Oh, patents! Azzedine Alaïa (1935-2017) – ‘Papa’ bag logo clasp

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The Azzedine Alaïa hit piece Papa bag is adorned with a patented logo clasp. A clasp that was granted the US design patent  USD983526S1, titled  Clasp for leather goods, on April 18, 2023.  The patent was awarded to Angela Lauria, also the Papa bag designer. 

Below the patent Figure 1.1, shows a perspective view of the clasp, and an image of the geometric clasp in gold tone, mounted on two Azzedine Alaïa Papa bags.  As a reminder, a US design patent covers only the ornamental aspect of an invention. In this case, the patent covers only how the clasp looks, in contrast to how the push-lock clasp works.   

Reference

Alaïa (website)
https://www.maison-alaia.com/

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

Trademarked - The Tory Burch logo

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The Tory Burch logo might look like a Maltese cross. However, upon closer examination, the logo actually comprises two “T”s that are mirror images of each other, inside a circle. The two “T”s with their curved lines are further meant to evoke the curvature of domes found in Moorish architecture.

According to the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS), at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Tory Burch Logo is trademarked as the "TT" word mark, No. 90741568, with a registration renewal date on Sept. 13, 2022, valid for 10 years. The registration description states:

"The mark consists of an upright "T" directly below an inverted "T" all surrounded by a circle." 

References

Tory Burch
https://www.toryburch.com/ 

USPTO - Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/gate.exe?f=login&p_lang=english&p_d=trmk

More IP Office logos!

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Here are a few more Intellectual Property Office logos...  IP Australia, IP India, Germany, Irish Patents Office, New Zealand IPO, Norwegian Industrial Property Office, IP Philippines, Singapour and Spain!

Intellectual Property Office Logos

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Here are a few IP Office Logos worldwide: EPO (Europe), USPTO (US), JPO (Japan),  KIPO (Korea), SIPO (China), WIPO (United Nations), OAPI (French-speaking Africa), CIPO (Canada), INPI (France), IMPI (Mexico), Benelux IP (Belgium, Luxemburg, Netherlands) and the UK IPO logo (old and wishful new)! [If your country is missing, send me your information, and I will gladly include your country's patent office logo!)

Oh, patents! Bluetooth® lore

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Below a runic carving of King Harald 1 “Blåtand” (Bluetooth) Gormsøn, holding a laptop and cell phone!

And  the Bluetooth® logo consisting of the two letter symbols, or runes, of the runic alphabet representing ‘Hagall’ or “H” for “Harald”, and ‘Bjarkan’ or “B” for “Blåtand” (meaning Bluetooth in Old Norse), developed by a marketing design firm.

References

Introduction to Bluetooth Technology, its Working and its Applications

 http://www.edgefxkits.com/blog/bluetooth-technology-and-its-working/
Dundes, Alan. 1965. The Study of Folklore. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall.
Dundes, Alan. 1980. "Who Are the Folk?" In Interpreting Folklore. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press.