A Western Sydney Ugg Boot maker has LOST his court appeal against U.S. footwear giant Deckers, for infringing upon their trademark. 9News The owner of Australian Leather, plans to take his fight to the US Supreme Court:
Eddie Oygur, the owner of Australian Leather, plans to take his fight to be able toThe appeal was part of a five-year legal saga involving Mr Oygur and his business, who were both sued by multi-billion US company Deckers in 2016 over the sale of 13 pairs of Ugg boots into the US.Sydney Ugg boot maker Eddie Oygur and his company Australian Leather have lost their appeal against a US footwear giant over the trademarking of the iconic Aussie product.
Mr Oygur and Australian Leather fought back, obtaining expert evidence from around the world that the term 'Ugg' - a particular style of sheepskin boot - was already a popular term in Australia in the 1960s. It became a generic term throughout the US in the late 1960s when Australian Ugg boots were exported there.
But a US Federal Court trial in May, 2019, found Mr Oygur and Australian Leather had breached the Deckers trademark and fined them $643,000 for intellectual property breaches as well as ordering $3.5 million in legal fees against them, in addition to their own legal costs.
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