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The Ugg Boot or just Uggs is a common term for a sort of sheepskin boot which has been made in Australia and New Zealand for just about two hundred years. Originally, they were called ‘Ug or Ugh Boots’ which is short for ‘Ugly’. However, an American importer (Koolaburra) suggested the the name Ugg comes from the way that the boot ‘hugs’ the wearer’s foot and legs. However, due to trademark issues, Uggs are way more regularly than unknown in the retail market simply as Sheepskin Boots.

Originally, in Australia and New Zealand this comfortable and warm footwear was being worn by social groups like Bogans, Westies and Bevans in public. However, most other Australians would only wear them around the house or at the most just on a trip to the neighborhood store. The boots definitely became trendy during the sixties with surfers and competitive swimmers as they kept them warm whilst out of the water.

It is believed that many well-liked Australian actors/actresses have probably being wearing Ugg Boots in private for some time, it was only when Pamela Anderson started wearing a pair that she had purchased in Australia to help in keeping her legs warm in between sessions in filming the popular TV show Baywatch, that it is thought folks in the United States started to get excited about these boots.

However, since 2003 the boot has become terribly fashionable in America thanks to the selling of the product by an American Company called Ugg Australia (a part of the Deckers outdoor Corporation). The Ugg Australia Brand was made by Brian Smith who commenced importing to the United States in the late seventies. He then sold the company to Deckers outside in the mid nineteen nineties. Actresses like Kate Hudson (pictured wearing them on a poster for Raising Helen in 2004) and Sienna Miller appear to have increased their renown. This style of shoes has now become a major product in most major shops and shoes stores across the globe. Actually some of the more popular brands available are the Emu, Koolaburra, UGG and Warmbat.

However, in Canada it was discovered the Ugg boot has become intensely well liked by young women at many of the universities in Canada as well as on many US campuses.

Although these boots are available worldwide often in sizes that fit both ladies and men, and the styles available are pretty similar it seems more ladies than men are currently wearing them, particularly in the US. Due to this colors such as lavender, pink and pastels have been introduced which specifically target the female market.

However, there have been a number of issues that have arisen over the trademark of the Ugg Boot and for some time the trademark ‘ugh-boot’ was owned by the Deckers outdoor company in Australia and because of their also holding extra international trademarks relating to the product, they managed to limit the term’s use in Australia and due to this, they were able to successfully sue other Ugg Importers (Koolaburra most significantly) for using the term.

The Deckers versions of Ugg Australia, Emu, Old Friend and Aussie Dogs are now made in China (some models are still being made in New Zealand). However those produced by Koolaburra and exported to the States are still made in Australia.

Because of the US trademark laws you’ll find that many Australian and US makers who produce this style of shoes are now marketing them as ‘Sheepskin Boots’ rather than ‘Ugg Boots’.

But in January 2006 the owners of Uggs-N-Rugs (Australia) were able to have the Deckers Outdoor companies Australian Trademark for Ugh-boot removed from the Australian Trademark’s Registry. This resulted in the decision the words ‘Ug Boots’, ‘Ugg Boots’ and ‘Ugh Boots’ could be interchangeable and were a universal term for ‘Sheepskin Boots’. However, there was a large amount of debate over this matter as many Australians and New Zealanders were against having ‘Ugg Boots’ trademarked. The good news is today all the issues are resolved and you can get your stylish, warm Ugg Boots on the Internet now. Do not hesitate, they are great.

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