• Latest
    • AI
    • Careers
    • Diversity
    • Future of IP
    • Law firm news
    • Standard-essential patents
    • Trade secrets
    • Unified Patent Court
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Copyright
  • Jurisdiction reports
  • Rankings
    • About Rankings
    • Practice Area Rankings
    • Diversity & Inclusion Top 100 2025
    • Leaders 2025
    • Company Directory
  • WIPR Insights
    • Magazines
    • Whitepapers
    • Webinars
  • Events
    • Conferences
    • Conference Videos
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login
  • Subscribe
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Newsletter
  • Login


Subscribe
  • Home
  • Copyright
  • US govt to weigh in on H&M copyright dispute
sorbis-shutterstock-com-h-m-
13 October 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

US govt to weigh in on H&M copyright dispute

The US federal government will be allowed to present oral arguments in designer Unicolor’s suit against fashion retailer H&M, the US Supreme Court has determined.

Already registered?

Login to your account


If you don't have a login or your access has expired, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, including all our online content.

For more information on individual annual subscriptions for full paid access and corporate subscription options please contact us.

To request a FREE 2-week trial subscription, please signup.
NOTE - this can take up to 48hrs to be approved.

Two Weeks Free Trial

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk


More on this story

Copyright
A stitch in time: Untangling H&M v Unicolors
17 March 2022   The ruling may excuse unwitting copyright registration errors but lawyers are divided over its future impact, finds Muireann Bolger.
Copyright
Reaction: SCOTUS mulls H&M copyright dispute with Unicolors
9 November 2021   The US Supreme Court has scrutinised a major copyright dispute between H&M and Unicolors, after finding faults with a judgment handed down by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit last year.
Trademarks
H&M and Wildfox in trademark clash over fictitious basketball team
18 October 2017   Clothing outlet H&M has asked the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to rule that a range of clothing using the name of fictitious basketball team ‘Wildfox’ does not infringe a rival’s trademark.


Editor's picks

AI industry exceptions could muddy IP protection, says House counsel
Patents
AI industry exceptions could muddy IP protection, says House counsel
31 October 2025

Editor's picks

Patents
AI industry exceptions could muddy IP protection, says House counsel
31 October 2025
Trademarks
‘We're being attacked from all sides’: Thermo Fisher Scientific counsel
30 October 2025
Patents
USPTO flags ‘foreign state-backed actors’ threat in stricter disclosure shift
29 October 2025
AI
WATCH: Untangling liability in AI systems—who’s responsible when things go wrong?
29 October 2025
Patents
Guarding innovation: How the Ministry of Defence keeps military inventions under wraps
27 October 2025
Trademarks
WIPR’s China Trademarks Rankings 2025: New entries, hidden gems and big brands
20 October 2025

More articles

AI industry exceptions could muddy IP protection, says House counsel
AI fighting AI: Groq and Oura weigh in on the new brand battle
Stability AI, Intuit on value of local knowledge and whether fixed fees are a good idea
Delegates descend upon Washington, DC for AIPLA Annual Meeting
‘We're being attacked from all sides’: Thermo Fisher Scientific counsel
USPTO flags ‘foreign state-backed actors’ threat in stricter disclosure shift
Do fewer things better: Gap’s Kate Nye on maximising trademark value
Davis Wright Tremaine boosts IP team with NY partners

  • Home
  • News
  • Directory
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Terms of Subscription

WIPR
Newton Media Ltd
Kingfisher House
21-23 Elmfield Road
BR1 1LT
United Kingdom

  • Twitter
  • Linkedin