Australia Supports Petitioner In Supreme Court Uggs Trademark Dispute

Mealey's (December 2, 2021, 11:47 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a Nov. 5 amicus curiae brief, the government of the Commonwealth of Australia asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari to an Australian company that was found to have infringed the “Uggs” trademark, arguing that a trial court did not properly apply the doctrine of foreign equivalents when considering the trademark, which is a generic term in Australia....