US bans Aussies from using the name ‘ugg boots’ – NEWS.com.au

An outrageous ban on Aussie ugg boot makers using the term ugg boots in the United States has prompted a fresh call for the Prime Minister to intervene in the fight for a national icon.The legal battle over the right to refer to ugg boots as ugg boots follows a legal skirmish that saw a US company send private investigators to purchase 13 pairs from Western Sydney ugg boot maker Eddie Oygur.
After buying the ugg boots, the company promptly hit Mr Oygur with a massive lawsuit for calling the ugg…

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