Patent Board Turns Away Fitbit Petition For Inter Partes Review

(August 5, 2016, 1:35 PM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Allegations of invalidity by FitBit Inc. with regard to a patented system for collecting health, wellness and fitness data with a sensor device were rejected Aug. 4 by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (FitBit Inc. v. BodyMedia Inc., IPR IPR2016-00543, PTAB)....