But last month a letter from lawyers representing US footwear company Deckers Corporation demanded Westhaven stop trading under its shop-front name, The Uggs Shop, or be sued.
Westhaven production manager Anthony Sullivan said the legal pursuit could crush the charity.
Deckers bought an Australian boot company and registered the name "ugg boots" five years ago.
The Melbourne-based lawyers acting on behalf of Deckers Corporation did not return The Sunday Mail's calls.
A CHARITY organisation has been threatened with legal action if it continues to use the name "ugg boot".
The non-profit Westhaven Industries employs 65 intellectually disabled people to make sheepskin boots in Dubbo, NSW.
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