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 ...

Our reporter Zoe Malin uses her Lands’ End tote bag (a rival to the equally popular L.L. Bean Boat and Tote) practically every day and loves how surprisingly spacious it is. “My favorite part ...