Katerina Plew, 38, a paralegal, has claimed that Victoria’s Secret stole and mass-produced the ‘Very Sexy 100-Way Strapless Convertible Bra’ which she designed and had registered via United States Patent No. 6,733,362 in May 2004.

I’m not sure why she got a patent for the design but if she did, she’s entitled to protect it.

But seriously, why is a bra with more hooks than normal patentable? Don’t see too much novelty or innovation there. Or perhaps I’m just missing the point — I haven’t seen the bra itself.

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