Philips, Google's Fitbit settle fitness-tracker patent dispute

Koninklijke Philips

17/03/2026 19:16

By Blake Brittain

March 17 (Reuters) - Philips PHG.AS and Google's GOOGL.O Fitbit have settled Philips' lawsuit accusing Fitbit of misusing its fitness-tracker technology, the companies told a Massachusetts federal court on Tuesday.

The companies' court filing said that they had resolved their long-running patent dispute over Fitbit's wearables and asked to dismiss the case with prejudice, which means it cannot be refiled.

Spokespeople for Google and Philips did not immediately respond to requests for comment and more information about the settlement.

Philips sued Fitbit in 2019, arguing Fitbit's fitness trackers infringed patents related to its wearable health-monitoring devices. All of the patents at issue were eventually invalidated by the court and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Fitbit, along with Garmin, defeated a related Philips patent case at the U.S. International Trade Commission in 2021.

Google acquired Fitbit for $2.1 billion in January 2021.

The case is Philips North America LLC v. Fitbit LLC, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, No. 1:19-cv-11586.

For Philips: Ruben Rodrigues, Eley Thompson, Lucas Silva and Michelle Moran of Foley & Lardner

For Fitbit: Adam Steinmetz, Karim Oussayef, Leslie Spencer and Brian Matty of Desmarais

(Reporting by Blake Brittain in Washington)

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