I didn't know that. I was using Dorco before I started with a DE as did the wife. They weren't trying to rip you off like the other companies. I still get their disposables off of Amazon for my folks. Did Gillette claim they copied their designs or something?Suspect that after their legal troubles with Gillette in the U.S. (Dorco shut down their direct to consumer business here two years ago) they are focusing on driving share in the Asian markets where the shaving market may be less consolidated.