GILLETTE CO. v. NORELCO CONSUMER PRODUCTS CO.

No. CIV. A. 96-12034-RCL.

69 F.Supp.2d 246 (1999)

THE GILLETTE COMPANY, Plaintiff v. NORELCO CONSUMER PRODUCTS COMPANY, a Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

October 6, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George J. Skelly, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Boston, MA, Kenneth A. Plevan, Bruce J. Goldner, Stephanie J. Kamerow, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, Esther S. Trakinski, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, New York, NY, for Gillette Company, Plaintiffs.

Robert S. Frank, Jr., Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA, Robert J. Giuffra, Jr., John C. Stellabotte, Alan S. Rabinowitz, Sullivan & Cromwell, New York, NY, Raymond A O'Brien, Choate, Hall & Stewart, Boston, MA, Michael H. Steinberg, Sullivan & Cromwell, Los Angeles, CA, for Norelco Consumer Products Company, A Division of Philips Electronics North America Corporation, Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OF FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

LINDSAY, District Judge.

I. Introduction

This case raises the question of whether one of two competitors in the shaving products industry has falsely or misleadingly touted its own product to the disadvantage of the products of the other competitor. Thus does the plaintiff, The Gillette Company ("Gillette"), allege that certain television commercials of the defendant, Norelco Consumer...

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