Covington Rebuts ADF Claim
Sipco Publications, First, Covington did succeed in establishing that its copyright in the Maxwell plaid is valid. The fact that Gary Stein of American Decorative Fabrics LLC (ADF) and their legal representative, Richard S. Mandel, consider… Read more.July 13, 2004
Clarification: Covington vs. ADF
Sipco Publications, I represent American Decorative Fabrics LLC (''ADF'') in the copyright litigation brought by Covington in the Southern District of New York. Your July 6, 2004 article regarding this case contains a number of inaccuracies.… Read more.July 12, 2004
Sree Padmini Predicts Silk Export Boom
BANGALORE, India—Sree Padmini Silk Industries executives expect silk exports to soar over the next five years due to an aggressive marketing campaign and piquing interest from U.S. and German customers and the worldwide hotel industry,… Read more.July 6, 2004
Patrick Geysels Reveals What's In Store for Decosit 2004
BRUSSELS – Within the trends, there is one totally new story, under the header "New Values, New Tradition." This theme refers to the fact that a committee of international trend specialists states that a number of brands which were considered… Read more.July 6, 2004
Kravet Taps Ann Grafton Managing Director for G.P. & J. Baker Group Division; Hill Departs
Bethpage, N.Y.-- Kravet Inc. has named Ann Grafton as the Managing Director for its UK division, G.P. & J. Baker. She joins G.P. & J. Baker after almost two decades as group creative director at The Colefax Group, another British editeur.… Read more.June 22, 2004
Invista™ Develops High Tech Niche In High End Polyester Filament Fiber
Charlotte, N.C.—Invista polyester filament is charting a course which calls for higher value, premium fibers that bring new technology to the market, according to Bill Jasper, business manager. Jasper expects this approach will help… Read more.June 22, 2004
ADF Continues Battle Against Covington
ADF COO Gary Stein had this to say about Covington's copyright for Maxwell design: (It should be noted that the Court has not yet ruled on the matter of infringement.) ''Back in 2002, Covington Industries filed a copyright lawsuit against American… Read more.May 18, 2004
Covington Sues ADF for Bootlegging Damages
NEW YORK—Covington Industries Inc. has prevailed in a legal battle against American Decorative Fabrics, Inc., a supplier of Chinese-made upholstery fabric, for copyright infringement. For the past two years, Covington has argued that… Read more.May 17, 2004
