Razor wars ceasefire called

Gillette and Schick have reached a settlement on "the vast majority of litigation between the companies," Gillette spokesperson says Feb. 17. Procter & Gamble and Energizer divisions have filed a number of separate patent infringement lawsuits against each other over the past few years as both marketers continued to up the ante in razor innovations. Most recently, Schick filed a motion for summary judgment of non-infringement in a case in which Gillette claimed Schick Quattro four-bladed men's razor infringed its proprietary blade technology; however that motion was denied by a Boston, Mass. federal court (1"The Rose Sheet" Jan. 2, 2005, In Brief)...