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A long-running battle between Deckers Outdoor Corp., the makers of UGG boots, and Australian Leather PTY Ltd. may finally be over after a May 7 ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. The battle began in 2016 in the Northern District of Illinois when Deckers sued Australian Leather for trademark infringement based on its sale of boots in the U.S. bearing Deckers’ UGG trademark that looked quite similar to Deckers’ UGG boots.
Australian Leather makes sheepskin boots in Australia that contain “ugg” in the name, which in Australia is a generic term for sheepskin. In the U.S., however, Deckers owns the trademark for UGG in connection with its popular sheepskin boots. When Australian Leather began selling its ugg boots in the U.S. and it only sold
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CEOs take the stage to raise funds for Women’s Legal Service
By Lauren Croft|18 May 2021
Ten of Brisbane’s prominent chief executives and executives performed for a good cause last week at the annual Dancing CEOs competition.
The event raised over $500,000 to help victims of domestic violence and saw a cast of distinguished Queensland CEOs don their dancing shoes and take to the stage.
This year, the competitors were: Jamie Shine, Women Lawyers Association of Queensland Dr Dinah Blunt, St Vincent’s Northside Hospital Caralee Fontenele, Collective Family Law Marguerite O Sullivan, Yugen Love Andrew Reid, Icon Group Lorilie Cunningham, Investor and business mentor