Legal Opinion
Gillette Co. v. Norelco Consumer Products Co.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided November 27, 1996No. Civil Action 96-12034-RCLPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
LINDSAY, District Judge.
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Background
This case pits two of the heavyweights in the shaving products industry. The Gillette Company (“Gillette”) manufactures many of the country’s leading “wet-shaving” products, that is, products that include blades or razors as part of the shaving apparatus. Among these products are Gillette’s Atra, Trac-II and its top-of-the line systems, Sensor and SensorExcel. Norelco Consumer Products Company (“Norelco”), on the other hand, is a leading manufacturer of…
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