Australian ugg boot maker is sued for $643,000 by US retailer after he broke trademark laws by selling his products online in America
Australian ugg boot retailer infringed a trademark owned by Deckers Outdoor The business, owned by Eddie Oygur, sold uggs online to customers in the US Deckers generates more than $US1 billion in yearly sales from its UGG brand Mr Oygur argued that 'ugg' has been a generic Australian term from the 1960s He has faced a $AU643,000 loss after a four-day trial with a Chicago juryBy Australian Associated Press
Published: 09:41 BST, 11 May 2019 | Updated: 09:41 BST, 11 May 2019
Australian ugg boot-maker Eddie Oygur has suffered a $643,000 loss in his 'David versus Goliath' legal fight with a major US footwear and apparel company.
A jury in Chicago on Friday found Mr Oygur's business, Sydney-based Australian Leather, wilfully infringed a trademark registered to California-based Deckers Outdoor by selling ugg boots online to customers in the US.
After a four-day trial, Mr Oygur was ordered to pay Deckers statutory damages of $US450,000 and he may face an order to pay millions more in legal costs.
Sydney-based ugg boot business Australian Leather wilfully infringed a trademark registered to California-based retailer Deckers Outdoor by the shoes online to
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