For today’s episode, Tom discusses Crocs recent decision to file a trade dress lawsuit against a variety of shoemakers, including Walmart, Sketchers and more. As soon as their design patent expired, which happens often, other companies released their own shoes with the Crocs style. As a response, Crocs filed a trade dress claim, which allows for protection if the company can prove certain things such as if the company can identify why the design is unique to them. Listen to the episode to hear Tom explain the trade dress further, including its other qualifiers.