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Ugg loses Australian registration

News.com.au reports that the Australian merchandise grade registration of the term UGG for boots has been revoked. The mark, formerly owned yesteryear Decker, an American kicking manufacturer, has been works life yesteryear the hearing share to locomote generic. He said

"The prove overwhelmingly supports the suggestion that the damage (ugg, ugh too ug boots) are interchangeably used to depict a specific agency of sheepskin kicking too are the outset too well-nigh natural agency inwards which to depict these goods."

The grade has been registered since the 1970s, simply originated inwards the 1960s every bit an abbreviated bird of “ugly”. Rival kicking manufacturers bring proclaimed themselves to locomote real happy alongside the decision. It is at ane time possible that they volition larn on to challenge the the U.S.A. UGG registration since a cardinal argue why an application for revocation was refused was that the grade was non considered generic inwards Australia.

says this sounds similar a adept decision, simply are ugg boots nonetheless fashionable?

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