January 23, 2016 Litigation

Things Heat Up in Fitbit Litigation Over Violation of Trade Secrets

Things have certainly heated up recently in the law suit brought by wearable fitness device maker, Jawbone, against Fitbit Inc., alleging that Fitbit poached Jawbone employees and stole trade secrets in order to decimate the company. Jawbone filed a brief in opposition to Fitbit’s request that the ITC find three Jawbone patents ineligible as abstract ideas. The following day, a California court ordered Jawbone to provide Fitbit with computers and other electronically stored information despite Jawbone’s contention that it was not required to submit such …