Ugg Boot wars
Jan 23rd 2004, 2:02 am
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Ugg Boot wars
http://news.com.au/common/story_page...5E1702,00.html
US ugg boot claim 'insulting'
January 23, 2004
A MOVE by a United States company to register the name of ugg boots was an affront to Australians who had worn the sheepskin footwear for decades, the NSW Nationals said today.
US manufacturer Deckers has forced one Australian company off the internet auction site E-Bay and has also threatened to sue other local companies using the name ugg boots here and overseas, The Daily Telegraph said today.
NSW Nationals leader Andrew Stoner said ugg boots were an Australian icon and the threat by the American manufacturer was insulting to local makers.
"Ugg boots are as Australian as the kangaroo, yet we now have this bunch of corporate lawyers throwing their weight around with small manufacturers across NSW," Mr Stoner said in a statement.
US ugg boot claim 'insulting'
January 23, 2004
A MOVE by a United States company to register the name of ugg boots was an affront to Australians who had worn the sheepskin footwear for decades, the NSW Nationals said today.
US manufacturer Deckers has forced one Australian company off the internet auction site E-Bay and has also threatened to sue other local companies using the name ugg boots here and overseas, The Daily Telegraph said today.
NSW Nationals leader Andrew Stoner said ugg boots were an Australian icon and the threat by the American manufacturer was insulting to local makers.
"Ugg boots are as Australian as the kangaroo, yet we now have this bunch of corporate lawyers throwing their weight around with small manufacturers across NSW," Mr Stoner said in a statement.
Jan 23rd 2004, 2:07 am
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Re: Ugg Boot wars
Originally posted by bondipom
http://news.com.au/common/story_page...5E1702,00.html
US ugg boot claim 'insulting'
January 23, 2004
A MOVE by a United States company to register the name of ugg boots was an affront to Australians who had worn the sheepskin footwear for decades, the NSW Nationals said today.
US manufacturer Deckers has forced one Australian company off the internet auction site E-Bay and has also threatened to sue other local companies using the name ugg boots here and overseas, The Daily Telegraph said today.
NSW Nationals leader Andrew Stoner said ugg boots were an Australian icon and the threat by the American manufacturer was insulting to local makers.
"Ugg boots are as Australian as the kangaroo, yet we now have this bunch of corporate lawyers throwing their weight around with small manufacturers across NSW," Mr Stoner said in a statement.
http://news.com.au/common/story_page...5E1702,00.html
US ugg boot claim 'insulting'
January 23, 2004
A MOVE by a United States company to register the name of ugg boots was an affront to Australians who had worn the sheepskin footwear for decades, the NSW Nationals said today.
US manufacturer Deckers has forced one Australian company off the internet auction site E-Bay and has also threatened to sue other local companies using the name ugg boots here and overseas, The Daily Telegraph said today.
NSW Nationals leader Andrew Stoner said ugg boots were an Australian icon and the threat by the American manufacturer was insulting to local makers.
"Ugg boots are as Australian as the kangaroo, yet we now have this bunch of corporate lawyers throwing their weight around with small manufacturers across NSW," Mr Stoner said in a statement.
Lesson to be learnt, if theres an opportunity grab it before someone else does, and protect your ass at all times.
