Eddie Oygur has lost another round of a multi-year legal battle against UGG trademark owner Deckers, but is vowing to take his fight to the Supreme Court.
Western Sydney ugg boot maker Eddie Oygur has lost a US court appeal against footwear giant Deckers.Eddie Oygur was found to have infringed Deckers' trademarks but appealed against the decisionMr Oygur, the owner of Australian Leather, has now vowed to take his fight to be able to sell sheepskin boots as uggs outside Australia to the US Supreme Court.
The multi-year battle over the ugg trademark began in 2016, when Deckers sued Mr Oygur and his company for selling a dozen ugg boots into the US.Mr Oygur said he was facing the collapse of his business, owing $US450,000 in damages and millions in legal fees.However, today they said they were "gobsmacked" after the appeal was rejected with no reasons given.
"I have no choice but to take this all the way to the US Supreme Court," Mr Oygur said, calling for government support for his fight.
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