Article: Wippette International sues Chadwick's over lining. (Chadwick's of Boston)(Brief Article)

NEW YORK -- Wippette International Inc., an outerwear manufacturer here, has filed a copyright infringement action against Chadwick's of Boston over a plaid lining in a women's rain slicker.

Wippette's suit says it has been selling a hooded slicker to the trade since 1993 with a copyrighted fabric design it owns. The suit said that Chadwick's ordered, and subsequently received, a sample of the slicker in June 1995 for possible inclusion in its holiday 1995 catalog. At the time of shipment, a packing slip was included that said the design incorporated "original subject ...

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