L.L. Bean has voluntarily dismissed its federal lawsuit against 4Imprint, Inc., closing a high-profile trademark dispute over using the “Boat Tote” name on canvas bags. The Freeport, Maine-based ...

LL Bean voluntarily dropped its trademark suit against a promotional merchandiser for infringing on its "Boat and Tote" canvas bags design less than a month after filing the complaint.

The brands collaborated on a reimagined version of L.L.Bean’s iconic Boat and Tote, which launched last December.

4Imprint Inc. apparently no longer sells the 'boat tote' that prompted the Freeport-based retailer to claim trademark infringement. L.L.Bean has voluntarily dismissed its lawsuit against 4Imprint ...

The iconic L.L.Bean Boat and Tote Open-Top is a structured and ridiculously sturdy tote bag, well suited to handling the abuse of regular trips to the beach or the grocery store. The Boat and Tote ...

My mother-in-law’s best friend, who was adorably nicknamed “Marma” by my oldest, gave us an L.L.Bean Boat and Tote on his first birthday. I remember seeing S-U-L-L-I-V-A-N spelled out in a ...

using 'Boat Tote' in an apparent effort to deliberately free ride on L.L.Bean's well-known (trademark)." On Thursday, L.L.Bean filed a notice of voluntary dismissal, which simply states that its ...