Deckers Outdoor Corporation (“UGG”) v. Romeo & Juliette Inc. (Bearpaw)

Represented footwear manufacturer Deckers Outdoor Corporation in a patent infringement case involving the famous UGG Bailey Button Boot.  Deckers prevailed after a five-day jury trial.  The jury found that Defendant Romeo & Juliette Inc., and its owner, Thomas Romeo, willfully infringed two of Decker’s design patents and awarded a $5.2 million dollar verdict.  Since 2012 the BLG has litigated over 150 design patent and trade dress cases in Federal Court for Deckers.