Fed: French fabric makers mount case against Aussie designer

AAP General News (Australia)
08-23-2006
Fed: French fabric makers mount case against Aussie designer

A French fabric company has mounted a Federal Court case against Australian designer
LISA HO .. claiming she stole one of its exclusive prints.

Les Tissus Marey claims HO'S company Lisa Ho Designs reproduced the print .. and sold
it without permission.

It's seeking a court order preventing Lisa Ho Designs from using the print .. and says
it wants to be paid damages or a share of the profits.

Justice MARK WEINBERG'S ordered the parties to hold mediation talks in early October
.. and has set the matter for a directions hearing on October 13.

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KEYWORD: HO (MELBOURNE)

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