Porsche Sues Crocs for Stepping on Trademark

Crocs Inc. (CROX), a leading manufacturer of footwear, faces a lawsuit from Porsche Automobile Holding SE for alleged infringement of trademark.

In its lawsuit, Porsche has alleged that Crocs has used its widely popular sports car brand name Cayman for a line of footwear. With a starting price of about $51,000, Porsche Cayman is a two-seat hard-top sports car (and has won accolades such as "Best New Sports Car" by Auto Express). Crocs Cayman, on the other hand, is a rubber footwear with thick soles with a starting price of about $30 a pair.

Porsche has claimed that by using the Cayman name, Crocs has violated its trademark rights. Consequently, Porsche has asked Crocs to stop using the disputed name for its product line in its lawsuit and simultaneously pay compensation charges for the legal costs incurred. Although Crocs has not commented on the legal spat and alleged violation of trademarks, it intends to strongly defend itself against the allegations as mentioned in its recent quarterly filing.

Comments

[logicalthought]

Oh man, I hope Porsche loses... I mean, I finally thought I'd be able to afford a Cayman!

2009 Nov 11 09:20 PM

[User 506485]

CROX better watch out they might be sued buy

Cayman national bank
Cayman airlines
Cayman weather
Cayman island Vacations
Cayman island news

2009 Nov 11 10:42 PM

[notsosmart]

& the cayman itself.

2009 Nov 12 03:53 PM

[User 91660]

Not to mention the caymans themselves. They bite but don't sue

On Nov 11 10:42 PM User 506485 wrote:

> CROX better watch out they might be sued buy
>
> Cayman national bank
> Cayman airlines
> Cayman weather
> Cayman island Vacations
> Cayman island news

2009 Nov 12 10:31 PM