Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
Beginning at NYU in Jan 2013 within the context of a Patents Translation course delivered online, this blog seeks to uncover the patents that rock our daily lives....
Monday, October 20, 2025
Oh, patents! Dolce and Gabbana finger ring
Monday, October 13, 2025
Oh, patents! Dolce & Gabbana K perfume bottle
Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
The Dolce & Gabbana K perfume bottle is a patented design. The US design patent, USD876238S1, titled Bottle, was awarded to Domenico Dolce & Stefano Gabbana, on February 25th, 2020.
Below, the patent Figure 1.2 depicts a front view of the K perfume bottle. An image of the marketed bottle, together with its conditioning, is included beneath the patent Figure 1.2.
The Dolce & Gabbana K perfume for men has a younger counterpart, the Dolce and Gabbana Q perfume for women. Created by DMS-Firmenich Daphné Bugey, Principal Perfumer, and Nathalie Lorson, Master Perfumer, the Dolce and Gabbana K perfume was launched in 2019. The Dolce and Gabbana K perfume is a woody aromatic fragrance with Juniper berries and citrus top notes, pimento, lavender, sage and geranium middle notes, vetiver, cedar and patchouli end notes.
Daphné Bugey
https://www.dsm-firmenich.com/en/businesses/perfumery-beauty/perfumery/fine-fragrance/people/daphne-bugey.html
Dolce and Gabbana (website)
https://www.dolcegabbana.com/en-us/
DSM Firmenich
https://www.dsm-firmenich.com/en/home.html
Nathalie Lorson
https://www.dsm-firmenich.com/en/businesses/perfumery-beauty/perfumery/fine-fragrance/people/nathalie-lorson.html
Sunday, October 12, 2025
Oh, patents! Dolce & Gabbana Q perfume bottle cap
Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
The Dolce & Gabbana Q perfume bottle cap is a patented design. The US design patent, USD984264S1, titled Bottle cap, was awarded to Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, on April 25th, 2023.
Below, the patent Figure 1.2 depicts a front view of the crown bottle cap, with the interlaced D&G logo on the cap's bottom rim. An image of the marketed perfume bottle and its conditioning is also included beneath the patent Figure 1.2.
The Dolce & Gabbana Q perfume was launched in 2023. The Q perfume was created by Daphné Bugey, Principal Perfumer at DSM-Firmenich, a Dutch-Swiss multinational. The Dolce & Gabbana Q perfume is a fruity aromatic perfume for women, with lemon, orange, and jasmine top notes, cherry and heliotrope middle notes, cedar and musk end notes.
Dolce and Gabbana (website)
https://www.dolcegabbana.com/en-us/
DSM Firmenich (website)
https://www.dsm-firmenich.com/en/home.html
Thursday, October 9, 2025
Oh, patents! D&G - Dolce perfume bottle cap
Copyright © Françoise Herrmann
Dolce & Gabbana (D&G), the famous Italian fashion House, was founded by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, in 1984. The first D&G perfumes – Dolce & Gabbana pour femme (for women) and Dolce & Gabbana pour homme (for men) were launched in the early 90s. Since then, more than 100 D&G perfumes have been created.
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