Long story short:

An American company trademarked the word UGG. In Australia we have these sheepskin boots known as Ugg boots which have been around since forever. Now the American company (Deckers) has threatened legal action against anyone selling Ugg boots, or using the word Ugg. This is akin to trademarking the word “sandwich” and preventing cafeterias from calling them sandwiches.

Ugg is a generic term that has been around since the boots first came about. The whole thing is bloody ridiculous and I can't see how anyone ever passed the trademark in the first place.

For more info see here:
The Age Wellington guide UK telegraph

Now I just saw on the news that in response to this, an Aussie couple has trademarked the phrase “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi! Oi! Oi!” for $5000 to prevent anyone from stealing it, but the conditions of their patent allow people to use it whenever they want, they just can’t make it into a brand name. Good on em I say, even if the price is a bit steep.

More info:Herald Sun new

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi! Oi! Oi!

Still hasn't solved the Ugg Boot issue for us. And I can't see how any other country could possibly profit from our famous footy chant, anyway.

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"When all else fails, eat pie."
-¬thoughts from beyond observance

...that's pathetic. It's when humans exhibit this kind of petty behaviour that I wish the asteroid would hurry up and hit us. We need another good ol' survival of the fittest era.

Your puny trademarks won't mean much when my crew of Mad Max style outlaws come hunting for fresh meat on our heavily modified dune buggys Mr. Business Executive.

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Cantina Cloud | BCF | The Massassian 1 & 2 | Gonkmeg
Corrupting the kiddies since '97

And then we'll throw them in the Thunderdome. That'll teach 'em to mess with the boys from down under.

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"When all else fails, eat pie."
-¬thoughts from beyond observance

Not a bad idea Jin. We could get them to wrestle Steve Irwin, in Ugg boots, screaming Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, in the Thunderdome and pitch it as a new olympic sport. We could call it eXtreme Stevedoming...or something.

OMG THERES A MASSASSIAN NAMED UGG B&



Americans...

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<landfish> FastGamerr > Satan

well my commodore has enough rust and dents, it's halfway there to being our mad max buggy...

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"When all else fails, eat pie."
-¬thoughts from beyond observance

One suggestion. Tina Turner, out. Beyonce, in.

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Cantina Cloud | BCF | The Massassian 1 & 2 | Gonkmeg
Corrupting the kiddies since '97

I guess I'll give that a go. Makes me wish I had of saved the psd and not just the jpg.

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"When all else fails, eat pie."
-¬thoughts from beyond observance

At your request, good sir.

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"When all else fails, eat pie."
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<Genki> oh, where are you going, with beards all a waggin, no knowin no knowin what bring dear Mr. Baggins, and Balin, and Dwalin, here down in the vally Ah ha!

Awesome....I'm inspired. Well, as inspired as one can be when the only vehicle available to be Mad Max modded is a Daewoo Matiz.

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Cantina Cloud | BCF | The Massassian 1 & 2 | Gonkmeg
Corrupting the kiddies since '97

/me patents 'Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oy Oy Oy'.

You cant proove you said it with an 'i'!!

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The Massassi-Map
There is no spoon.

Steve Irwin must go.


-Fox

GAAA!!! Now I'll have to get "TM" tattooed on my forehead.

Steve Irwin for Beyonce

Oh well it's not like the first time we Americans have done something like this

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*Bjorn*
muhahahha FIRE!!!!!!!! >:) ;(.
hi

This just in, I trademarked the letter "A" (lower and upper case). I am fully ready to prosecute anyone using this letter without my permission to the fullest extent of the law.

I trademarked the sound of "m" long ago. Everytime someone so much as THINKS the sound of M, I get 10 cents.

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MadQuack on Military school: Pro's: I get to shoot a gun. Con's: Everything else.
"I'm going to beat you until the laws of physics are violated!!" ! Maeve's Warcry

RIP -MaDaVentor-. You will be missed.

I remember watching a report about that on Today Tonight (the ugg boots, not Extreme Stevedoming although given the level of journalism by the reporters it wouldn't surprise me that Anna Coren would go after it faster than a fat man with a super sized meal from McDonald's) during the summer. The whole idea of registering a generic name is beyond comprehension.

Oh and next time, if someone is going to post pictures of ficticious movies starring Steve Irwin and Beyonce, give me prior warning because I just got in trouble for laughing out loud in my IT class

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I just patented bad grammar.

Everyone who even tries to imitate me and type bad grammar must pay me 1 dollar per bad grammar sentences. Thank you(s).

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<landfish> FastGamerr > Satan

umm...

It was actualy an olympic games chant.

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your curiosity will get the better of YOU one day.
Jon`C:Irony is spelling 'quality' poorly.
Spork:Well I think 'Irony is spelling grammar poorly'
Snail racing: (500 posts per line)-@%

Typica bloody Americans. Think they own the whole damn world. Take your trademark and shove it.


[This message has been edited by Run (edited March 04, 2004).]

lmao.

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your curiosity will get the better of YOU one day.
Jon`C:Irony is spelling 'quality' poorly.
Spork:Well I think 'Irony is spelling grammar poorly'
Snail racing: (500 posts per line)-@%

You shouldn't be able to own the rights to a word and use that ownership to keep other people from using it. Whatever happened to fair use rights, or common sense for that matter?

The law has run amok. Words have belonged to everyone in the past, so why does that have to change now. I hate these f***ing greedy corporations that feel that they have to own it all and at all costs.



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Most people regard me as the dark and immoral side of Massassi. At least I'm getting what I want out of life.

------hhh, dmn, this relly sucks, not only cn i not use the letter " " but i'm giving Fstgmerr goldmine by hving bd grmmer


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"Run Away!"

Well, just shows how much I know about my own country. Bugger.

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"When all else fails, eat pie."
-¬thoughts from beyond observance