>Interns signed some kind of overly general internship / employment contract that included some form of non-compete which he's leveraging to strengthen his lawsuit.
That doesn't seem to be the case here, from TFA. It seems that it's more of a general IP infringement claim.
And regarding their website at that, not their products. A cursory look at the products on both companies websites doesn't show any obvious copying of products designs. And if killspenser thinks they own the idea of a top navigation bar...
I will agree though, we have heard only one side of the story.
That doesn't seem to be the case here, from TFA. It seems that it's more of a general IP infringement claim.