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Intellectual Property

Feb. 15, 2011

Crocs Wins Round Against Imports

Crocs Inc. has moved one step closer to getting an order banning the import of footwear similar to the company's signature foam clogs into the United States. An International Trade Commission judge ruled in Crocs' favor last week.


By Craig Anderson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Crocs Inc. has moved one step closer to a rare general exclusion order banning the import of footwear similar to the company's signature foam clogs into the United States. An administrative law judge with the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled last week the Colorado-based company's two patents are enforceable, rejecting defense arguments of inequitable conduct. James C. Otteson, a partner with ...

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