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":"r+kjv0v2fHCTbCJ8V0B+bE72Z94ZiFmB5YKkf5l6SArFexwcIdggdpqiHjLvhvfheGo+lEjJRo7yipvKENUECMGLQ19YeIIxCUKJ22gvF3aVB4ZlAbSVBmaLHSjkBxPdRsBtDyj+PNb0GK80gvQxGnWNkQ5+Z0+KzFDgSgopy9wNQmYPPDbbHPJj8MWq1ctNyUoKI29cCizLHu21nd0DY8GZPiOxxm+i+FhhBkExy\/Mc08xqQop0HtoFk\/0yq\/k+gRSkGslgNTZqn+sVyXXtRkwIM+deVP7ywk82uSAdabpn9o6RjfIunkyUaFFmxqNKAs40qzks7UBaL0QlMEnUCfYU3OHzsVrKFvoqsTBhYolQeaBc8CoJWIr7xDEAqTQEyXJ1R5H\/BHg84J0\/TSJ6t45TW8Vx95ZsVa0ED+k75RkWz13Shv3fXsm0W4CANY8nfErd74rVnfhjXdHA9U4DnYyG1OzaOwFLeJ78nTrZpYPwELo6XGlCS65yaCiLZZtpY4DLPwBLZmYOT5tD1P25GX5GtvGLOFaz+BU\/CpE1JI8D7gBGeZeKNjonJ6ryCgLRPs1vDgBctumgH30CKBULI15mnZDEyWr5cmB+MzBEw75t0kuQUXIPtLJwPmuBir25OvDN2vb+ws7dg7\/YpNXT+31jPf76M+QrVSpe2T5rE8O5ztwXPeDviO0NtAKiX1vbenNSaBj41FGD48gt8pMjDK6vDN+Q\/BQvMlv4U7Uq\/el9roHyQfxWXtyWvvu1I25YcIiwxB4Vi2C8IrjDDrSFwn+8P6\/nxah\/pF9kRR51jBwsZ37yn8YXVVvMcfHWEhEuTsdBtIHpDt27Tna5WYsmhxL918KlU0EFHUTCh5Vsy89tbz7lVqnAIKcTQFd0EQU7TbaV\/8\/ArcqXe73CsoPjQvEIW7Dkf00xNLLksyUXTAz9iGMGGB7lIRRfVvIIwndovKk2Qh0WuNZ\/50HprGQj7FfETBT3BfgiEcKoOVrr\/kndOZupOvANmfriFgToZ5HDhThBY90akVoBf8q502bOboyHp2H3pwLRh6TL3KB9yTIgkRnc0X9Cegl8f7MIU3suH6VDPXeuMfJO0nt24ARv+AHnATsUNEUAmv3ZgNz4+0CPVI+AyqCse+MBCucxDLXz0or5LUgfA34t4q7b1YrPgUt5KSvzxFZ8qL\/pbE7B8oGCESh55WwaCAwVdhKeaAB32KXAMQwyktAygnU0PrVZ9wbHfdE9keRl6Qx+\/yD5SoudhbDJ8OXGA+ubskLSzQhZRXAp9L4ajV9qbWk3Lr1PRRn9R53JcZ11AANUNmqMGHn5Sfqi5SSCqU2Ij3Nhevfs1mq8C99JOkx\/GrD0wSZpN4Ls5v6Q7PfKlFKQavwe22Mst+w9SWo3zJAFRaBKUhJ51bpu1u1q8AggWi1TSK1iL34XOvpfeVIMAPEZy6ZjuFNqXcp++kTjFEVITnT2gU\/XN1coLBU1sKOwUs0w8waOyH1+9Aipl2to+i\/XaaXR+FguVAWN3ZE0fBGnWLny9lyYI4Pd9fojB7Fy5Uwlp4ydW0F\/OOEEefUEH0Brwi5u5TP8TQaDMNlET0QokJ9Wuwa31jqfJUwtpSufYGyBS84+kslIwktXUwV7RhKmDK2WrOxt1IKiUol5\/XBTiXE9o0\/Gtx4K7BBiMWIexCvOpOy+rpZMpoWPhxUbYplXLS2v1NyeV+c3NDny6FQ8dt0FAALw3nDTV588VgEkB++7bzbrNZHjriFClI4leE\/gOlaYjev8qsiM478DaVtG5nwhzbykS1vu48slJ4LNalgS6CoHgP\/LwjCKbw+JRW0\/IZ8OH0jVmDeG7sM7cFrnHMqgxY22aAWTPj9nPcFon4XCOGejT9ImPvee\/7oot4ykpESiF96XC\/j+cj\/t8AZmZcteM7r0ns+5XgpXUMPVWXXRc0F8Lgi7LqU+M1C9cIsYYzZjKUwhnCfogZ3rOH6HOlYZL\/RXhC1U\/CZ4GrSMzHAscBtAxdEernSYts1i\/s9C2ov1M0ycKimRs+4cfEaO9b1wsRLW\/URhhiaX2MrZwI\/1IGJMxbUO19s6VO6dUhomTom42jvm0IME3SHsAA1ccyRRoxiVT5FzlkSDvuZbNiYSNJ\/zbR4zl8ljF3NHSHWR2vqZSn22JmtyUmDZO2UnIRcph7Ur1JkdufGj42zT0PaUIcIjTZW9K0GbhiPZth1VtgjxcgqKN0ijt\/smJUXLELfKuUW8kIocmMC56z4+7uxHH2PvWQ7PxnmwGhXcLyanPh4UNF9t0W01GF\/qmawb1hrWuPm9062zcJckiVfHVoBjFOF29HheRG9\/QuceRE25GtJ\/N1eCxAM20422\/jw\/y7CXoZ+KAVSOPKJRfQ79RAwSolpSdEzoO2EQNIWtolSQ8ZmEwkz3XB32t5XQEp3T+sGMzVwN84axTwz5QbF80SMvKE7sy5184oMHeEkCuUfZj7LAkTv3F2uFfxJTNI1zegLAZaKPUHr2bGI8g0hzcqFmnIvG3QxHZ1w490+4EEAk4U9pPHa3z8GajKiNQcZ39qyNI7bjAW2iw7aoN2HG576ltmjRQXS4QicXq1feRX4nNRiM7uEPXmO193gF8rWV6N1oydKuUJ7MuHfAGsKGoFDGwN9A\/k6izp+WxmIw8hRIgYNIQ+uMU\/vScg2iPrXfQUiQ0KQFY2OvQHk3KzfxloLAG28XGHT1jv8HXYAvX5Qm75KfPwtmVvdcZAfb3ToXikcDYkzUGBIrlSY2setD9wMPKLKkEmNjAnFXiYUcm49\/jDi6+0WT1BR+TW0FNvKdxhNoeYteROOLVlmV68BF1hciCZago7YcBUJKdCYtxg7vSKWTwgGaJSA8v8i+eOtJLheRGkkV2YXq+u+duxk63KHk+KRIGz37EGaBAS5m3awMW9U7hToR12PYp3kji2Q\/QmyaagY\/RI57BvFRsvycn8rjZps\/PFJS8KyqbfC0egJn++LbONPwXIAQPsPGaOtrg3sVkpRpnnHSB9tGzNUS7me8Mm6lAvyMCg6XzVnNMshspu21M0vdAPiJfYsWadMe0QHVZk1gzOp4AuUq1bonyHdALKVXeEdmwtW79lQbUhqBTkMhCBngEjrR5Du1HgvT0iglF9PRAjkg+mO20gB3qS+xNU65Q+cqxgFUWbD96aSVSmC5HMe+v+OpU75k7xKgkAQqYfuFvOQ7LLNXpu3XAtoiCWCzbJ1TutlbCT1qF7mX801i5iGj4m49t2c9bjTAzT5T+03XD50W7RG2Nl4JIXL1fVIiogvZboyO9oN8c28B4zTCAS0CWF\/p3Oe6qP79JeQ6Jf0mJ2oEAYhJ+J0iN\/gzXnN9h9x1Ai1zFD6vHZj3OgwbRvbUUOJ4WgmVJpubO6LRqAxfosZSdf4am\/XDMYkM+jwt\/jjnTGPhCqBMKuUIPkqS53DQx60E392bzLjrxRcpKXUg+4Bip8fcfieM+iVazMPH2y5Uz48PyMx33O5IHOQiEP6gJMCMZ7S1ShgW3\/94KViBQU0b5PK9zjrZjNW3Ewe5Il\/LAYdmNIHZzL+lz2UXi39Pm8OI+8PgfaRUAzle+mqz28F3MbOWbjF75BTht4nNbSB1XI61mnXMQcOWxF5fsMvxEJX8NCA6xr\/nQgkAEFEnU9q4yLBubhZWq2vFPc1ZQgJ+S6TnL28NWFApgIBidm79XTY1aKxb5MJnn9cMCLY2r\/Roxd9aMap2HZoFBHk+Jf2mJajSB9MHuoaKkSiHJNMJW+8scXjb8vuzM0qrdfkMzbXgnA6wmgf3802cloSdiA8fqZP5uyyDlZ8TfOLFi2p16GffCNCyGKkTE2Cyc3ax0YW1ly3fdCH1L25RmfaZ3aZBj2y3eBmDaCRbtLsNDDYSxy+4hehI1x2rHwAvzPp3nVUBle\/C3PiWs8VCBOxS4nTXXXfNy7azy7Qv+71HGJa9zUuBMZHEpkraPLLaXBh2J2pOgOych9OqkyMkTz4SZK47ZH7P5Ll3KmLVgPcVIyYy7goMIKTY\/BaAS9wEYXYgexEalqMOvbacqrtBVo6bLNtfDExsByhZiOGrzLKJg7qH9tmaesgc6Bw50vfEs7JdHYqajVt2IEigAomphsRvY2gJvD7csyF9+zhMCuntkeidgBGc8t5mzS6dPCx4djjPKzdWzjjTpd32ponUbnvBOiOeKCG9Lm5Eb1FxtneXQ1pxB9D5eSxIqqRBVGOfYAeTQquW+Qp3VjncIznBvr+6Xb10aFrsG46ONOkcLTVLNt7WCAH32ab4VZk60pFm3U05CDfICMQyP7Jx8n\/E3GhSxTrO3Y9vryPLG+nzCd55jwGub2AiGvUhxzCYFQZ4bNV8Oe95GRlOyd7\/d3cJLqTvqzfIyN8s7402cLD9UBVHZNyGJCYcDe3XXZMZOLfKCd9k0zNByU7MupZjmmhmzFxXN\/c2YOpTvcSSB\/mx99ACHQSXDXbJ50JjDyG2krKf+1RgiHsf95urRC\/8cdYKe3PdpA9V\/+hMfk8qrs0UgehR297f+OBtlCokeT1Y\/ZDWsPPAV1H\/38Mr\/Cntz0hs+F4rVxb+nU3lS7S9EMdzKkVlqBMf8AxryEpP4GDavTOWalJZLZPK20NIJZeEE5bng5QrHyVtIpWfPsF0go4QaVWLL0SCyVAPOP\/54izGZb8wv0gfdICJmLxS2TlUuQfzh8xvDv0JuOrUAfqqllqNtJtHjsa\/mGpSrIUlmtdQS5SmS8iVujSy8xVpNZIMP1PF3ANfwqoYVoMENcbn5DBb8woN\/YGhnX07ggqzo+Lux6rRQ\/vMYL79cL88IpxXaiU9t0dh+HnJy6yRdppKaJmzNCcW8AH9LhKmjoLV1EQ\/cAHKiKVURsTK\/epoojp8Fq62167uPJCgElKsacK1lVvqsLM6bF8R78vWM5gywjEC21vGJxtNBwwsyeInAnF\/IiMf66mJnh\/CTvm5FjIh439ZpPNgEja8kNXYONwTxFJWxNkNkRQhth5drMoIuxsMq4jB3vu0zoudRlx8l+\/hWlREib194teSh+sd1M1bnmUjfvvw4TXeEwTIHCokOxnk7Zr4uFOKe+xBXx6BWH0ClK9WpGrw4BVeAFSVvcpRsXWSloPRDQhdm6RBtn31PfwXtenmTrGy5yoGwByy\/3gZbwSurloJislpH8Y6qeZqrgp5HlzDXDg+z597gPot3qPOVVbVZznuG+nc3\/SbGmo6TuUtWxR8vtvdHTu34vtACdhNKWkzyGEY4NJxvByGAehFnLCjhMqzEqS4Ine0eB7PtFC3XNR8gwfYOE2loiWnvXyJRf8MxtTvbVjTFC25avnwiSWGM1GFw14jCP\/CnI+DXBRPE4kX+V1veP0HWpglG4qGrBxGPHeN0El7etFUhb7m\/lbbHNMkvyUgRz5EBWI3dSD9ClleXfHOjD9DyM9pAovGLfr+MBxGTA3psjiltCaNrJzQTc8V0O52QRYxTUPlvVi4Tw60oQIiKc1um+Dj+SeBiKDYHLU05NRzQfbOZirUHHA8tzICImFPoqUq\/WfITQiVPcNCNA9wYGXrmUZYuQ74kmj8oSU8PLNXzRXxDx0cC8Ta3KPj6jLII1nt2UR9XJfDQIOCqINswnMX5I3KSL3YbjxReuz1f6LbEnJJvxCsCh8JJy\/uo+0poGRNztR2OLNtCFqAuE00cgQ5NOkmYhkhLUnVr9lNeEHxuulB7HQpjDy+afbk7e86YjZDENQ55DDX26bWK9PWxqqe7mdmoviuijwMBMMT1gHy0VdZVBdMjlO8lHecWIfKzicPbt7wMlh9K32ARy4QiWwuhd1+BGhYYI7zqMhlw1YNL6B1+Zttdwp2kd3KTFYBW40vwDTRpU2ig3e3VEyecYk5dC63NHb4XVqMhPmsqJg24mt98z+7Jy1CnesWo5ieDpHGhuJx4IEV\/7wCI1csQhBujExsVf68jp58rdD9Wg3Nh0Ma52v0Fw3PNToNMnL\/tBr9fH+PVFCdOITFs7f\/U8su2SImO4Bm9rEjvs24fYTkQ1AX6blG0iE+7LF8uczNWpUnpwztQLY77jnNhKN4G3I\/NBr7YM\/Z6\/to2lXQ\/XXOzOK8YKGRD1bO+TztZCVhlU2mln8LJCeVUdys8zHD4FgDH1spQbaq21SziiYc7gGSBFTseKzhMe7dx1NB7sHPUFZj4j29UdQQ0l+IWVKmnLhmpHdoUA1vem0RBpc+hp48XQv7\/UpQjkq2r57ZgVftJCcXK4HZgYCidYLEuWlKlDKX7\/Yz99EUda5J8ObN\/0h0bn3+QMaI3o77JlYIEqbBsV936mJ30eq4g3g1A1wCNXk6bBCZS13ajz2vIOi5rjMoL4jvSErSk0DNit8Z8SNI3BG3pXeQk7hve6ZEA6C9GkzGU0tK1t\/ijedKVhPjbqcIzyHddOfQxe2mCR5hgjO4hLu6LpMXUdi9iy2kF\/OLS7DAu2pyRZuAsnILM0hLzZN+ZeJAja1dN00DaFsNXaJA\/Z0B8jWzQ3Zkt++2SiR6kIXyiH24XjICBgnAI+tFnSf\/AXgES38kBkd2odr7hfkMTU0p1jn9SCPy6umr9deTYPoEXolUGlPHn0nWJeDoPfcfzBcSB7j61TUDPp4vZNWYQMW\/GsKJxE5jWBeSOq13qCUEbW6AszUVrjeoy00qeBn7IRU10