Crocs Loses EU Patent Appeal
The Luxembourg-based European General Court ruled for French shoe manufacturer Gigi Diffusion in upholding a 2016 decision by the EU’s intellectual property office that canceled Crocs’ patent. The finding was based on an EU rule that any design made public within 12 months of a patent application cannot receive a patent. Crocs’ clog design had been displayed on its web site ... Log in to view full article.