Many in the fashion industry were pleasantly surprised when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the copyright case Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands. The court granted certiorari to resolve widespread disagreement over the proper separability analysis to be applied in determining whether a design feature can be eligible for copyright separate and apart from the useful article incorporating it.

On March 22, the court issued its much-anticipated decision in the case.

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