Herrington & Sutcliffe and Drummond Woodsum voluntarily dropped a trademark suit by LL Bean that accused a promotional merchandiser of infringing on its "Boat and Tote" canvas bags design.

Even the nicer-looking ones I tried — Colugo’s diaper tote, Cara’s baby bag, and Bugaboo’s changing bag — were still too bulky and mom-coded for my husband and me. It might seem like ...