The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California has dropped the remaining charges against former employees of defunct fitness tracking company Jawbone over allegations they brought trade secrets to rival Fitbit, closing the loop on an embattled legal spat that began in 2015.

“It is a serious step for the United States to move to dismiss criminal charges at any time, and more so without a presentation to a trier of fact and, as occurred here, after the pendency of charges for more than a year,” said David Anderson, the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of California, in a statement. “However, it is the solemn duty of the United States to seek justice in all its cases, and to evaluate the appropriateness of charges at all times, not just at the point of indictment or trial. Our assessment of these cases led us to the firm conclusion that only an immediate dismissal of the criminal charges against all defendants would be in the interests of justice.”