After years of legal challenges between Australian manufacturers and American footwear giant Deckers Brands, UGG Since 1974 will drop ‘ugg’ for international sales.

cross-posted from: https://lazysoci.al/post/21380443

Fuck me capitalism is broken. Being able to trademark a generic term is ridiculous in itself, but then enforcing that trademark to fuck over businesses that were using the term before your company even existed is fucking abhorrent.

  • Droggelbecher@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    11 days ago

    Small side note, but does anyone else dislike how the word ‘invented’ is used for new fashion? Like, no, that’s not what an invention is.