Dollar Shave Club has grabbed 8% of the $3 billion U.S.market for razor blades through its online sales.Gillette controls 60% of the U.S.razor blade market,but holds only 20% of the online razor blade market.Gillette has brought suit against Dollar Shave Club because it claims Dollar Shave Club's razor blades have copied the coatings process that Gillette developed and places on the edge of the blade,a process that was designed to strengthen the edge of the blade and protect it from wear.What would be the basis of the suit?

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Dollar Shave Club has grabbed 8% of the $3 billion U.S.market for razor blades through its online sales.Gillette controls 60% of the U.S.razor blade market,but holds only 20% of the online razor blade market.Gillette has brought suit against Dollar Shave Club because it claims Dollar Shave Club's razor blades have copied the coatings process that Gillette developed and places on the edge of the blade,a process that was designed to strengthen the edge of the blade and protect it from wear.What would be the basis of the suit?​

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Patent infringement is the correct basis for the suit because Gillette is alleging that Dollar Shave Club has copied a specific process (the coatings process for razor blades) that Gillette developed, which is likely protected by a patent. Patents protect inventions and the specific ways things work or are made, including processes.

Dollar Shave Club Has Grabbed 8% of the $3 Billion