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Brand New World: Making Private Labels a Success for Retailers and Businesses
Mancino Marsh of Arent Fox writes: While there are many business considerations for both retailer and vendor in entering into a private label arrangement, these arrangements can be profitable for all parties involved if the pitfalls are well understood.

Give Me a ©! SCOTUS Takes on Zigzags and Cheerleading Uniforms
Erica D. Klein of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel writes: Depending on which team’s view scores with the U.S. Supreme Court justices, ‘Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands’ could either significantly expand the field of fashion elements outside the ambit of copyright protection, or reaffirm upon review that an original work of authorship does not lose its copyrightability merely because it’s affixed to a wearable item.