footwear giant: US footwear giant Decker's bought the rights to the name Ugg Australia during the 1990s, and now sells 1.5 billion of Ugg Australia boots a year, according to Nine News Australia. But it is suing Sydney based company Australian Leather and its owner Eddie Oygur for selling Ugg boots in the US. Mr Xenophon, a former high profile federal politician, is a member of the legal team heading to the US for a trial scheduled to start next week. To improve your experience update it here News National Former politician Nick Xenophon to defend Aussie firm in Ugg' case By 9News Staff8 17pm May 1, senator Nick Xenophon is joining a Sydney Ugg boot manufacturer in a David-and-Goliath legal stoush. As a senator he championed the Sydney company's stance and urged the federal government to protect the iconic Aussie term, just as Greece safeguards feta' and France protects champagne'. Mr Oygur claims the US company should not have the right to use the 'Ugg' name. Supplied Deckers has claimed infringement of trademark and wants to seize the Sydney company's stock of Ugg boots as well as property and bank accounts. Nine Australian-made Ugg boots are dying out.
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