Is every pair of jeans like no other? According to the testimony of FBI forensic analysts, the patterns seen on denim are reliably unique and can be used to identify a suspect in surveillance footage.

This is an edition of the weekly newsletter Pattern Grading, GQ global style director Noah Johnson’s no-holds-barred view on contemporary menswear, the culture of fashion, and how to get dressed now.

In NYDJ Apparel LLC v Commissioner of Trademarks, the High Court has overturned a decision of the commissioner refusing NYDJ Apparel LLC’s application to register a criss-cross stitching pattern used ...