bGb9GBMt5ezNzpkBchjr1aoxqgPRDwaLZHQJs+P739CKCU4GJzRSsPVSald7qWySURnLD9CPqOXEvO3Ta60Wb1tKoBxFSCLLftGDFf8yOXw\/\/6aG+wHw3RUYKokzynJJffYM6\/13i1bYaRD+uaRP9VRlkAvbwdOv7YIoGpNFUL9jlS1\/TZigRM4+drLwDgHExCZkYaPzfAi1WEENhHD1LZXI5\/N1e+oBc8t7+YW6kPtlSqxoAEPGrPyWYuPRdoQGiNoxu3K3RPlzGjoAZbBrURCdjv8InaYrdmKVd9TTSELbiZLvQYLVOxZkois4qKinlzd2dOxAeEEtlI5RLSqt939FBp5nKLYSBHUTI\/dLPGJSHgy1VzT0P1AO57J3Cm6ZJbpzOe1nP5t2pAC0Q1J3fa4xV\/IeL8MY39o3f7y1ZM\/RDFFA03zCjGlqM3SVDWabY0wEjh\/4FBeDBKyyKRkl6+GrUEqoJyACPa56\/7nZtp86PwJq0b00GjCeQ6yE1ECtlFPTzUVeP2LbgUdb5ay8L1xL4VRv9RJE6\/23LDECDJlsQT83RtJgurN3rRAraQMONCiyuw0t5wE70ymPPl6I9xXQAe8+Phz5ZGTD6wEtRZEG8Wqe56FSLnzjB59NCYIRCQV3EISzfrc47Tr\/9dqpRK0YJrZQbY\/E2kZX9GDpSaurSaVtglRATqZ\/7DN\/UmOnFk1EwanCYtKe\/FwdgFMGXMmJJeHVGj6LjHreafFlLmFFW0ZVfBf44OzZlucNZVrLXAY2U4IWm7P4DAiDtZG2hqvgPUVmtwNKw0QUdlL\/awJY4comVsUZVp9jNzR0ksN9ugw6xaEZ3iiY8kw\/u29eyUBLhEGIkwWT4wtkR0bW4IPRusnCJYkTwurOdCCJciE8o\/X\/CfOZ6qZoWvfPF1L+9Lc9D9HMc+6YUVVrEXqW8oomP76Bf47cw0ofXaUF97BqfwFYtTfjw9nN9xw26JXjdIT0D1XQDnvFt+ESPb\/d\/nbbtv0okf\/aeW3mbXIzawt4CKAO87k3GjXBTT4UZofl+UNcAb7BwTDbGX3nzEc5r0xM\/UkYd0cPHkptl5HEFc2r8neg\/zaX0OD0IALLw\/au4l2Pp+kUviOwRRUpYuJXzef7rfrpUe36AH7OzOjagEl0PyCRbnv9ScC06HbkxXvW\/75Dg3al+ooC2qEFxwzzTwQEFVu\/UBqhLK\/qbqJXL1gtGSAoKbOEND9k+D3gxg59Yv8IXmSenKjoOxWwU1FuG1NTAIb8p9lJNTvZrWXIh+s+DUs9qomSyBsfqnlJXhP9mgtb7Mn6Tn9wsWszU0\/sYDe\/3VtFEiGapBWdZ1xotP1eIrs6ogW5wKpJ+eYFfZNmyBlesBrGFa02oPbPvcEcGBJ4P7bGLK8zxcAU1uNnSc0uIs\/mmiaJcUnUksF\/7FeFozbk3kTIfmCQJhOCFIaPkr00pGbeTyYTbt30egBXbiJX6B\/BrCzWz8RtUd5+MrU33EB3\/F35P338uii4dA3MvnE0ICw52h6xGezuuenKc5iG068I0iyg1tE92nRX5Y\/FW7b8ucD7r1NvoU=","iv":"c426a03fb3f49e656c1677c47154a43c","s":"b92af30d5d5836bc"}
Share your thoughts. Click here