Crocs has announced a judgment against USA Dawgs and Double Diamond Distribution stemming from the sale of counterfeit Crocs shoes by the two companies. In the case, Crocs also obtained damages of $6 million and $55,000, respectively, against the companies. The case is the culmination of years of litigation between the parties after USA Dawgs and Double Diamond Distribution began selling shoes that infringed Crocs’ patents in 2006. Both USA Dawgs and Double Diamond Distribution have since conceded the validity of Crocs’ patents. The patent infringement ruling came almost a year after Crocs filed suit against 21 companies for allegedly infringing its registered trademark rights in its clog designs. The lawsuits, filed with the International Trade Commission as well as in various U.S. district courts across the country, seek an exclusion order against infringing products and damages for infringement of Crocs’ three-dimensional trademark rights.

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