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Cheerleading uniform lawsuit could impact fashion industry

(KMSP) - Donned in their plain black robes, the men and women of the U.S. Supreme Court spent an hour talking about stripes and zigzags on cheerleading uniforms. The case, argued on Halloween, could ...
The Hill

Justices weigh cheerleading uniform designs

The Supreme Court on Halloween appeared reluctant to rule that an apparel company can copyright stripes on cheerleading uniforms. {mosads}The case centers on the registered copyrights Varsity Brands ...
JD Supra

Client Alert: Supreme Court Finds Cheerleading Uniforms Copyrightable in Landmark Apparel Copyright Case

In the first apparel copyright case ever considered by the U.S. Supreme Court, Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc., the high court found on March 22, 2017 that decorative elements of a ...
CNN

NFL cheer uniforms have been scrutinized since the 1970s, but critics might be missing the point

This weekend when the Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals take the field on Super Bowl Sunday, it will mark the return of cheerleaders to the biggest sports event in the United States, after they ...
JD Supra

Is a Cheerleading Uniform’s Design Separable from its Utilitarian Aspects and Therefore Copyrightable? - Star Athletica V. Varsity Brands

On October 31, 2016, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Star Athletica V. Varsity Brands. At the core of the case is whether the design of a cheerleading uniform, including patterns, ...