Fitbit Moves Toward Trial in Jawbone Trade Secrets Theft Case
- Judge says lawsuit isn’t just rehash of trade-panel dispute
- Pioneers in wearable activity trackers are embroiled in battle
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Fitbit Inc. is headed toward a trial over claims it stole rival Jawbone Inc.’s trade secrets, after failing to persuade a judge to throw the case out.
A California state judge on Friday rejected Fitbit’s argument that the lawsuit is merely an attempt to rehash claims that were already analyzed and rejected by the U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington in October.