Schick Quattro suit
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Boston federal court denies Gillette's request for a preliminary injunction against Energizer's Schick Quattro razor, allowing the firm to continue marketing the razor in the U.S., Energizer announces Jan. 15. Judge Patti Saris "determined that Gillette had no reasonable likelihood of success on the claim of literal infringement," according to Energizer. The razor and battery manufacturer had claimed removing Quattro, which launched in September, from the market could translate to a loss of more than $319 mil. in earnings and would cost $61 mil. (1"The Rose Sheet" Oct. 13, 2003, p. 6). The company is "highly confident" it will prevail in the pending patent infringement lawsuit, which Gillette filed Aug. 12 (2"The Rose Sheet" Aug. 18, 2003, p. 3)...
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