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Article Date: March 2018
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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.

 


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