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Thursday 11 June 2015 12:33 pm

War of the wearables: Jawbone sues Fitbit for second time ahead of IPO

By: Lynsey Barber

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The war of the wearables is hotting up even more.

Jawbone, the maker of the Up fitness tracker has filed a second lawsuit in the US courts alleging that soon-to-IPO rival Fitbit, which also makes fitness trackers, infringed several of its patents. 

It's the second lawsuit filed by Jawbone against Fitbit in two weeks – the first alleges staff were poached and confidential information stolen.

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