{"id":312,"date":"2016-11-18T13:12:10","date_gmt":"2016-11-18T19:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courtroom.com\/?p=312"},"modified":"2020-08-04T14:58:00","modified_gmt":"2020-08-04T19:58:00","slug":"the-great-razor-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/the-great-razor-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"The Great Razor Wars: How long should a razor blade really last?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-519 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PZ_razorwars-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"patent lawsuit Gillette v. Dollar Shave Club \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PZ_razorwars-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PZ_razorwars-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PZ_razorwars-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PZ_razorwars-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PZ_razorwars.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><em>by Michael Pezzulli<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>You don&#8217;t have to wait on the razor wars to end to have a sharp blade.<\/h3>\n<p>I\u2019m sure most of you have seen the great ongoing patent litigation war between Gillette \u2013 of the consumer products giant Procter &amp; Gamble \u2013 and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/p-gs-gillette-sues-dollar-shave-club-1450371180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dollar Shave Club<\/a>. Gillette claims that the way Dollar Shave Club coats their blades with particular materials to keep them sharp violates a 2004 patent held by Gillette.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courtroom.com\/blog\/the-great-razor-wars\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading The Great Razor Wars: How long should a razor blade really last?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Michael Pezzulli You don&#8217;t have to wait on the razor wars to end to have a sharp blade. I\u2019m sure most of you have seen the great ongoing patent litigation war between Gillette \u2013 of the consumer products giant Procter &amp; Gamble \u2013 and the Dollar Shave Club. 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