Legal / privacy
September 16, 2013
By Erin Shea
French fashion house Céline received design patents for two of its iconic handbags to protect its designs and image, which seems to be a current trend in the fashion industry.
{"ct":"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","iv":"2f3b380811948b4de1868f1d08b6d212","s":"9475b749a591106b"}
Share your thoughts. Click here