Strava has dropped its lawsuit against Garmin, telling a court in Colorado on Tuesday that it is "voluntarily" stepping away from the legal battle it launched 21 days ago alleging patent infringement. In a filing in the U.S. District Court in Colorado, Strava noted that it "voluntarily dismisses the above-captioned action, without prejudice." It puts …
Whoop has filed a federal lawsuit and preliminary injunction request against Polar in what it claims are “wholesale copy” infringements on its fitness tracking wearable designs. In a filing from October 14 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, Whoop says that the new Polar Loop wearable bears similarity to …
Nike has renamed its world headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon to honor its co-founder Phil Knight who built the company from its deep roots in running to a corporate powerhouse. CEO Elliott Hill revealed in an email to staff on Tuesday that the facility will now be known as Philip H. Knight Campus. "This is more …
Ahead of a November 1 deadline, Strava will apparently comply with new rules set by Garmin to specific that brand attribution must be credited on an platform that sources Garmin-derived data. In an email circulated by Strava on October 11, any developer using Strava's API on its platforms and apps must allow users to see …
Last Friday's Athlos NYC showcase in New York City could be summed up as a party where a few people ran track (and long jumped). Alexis Ohanian and a small army of organizers seemed to roll out a checklist of features that felt like upgrades over an already notable first effort last September at the …
The track and field season ended for the majority of athletes with last month's world championships in Tokyo sending the year out with a resounding conclusion. But Athlos is bringing one final flash of action before fall majors and road racing take over, and New York City is the setting this week. The Alexis Ohanian-backed …
Garmin is facing another legal battle after Suunto filed a lawsuit against the company alleging that five of its patents were infringed upon. In a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on September 22, Suunto claims that Garmin violated patents relating to antenna design, devices measuring respiratory rate, watch …
A lifeline appears to be partially the way for Grand Slam Track as the league received a block of financing from existing investors and has paid its athletes half of what they were owed in prize money, according to a report in Front Office Sports on Friday. The league canceled its last event in June …
Strava is accusing Garmin of infringing on a pair of patents relating to segments and heatmaps, according to a federal lawsuit filed in Colorado on Tuesday. The two companies entered an agreement in 2015 to jointly develop Garmin's segments, a concept Strava filed a patent for in 2011 (which it introduced in 2009). Strava claims …
Based on a report released by New York Road Runners on Tuesday, miles have turned into millions locally as an estimated $934 million in spending impact through its own races boosted the city's economy in the fiscal year through March. The organization's Economic Impact Study, conducted every five years, showed that the NYC Marathon alone …