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Intellectual Property

Feb. 26, 2010

Wilson Sonsini Scores Big Win for Crocs

In a sweeping triumph for Crocs Inc. the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday found that defendants did in fact infringe on the company's patents.

By Craig Anderson

Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE In a sweeping triumph for Crocs Inc. and its lawyers at Palo Alto-based Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Wednesday found that defendants infringed on patents for the company's signature foam clogs.

The federal appeals court overturned an earlier ruling by the U.S. International Trade Commission, saying that the I...

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