Gillette new wet shave trade system secrets disclosure to competitors attempted.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
GILLETTE WET SHAVE SYSTEM TRADE SECRETS DISCLOSURE ATTEMPTED by an employee of a machinery manufacturer contracted by Gillette who "devised a scheme to convey confidential information" to the company's competitors in the razor blade industry. Wright Industries employee Steven Davis, 47, was charged with disclosure of trade secrets and wire fraud in Nashville, Tenn. federal court Sept. 24. Wright Industries, a Nashville-based supplier of tools, dies, fabrications and precision machinery, designed and produced manufacturing equipment for Gillette's soon-to-be launched wet shave system. Davis surrendered to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.