Gillette, Dollar Shave Club Settle Razor Patent Case

Gillette Co. and Dollar Shave Club Inc., settled a patent infringement case involving a Gillette razor blade patent, a March 29 joint filing said.

Dollar Shave Club allegedly infringed Gillette’s patent by selling razors that include its four-layer razor blade technology.

Gillette’s patent covers a razor blade with four layers: a substrate with a cutting edge, a layer of carbon coating on the cutting edge, an overcoat layer of chromium material, and an outer layer. Gillette said its Mach3, Venus, and Fusion razors are among those that include the patented technology. Dollar Shave Club’s Humble Twin, 4X, and Executive razors ...