Crocs patent rejected in long-running Dawgs battle
24/02/2016
The US Patent and Trademark Office has rejected the validity of a Crocs design patent relating to its clogs, according to a press release issued by rival shoe brand Dawgs. The Patent Office has been reexamining the validity of the patent since 2012 based on a challenge by Dawgs. Crocs had previously used the patent to gain an exclusion order that ...