An iconic Australian brand has been force to change its name after a lawsuit from an overseas company over the trademark.

Dozens of companies in Australia and New Zealand have trademarks containing the word "ugg," which is why many in the region take issue with Deckers' ownership of the trademark in more than 130 ...

A prohibition on filing trademarks in bad faith is one mechanism used to prevent abuse of “registration-based” trademark systems – present both in New Zealand’s and Australia’s trademark ...

“We also own the trademark here in Australia and New Zealand . . . where ugg boots originated, but the Deckers lawsuit has made it hard to share our story and our boots with everyone else within ...

After years of legal challenges between Australian manufacturers and American footwear giant Deckers Brands, UGG Since 1974 will drop ‘ugg’ for international sales.

Fashion designer Katie Taylor’s mark KATIE PERRY was cancelled on the ground that it was likely to deceive or cause confusion due to the strong reputation of the KATY PERRY mark.

But it turns out there's been a bitter trademark war waging over the boots in recent years, and a heavy blow has just been dealt to an Australian family-run Ugg boot manufacturer by California-based ...

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“We also own the trademark here in Australia and New Zealand … where Ugg boots originated. But the Deckers lawsuit has made it hard to share our story with everyone else within the world.

Ugg Since 1974's owner said it was rebranding outside Australia as it was "extremely hard fight a lawsuit against a multibillion-dollar company." ...