Chatham and Microfibres Settle Copyright Suit

Elkin, N.C. – Chatham Fabrics division of CMI Industries Inc. has negotiated an out of court settlement of a copyright infringement suit against Microfibres Inc. of Paw-tucket, R.I. The suit concerned Microfibre copies of Chatham's Lancaster pattern. ''The Lancaster pattern has been very successful for Chatham,'' said Jeff Irwin, vice president, furniture fabrics business for Chatham Fabrics. ''This was our...