In Australia, the name "ugg" is a generic term for sheepskin boots, often worn locally as slippers. In the US, it is a brand - and big business for one company. This has set off an intriguing legal ...

An Australian ugg-boot company has changed its brand for foreign customers following a lengthy legal battle with an American rival. Ugg Since 1974 is owned by Australian Leather and was sued by ...

There’s been some Ugg-related drama happening on social media recently, and some TikTokers have had a lot to say about the changes to the winter shoe staple. If you’ve gone on the video-based social ...

If they’re good enough for Nicole Kidman, they’re good enough for us! In the cooler months, there’s nothing quite like a cosy night at home wearing pyjamas and cute slippers, but sometimes they’re so ...

The case hit a nerve for Australians, who consider the footwear a national, if unfashionable, symbol. But the brand’s owner in the United States had mounted a legal challenge against the idea that ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove and his wife Lady Cosgrove present a toy kangaroo and a pair of small ugg boots to Prince ...

An Australian boot maker is facing financial ruin after describing his shoes as Ugg boots. Eddie Oygur lost a huge court case on Friday as an American court ruled that a US company owns the right to ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A Sydney manufacturer of ugg boots is facing an uphill battle in a US court, where a global American footwear company is seeking to ...

Australian surfer Brian Smith conceived of the UGG brand back in 1978, when the pairs of sheepskin boots he brought with him on a visit to California were snapped up by admiring beach bums. Since then ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian company’s long-shot bid to scrap a U.S. trademark on the word “Ugg” has suffered another blow after a U.S. appeals court rejected its argument, in a loss that ...