In its latest victory against copyright infringement, Prestigious Textiles has been awarded substantial damages and costs in a case brought against Pangrim Co Ltd of Korea.

Pangrim Co was found to have copied and printed 34 designs from the Prestigious portfolio and to have sold over 125,000 metres of the illegally reproduced prints. Having pursued the case through the judicial system, Prestigious Textiles has been awarded compensation to cover the loss of sales in the Korean market, plus all expenses involved in bringing the case to court. Pangrim was also ordered to surrender all balances of fabric to Prestigious’ exclusive distributor in Korea.

Legal advisors acting for Prestigious Textiles are also currently taking action against five different fabric producers in China for copyright infringement.

‘We trust this will serve as a warning of our intention to seek out and sue anyone who unlawfully copies our designs, anywhere in the world,’ asserts Trevor Helliwell, Chairman of Prestigious Textiles. ‘We invest heavily in bringing innovative and trend-leading designs to the international market and we simply won’t tolerate illegal copying.’