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'''Ugg boots trademark disputes''' are the disputes between some footwear manufacturers, as to whether "ugg" is a protected trademark, or a generic term and thus ineligible for [[trademark]] protection. In Australia and New Zealand, where "Ugg" is a generic term for the style of footwear,<ref name="IPAus">Trade Marks Hearings 16 January 2006. Decision of a delegate of the registrar of trade marks with reasons. Pg 10</ref><ref name="UggHowAMinnow">{{Cite news|url=
[[Ugg boots]] (sometimes called ''uggs'')<ref name="IPAustralia2006-01-16">{{Cite web| last = Thompson | first = Ian | date = 16 January 2006 | title = Decision of a Delegate of the Registrar of Trade Marks with Reasons | publisher = [[IP Australia]] | url = http://www.ipaustralia.gov.au/pdfs/trademarks/hearings/245662_060116.pdf | accessdate = 17 November 2009 }}</ref> in [[Australia]] and [[New Zealand]] are a unisex style of [[sheepskin boots|sheepskin boot]]. In many other countries, however, [[UGG Australia|UGG]] boots are a well-known brand<ref name="Turkish">[http://www.walkermorris.co.uk/business-insights/bootiful-ugg-recognised-well-known-mark-turkey Website of Walker Morris UK solicitors firm, Leeds.] "Bootiful - UGG recognised as a well known mark in Turkey" Legal Briefing from the Trade Marks and Designs Group, 3 October 2011.</ref> of footwear owned by Deckers.<ref name="Bloomberg">{{cite web|title=UGGs in Play With Deckers Seen Luring Buyers: Real M&A |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-25/uggs-in-play-with-deckers-seen-luring-buyers-real-m-a.html |first=Brooke |last=Sutherland & Tara Lachapelle |publisher=Bloomberg.com |accessdate=February 23, 2013}}</ref> The boots are made of twin-faced [[sheepskin]] with fleece on the inside and with a tanned outer surface, often with a synthetic sole. The boots originated in Australia and New Zealand, initially as utilitarian footwear worn for warmth and comfort. UGG boots emerged as a fashion trend in the United States in the late 1990s and as a world-wide trend in the late 2000s.<ref name="Bloomberg" />
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