April 03, 2017
In a published decision Monday, a Ninth Circuit panel found Urban Outfitters infringed Unicolors Inc.'s copyrighted fabric designs, ruling a lower court's application of the "intrinsic" copying test was appropriate for determining liability and correctly found that slight variations between the patterns didn't change the fact they were near duplicates.
January 13, 2017
Urban Outfitters Inc. urged the Ninth Circuit at a hearing Friday to reverse a judge's finding that it infringed a copyrighted fabric design, saying the question of whether a pattern on one of its dresses was substantially similar to the fabric was for a jury to decide.
January 27, 2016
Unicolors Inc. urged the Ninth Circuit to uphold a finding that Urban Outfitters Inc. and Century 21 Department Stores LLC infringed a copyrighted fabric design, arguing that it has proven ownership of the print and that a judge and a jury correctly found the clothing retail chains clearly copied its work.