled Compact, was awarded on March 17, 2015, to Chad Lavigne and Tory Burch.
The patent Figure 1 is included below, together with an image of the marketed compact powder case. The patent Figure 1 depicts a perspective view of the compact design. You will notice dotted lines on the drawing, indicating those portions of the design that are unprotected. Thus, it is only one side, comprising the lid and base, of the cuboid compact case design that is protected by this design patent. One side, comprising lid and base, that repeats around the compact case, excluding the clasp closure with the Tory Burch logo.
As a reminder, a US design patent only covers the ornamental aspects of an invention design, in contrast to a US utility patent, which covers how an invention works, or is manufactured. Thus, the Tory Burch compact design patent covers only what the compact case sides look like. Separate US utility patents would be needed to respectively cover such potential utility patent inventions as the tri-color cosmetics formulation of the powder, the workings of the hinge that joins the two parts of the compact case together, while allowing them to rotate, or the operation of the clasp that is used to keep the compact case closed.
References
Tory Burch (website)
Chad Lavigne Studio
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