Unicolors v. H&M gave copyright owners a Supreme Court ruling on when registration inaccuracies defeat enforcement.
The dispute arose from fabric-design copyrights and whether inaccurate information in a registration application invalidated the registration for litigation purposes.
The Court held that lack of either factual or legal knowledge can matter under Section 411(b), making the safe harbor broader than a pure fact-mistake rule.
For creative businesses, the case reduces some registration-risk pressure while preserving the need for accurate filing practices.