Thursday, 12 January 2017

Judge: Fitbit Did Not Steal Jawbone Trade Secrets

Fitbit did not take Jawbone's competitive innovations, as per a US International Trade Commission (ITC) judge.

Judge Dee Lord this week decided that there has been no infringement of the Tariff Act, and no confirmation either party abused any restrictive learning.

"We are satisfied with the ITC's underlying assurance dismissing Jawbone's competitive innovation claims," Fitbit CEO James Park said in an announcement.

In July 2015, Jawbone recorded a dissension with the exchange office, blaming Fitbit for encroaching on six licenses, and poaching workers with information of classified marketable strategies, Reuters revealed. Each of the six licenses were at last dispensed with from the ITC's examination: two were pulled back and the other four refuted before the May trial.

"From the beginning of this suit, we have kept up that Jawbone's affirmations were absolutely without legitimacy and simply an edgy endeavor by Jawbone to disturb Fitbit's energy to adjust for their own absence of achievement in the market," Park said.

Ruler's choice—while a win for Fitbit—dashes any trusts Jawbone had of restricting its opponent's wellness trackers. Jawbone, be that as it may, as of late earned a triumph in a different case, in which a judge discovered three Fitbit licenses invalid, as indicated by Reuters. The San Francisco-based firms are additionally challenging licenses in government court.

"Our clients can be guaranteed that we remain completely dedicated to making creative items that buyers cherish, and that we are amped up for the pipeline of new items turning out this year," Park said.

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