January 19, 2016
A Missouri company is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that cheerleading uniforms can be copyrighted, saying Congress never intended garments to be eligible for such protection.
October 30, 2015
The Sixth Circuit on Friday agreed to stay its ruling that cheerleading uniforms can be copyrighted while the company on the losing end of its decision appeals the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 14, 2015
The company on the losing end of a ruling that cheerleading uniforms can be copyrighted is now appealing the case to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying Wednesday it will ask the high court to take on "the single most vexing, unresolved question in all of copyright."
October 07, 2015
The Sixth Circuit refused Wednesday to reconsider an August panel ruling that said cheerleading uniforms are eligible for copyright protection, rejecting a petition from a uniform manufacturer claiming the decision could have "immense practical implications" for the apparel industry.
September 18, 2015
The company on the losing end of last month's Sixth Circuit ruling that cheerleading uniforms are eligible for copyright protection is now asking the en banc court to overturn the decision, saying it would have "immense practical implications" for the apparel industry.
August 19, 2015
A split Sixth Circuit panel weighed in Wednesday on the "confounding" issue of intellectual property protection for apparel, ruling that decorative designs used on cheerleading uniforms can be copyrighted.