Fossil Hit With Patent Lawsuit in Texas Over Smartwatch Products

BT Wearables LLC sued Fossil Group Inc. in a patent-infringement litigation campaign targeting smartwatch products providing users with health metrics.

Fossil’s Gen 5 and 6 smartwatch products and associated mobile apps utilize methods for monitoring a user’s health and allowing them to give speech commands, according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. BT Wearables said the smartwatches infringe US Patent No. 9,204,796, 9,775,520, 10,362,940, 10,729,336 and 11,051,704.

The ‘796 and ‘940 patents concern a personal emergency response system, while the ‘336 and ‘704 patents protect monitoring ...