Crocs Patents – Insights & Stats (Updated 2024)

Crocs has a total of 2044 patents globally, out of which 1963 have been granted. Of these 2044 patents, more than 60% patents are active. China is where Crocs has filed the maximum number of patents, followed by United States of America and Korea (South). Parallelly, United States of America seems to be the main focused R&D centre and also is the origin country of Crocs.

Crocs was founded in the year 1993. The Company designs, manufactures and retails shoes. The Company offers clogs, sandals, slides, flip-flops, boots, sneakers and casual footwear.

Do read about some of the most popular patents of Crocs which have been covered by us in this article and also you can find Crocs patents information, the worldwide patent filing activity and its patent filing trend over the years, and many other stats over Crocs patent portfolio.

How many patents does Crocs have?

Crocs has a total of 2044 patents globally. These patents belong to 685 unique patent families. Out of 2044 patents, 1241 patents are active.

How Many Patents did Crocs File Every Year?

Crocs Patent Filing Trend

Are you wondering why there is a drop in patent filing for the last two years? It is because a patent application can take up to 18 months to get published. Certainly, it doesn’t suggest a decrease in the patent filing.

Year of Patents Filing or GrantCrocs Applications FiledCrocs Patents Granted
202429125
202392255
2022269254
2021296125
20208777
20196439
20184633
20172028
20164850
20152673
2014123104
20137680

How many Crocs patents are Alive/Dead?

Crocs Patent Portfolio

 How Many Patents did Crocs File in Different Countries?

Crocs Worldwide Patent Filing

Countries in which Crocs Filed Patents

CountryPatents
China268
United States of America245
Korea (South)157
Japan125
United Kingdom113
Europe (EPO)102
Australia101
Singapore92
Argentina70
Brazil62
Mexico61
India61
Canada53
Viet Nam51
Hong Kong (S.A.R.)45
Indonesia44
South Africa39
Israel38
Philippines36
Thailand36
Colombia31
Taiwan31
Turkey24
United Arab Emirates20
Malaysia20
Norway18
Ecuador18
New Zealand14
Saudi Arabia10
Chile8
Uruguay7
Switzerland6
Italy6
Croatia2
Spain2
Austria2
Portugal1
Estonia1
Poland1
Slovakia1
Hungary1
Denmark1
Lithuania1
Germany1
Bolivia1
Slovenia1
Cyprus1

Where are Research Centres of Crocs Patents Located?

R&D Centers of Crocs

10 Best Crocs Patents

USD571548S1 is the most popular patent in the Crocs portfolio. It has received 236 citations so far from companies like Nike, Gavrieli Brands and Allbirds.

Below is the list of 10 most cited patents of Crocs:

Publication NumberCitation Count
USD571548S1236
USD517789S1187
US6993858B2173
USD517790S1143
US7146751B2134
USD739131S1132
USD517788S1121
US20040231190A1117
US7698836B2101
USD739129S1100

How many inventions of other companies were rejected due to Crocs patents?

The statistics below share strategic R&D insights. It tells the companies that were trying to protect inventions similar to Crocs invention. They couldn’t because Crocs had protected those before them.

Examiners at the USPTO referred 19 Crocs patents in 78 rejections (35 USC § 102 or 35 USC § 103 types).

The top citing companies in the Crocs patent portfolio are Nike, Polliwalks and Asics Corporation.

List of the Companies whose Patents were rejected citing Crocs –

CompanyNumber of Patent Applications that faced Rejection Citing Crocs PatentsNumber of Rejections (102 & 103)
Nike513
Polliwalks23
Asics Corporation25
Wolverine Outdoors23
Payless Shoesource Worldwide110
Brown Shoe Company14
The Beer Vest Guys11
Cleatskins11
Newton Running Company12
Cole Haan11

Count of 102 and 103 Type Rejections based on Crocs Patents

 Top Crocs Patents used in Rejecting Most Patent Applications

Patent NumberCount of Rejected Applications
US20150143722A15
US7146751B24
US7367142B24
US8122519B24
US20080209767A12
US20080155856A12
US7698836B22
US20060048407A12
US9282787B22
US20200065881A12
US6993858B22
US7055265B11
US10959485B21
US20070130797A11
US20140259741A11

What are Crocs key innovation segments?

What Technologies are Covered by Crocs?

The chart below distributes patents filed by Crocs in different countries on the basis of the technology protected in patents. It also represents the markets where Crocs thinks it’s important to protect particular technology inventions.

R&D Focus: How has Crocs search focus changed over the years?

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