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Crocs Sues Its Way Out of Ugliness

Perhaps one of the more interesting ways of looking at companies is trying to garner the mindset of the company’s legal department and the "Legal Proceedings" section of annual reports.  Crocs (CROX-NASDAQ) filed its annual report last night and it appears to be in many different legal activities where it is suing companies for trying to sell similar shoes and the companies distributing them.  Patent, trademark, and copyright does have to be protected, but sometimes things go too far.  At least they didn’t sue The Netherlands Historical Society for making clogs long ago as the original work shoes, even if theirs were made of wood.  The suits won’t likely damage Crocs, but they may be delusional on what they really own and what others should be allowed to do.  Read their pending lawsuits and legal actions below:


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Posted on: April 3, 2007 – 4:26 am in Annual Report, Apparel, Law, Retail, Shareholder Issues, , ,