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Victoria's Secret sued over 'pirated' patent bra
Clipped to the Drawing Board by John William  
From an engineering perspective,   this story has several very interesting areas regarding design and application -
A single mother of four from New York is accusing Victoria’s Secret of ripping off her bra.

Katerina Plew says that the lingerie maker’s real secret is that they stole her patented design for a better bra that can be adjusted to prevent the straps showing.

Ms Plew, 38, has filed a suit in New York seeking triple damages after discovering a display for the company’s “Very Sexy 100-Way Strapless Convertible Bra” in a shopping mall near her home in Selden, Long Island.

“It’s my bra,” she told The Times yesterday. “It’s my patent. I am the one who invented it and I had an appointment to meet with them about it.”
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