- Strava is demanding Garmin for a patent violation
- States that Garmin’s segments and heat map characteristics against their patents
- Strava is looking to block the sale of Garmin’s offending technology (which are many devices that include smart watches and bicycle computers)
Strava and Garmin are seen to enter a legal battle that could see that their smart watch loses some training characteristics, or even seriously impact the availability of the best Garmin watches, the other hardware of the company and its Connect platform.
So what is happening? Well, Strava is demanding Garmin in the US. Because he alleges that the fitness hardware brand violated Strava patents, and breached a master cooperation agreement that the duo contacted in 2015 (seen by DC Rainmaker).
Patents are related to the characteristics of Strava’s heat segments and maps, which allow corridors and cyclists can compare the performance in the routes sections and see routes that are particularly popular among other athletes, respectively.
Garmin and Strava offer variations of these characteristics, but Strava argues that Garmin’s versions violate his cooperation agreement. As such, Strava not only seeks financial damage, but has also requested a court order to arrest Garmin selling products that admit these characteristics, which essentially include all their best physical conditioning trackers, bicycle computers and the Connect Fitness platform.
Therefore, you may want to wait and see how the dispute takes place before buying that new Garmin Smart watch that has been looking.
What will happen later?
At the time of writing, we are still in the early stages of this demand. That means that devices or characteristics are not yet affected, and the duo can reach an agreement before their disagreement reaches a court of the court.
However, in a statement to Verge Strava, he states that “Garmin rejected repeated Strava attempts to address Garmin’s violation, forcing Strava to take a position on the matter and demand”, which suggests that his disagreement can extend.
If the devices are prohibited, there is the possibility that they have not gone forever. On the other hand, it may look like what happened with the Apple Watch after it was involved in a demand for patents related to blood oxygen sensors. In this case, Apple was able to repair the function through a software update and continue selling its devices.
If a judge makes a decision in favor of Strava with respect to a prohibition of sale, this could be the route that Garmin takes to continue offering his hardware, and possibly a cut version of Garmin Connect.
That said, the dispute seems far from cutting and drying.
Garmin’s heat map function dates back to 2013, prior to Strava 2014 and 2016 Mentions in their demand. Regarding the function of segments, Garmin debuted in 2013, which after Strava presented a patent in 2011.
Therefore, we will have to see and see what happens in this case, and if it progresses, we may not see a final verdict for years with litigation and appeals; As things develop, we will make sure to keep it updated.
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