Defendant
3 cases as defendant.
Fitbit, Inc. is a consumer electronics and fitness company founded in 2007 by James Park and Eric Friedman, with headquarters in San Francisco, California. In January 2021, Google completed its acquisition of Fitbit for $2.1 billion, making it a subsidiary of Google LLC and part of its hardware division. Prior to the acquisition, Fitbit was a publicly traded company. In 2019, the company reported revenue of $1.43 billion.
The company specializes in developing and manufacturing wearable technology designed to track health and fitness metrics. Its product lines include wrist-worn activity trackers like the Fitbit Charge and Inspire series, as well as smartwatches such as the Fitbit Versa and Sense models. These devices monitor activity levels, sleep patterns, heart rate, and other physiological data. In addition to hardware, Fitbit provides related software, including a mobile app for data synchronization and a paid subscription service, Fitbit Premium, which offers personalized health insights and guided programs.
Based on available litigation data, Fitbit acts as an operating company defending against patent assertions. The company has been tracked as a defendant in one patent case and has not been a plaintiff. This defensive posture is typical for a technology manufacturer. The single tracked case was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware, a common venue for patent litigation.
The notable case in the database is Blackbird Tech LLC v. Fitbit, Inc., filed in 2016. The plaintiff, Blackbird Tech LLC, is a non-practicing entity (NPE) that asserted a patent related to pedometer technology. In response, Fitbit challenged the validity of the patent at the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board. This case highlights Fitbit's position as a target for patent assertion entities due to its market presence and technology.
This patent infringement lawsuit was likely stayed pending the outcome of related inter partes review proceedings at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
Section 337 investigation concerning activity tracking devices. The '707 patent claims 19, 23, and 24 were asserted along with U.S. Patents 8,398,546, 8,446,275, 8,529,811, 8,793,522, and 8,961,413. The Commission terminated the investigation on October 20, 2016, finding no violation and issuing no exclusion order.
Parallel district court action by AliphCom and BodyMedia against Fitbit. The court granted Jawbone's motion to stay on Dec. 30, 2015 pending the ITC proceeding, and the case was later dismissed with prejudice by stipulated order on Dec. 21, 2017. Narrative reports this action involved the same patents/issues as ITC 337-TA-963 but could not independently confirm which of the six patents appeared in the district-court complaint.