Take it off the shelves! The popular "hole shoes" caused infringement, and 21 sellers were sued

When talking about sandals in summer, we must mention the popular "hole shoes", which have a wide body and many wide holes on the upper. They are also very light and have a variety of styles. They are also very popular and can be worn by children and adults. They are not out of place when shopping, playing, working at home, etc.

The well-known brand Crocs has a pair of hole shoes with reversible shoelaces, which can be worn as slippers or sandals. Both the shape and comfort can meet the needs of consumers, and it has always been very popular, with impressive sales on Amazon and in China.

There is always a risk of infringement behind every hit product, and this one is no exception. Recently, the brand Crocs sued 21 companies at once, including Walmart, for counterfeiting Crocs.

According to the editor, these pirated copies copied their "iconic designs", such as 3D shapes and signature holes. Appearance infringement is an important aspect and is easy to spot. This can be said to be blatant plagiarism. For appearance infringement, as long as the patterns are similar, it is an infringement.

In addition to the infringement, these sellers also sell at low prices. With the development of e-commerce in recent years, the number of online shopping consumers has continued to grow, and the sales of these counterfeit goods have reached an unprecedented scale. Crocs said that it has caused irreparable damage to the brand's reputation.

In fact, as early as 2018, Crocs had a large-scale rights protection action involving more than 70,000 pirated products and closed more than 1,500 websites in the United States alone.

Crocs is also a well-known brand, and it is easy to find out whether it has caused infringement or not. We can only say that these sellers did it intentionally, and they deserved the lawsuit.

It is our duty to do business honestly. We must do a good investigation before selecting products, especially well-known hot-selling products and brands, which often have the risk of infringement. Once we are involved in an infringement case, the loss will outweigh the gain.

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