page_title: Crocs
section_title: Imitations and counterfeits
hierarchical_section_title: Crocs / Imitations and counterfeits
caption_attribution_description: English: Duralite clogs, a Crocs knock-off sold in the Philippines
context_page_description: Crocs, Inc. is an American company, based in Niwot, Colorado, that distributes and once manufactured foam clog shoes.
context_section_description: Crocs announced in 2006 that it filed complaints with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the United States district court against 11 companies that manufacture, import or distribute products, called "croc-offs", that Crocs believes infringe its patents. 
  Seizures of fake Crocs occurred in 2007 in the Philippines and Denmark, and were under litigation in South Africa. In 2010, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that Crocs' design patent had been infringed.
  In 2007, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission requested a voluntary recall of Crocs-like clogs due to a potential choking hazard involving detaching plastic rivets.
  Crocs-like brands include Airwalk, Crosskix, Poliwalks, USA Dawgs/Doggers, Veggies, among others. Versions of the Croc style clogs have appeared in children's fashion catalogs, usually under their own name brands or as no names.  Other knock-offs are in discount stores, amusement park stores, beach stores, department stores, and superstores.
caption: A Crocs imitation named Duralite sold in the Philippines
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