September 09, 2026
A California federal judge denied Deckers Outdoor Corp.'s bid for a new trial over the validity of its design patent for its Ugg Classic Ultra Mini Boot, finding no error in submitting a question of indefiniteness to a jury.
August 27, 2026
A California federal judge on Thursday tossed Quince's antitrust suit alleging Deckers uses sham trade dress litigation to block rivals, ruling Quince didn't sufficiently plead a sham litigation exception to the Noerr-Pennington doctrine, which immunizes businesses from antitrust liability for petitioning activity, but allowed Quince a chance to amend.
July 22, 2026
Deckers Outdoor Corp. on Wednesday moved for a new trial on the validity of its design patent for its Ugg Classic Ultra Mini Boot, saying it was a "fundamental legal error" for the court to instruct the jury that it could invalidate the patent for indefiniteness.
July 10, 2026
"Luxury lookalike" retailer Quince has asked a California federal judge to order Deckers Outdoor Corp. to pay $1.8 million in legal fees and costs in what it called an "exceptional" case after a jury found Deckers' design patent for its Ugg Classic Ultra Mini Boot was invalid.
June 15, 2026
A California federal jury on Monday found that online clothing retailer Quince sold boots that ripped off Deckers Outdoor Corp.'s patented design for Ugg's Classic Ultra Mini Boot, but agreed with the online retailer that Deckers' design patent is invalid.