Judgments bite Crocs knock-off products

BROOMFIELD — After the better part of two decades, Crocs Inc.’s (Nasdaq: CROX) fight against two competitors that manufactured knock-off versions of the company’s iconic clogs is over, and Crocs is victorious.
In a regulatory filing this week, the Broomfield-based casual footwear company revealed that it has obtained judgments against USA Dawgs Inc. and Double Diamond Distribution Ltd. of $6 million and $55,000, respectively.
The patent infringement case was first brought by Crocs in 2006 and has since kicked around between the U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. District Courts and appellate bodies.
“We are fiercely protective of the Crocs brand and our…
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