Tony Duquette Settles Infringement Suit Against Christopher Norman, Inc.

NEW YORK, NY -- Tony Duquette, Inc. (Tony Duquette, Inc."), as holder of various intellectual property rights associated with the late designer and artist Tony Duquette ("Duquette"), today agreed to a settlement in a trademark and copyright infringement lawsuit filed July 1, 2010 in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Christopher Norman, Inc. ("Norman") and Brunschwig And Fils, Inc. ("Brunschwig"), before the Honorable Judge Louis Stanton.

Tony Duquette, Inc. alleged that Norman infringed the Duquette proprietary name and federally registered trademarks and copyrights by producing and marketing a textile product called "Duquette Malachite" Fabric. Brunschwig was named in the suit because Brunschwig was the authorized distributor of Norman's products. The lawsuit sought injunctive relief and damages. Tony Duquette, Inc. has an exclusive licensing arrangement with Jim Thomson, Inc. for a collection of woven and printed textiles for decorative home and commercial installations including an authorized malachite pattern taken directly from the original hand-drawn Tony Duquette design from the Duquette archives.

Hutton Wilkinson, President and Creative Director of Tony Duquette, Inc., said "This lawsuit was filed with an aim toward protecting Tony Duquette's good name and protecting our valuable products, designs and licenses around the world. With this amicable settlement we are exceedingly pleased to have resolved this issue."

About Tony Duquette Inc.

Tony Duquette was an internationally renowned designer, artist, and arbiter of style whose work included designs for clients such as the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and Elizabeth Arden. Duquette's works garnered awards and recognition around the world including a "Tony Award" for costume design for the original Broadway production of Camelot. After Duquette's death in 1999, his business partner, Hutton Wilkinson, took the helm of Tony Duquette, Inc. and has continued to design, license, promote, and market the company's designs and products around the world to purveyors of high end luxury, fashion, jewelry, and home furnishings. Two bestselling books "Tony Duquette" and "More Is More" published by Abrams Books chronicle his life and works and a third book devoted to the exquisite jewelry designed by Tony Duquette and by Hutton Wilkinson is planned for publication by Abrams Books in 2011.

Tony Duquette, Inc. was represented in this action by the Law Offices of Charles Tolbert in New York.