Wearables Maker Jawbone Sues Fitbit Over Alleged Data Theft

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http://www.eweek.com/mobile/wearables-maker-jawbone-sues-fitbit-over-alleged-data-theft.html

By Todd R. Weiss
eWEEK.com
2015-05-28

Wearables vendor Jawbone is suing rival Fitbit based on allegations that 
Fitbit hired away some Jawbone employees who then took confidential 
corporate information with them to their new jobs.

The lawsuit, which was filed in California State Court in San Francisco, 
charges that Fitbit employees were "systematically plundering" 
confidential information by hiring the former Jawbone workers, who 
"improperly downloaded sensitive materials shortly before leaving," 
according to a May 27 report by The New York Times.

"This case arises out of the clandestine efforts of Fitbit to steal 
talent, trade secrets and intellectual property from its chief 
competitor," Jawbone lawyers wrote in the complaint, according to the 
story.

The lawsuit comes at an interesting time for Fitbit, which earlier in May 
filed for an initial public offering. The company has been in the business 
of creating and selling a full line of health tracking and fitness bands 
since 2007.

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