Philips accuses Fitbit, Garmin, others of copyright infringement

In December, the Dutch electronics conglomerate Philips filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission to allege that Fitbit, Garmin, the distributor Ingram Micro and two Chinese manufacturers, Inventec and Maintek, have been stealing its wearable technology, in violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The ...

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