"In 2015, Garmin reached an agreement with Strava to incorporate Strava Live Segments into its Ui on bike computers, watches, and software. In March of this year, Garmin launched a paid subscription option of its free Connect platform, Connect+, positioning itself as a direct rival to Strava. Strava's lawsuit, filed in the Colorado District Court this week, alleges that Garmin has violated terms detailed in the 2015 agreement."
"Strava's Chief Product Officer, Matt Salazar, even took to the r/Strava subreddit to illuminate users on the minutiae of the lawsuit. "As you have seen, we've recently taken some action against Garmin. I wanted to post on here to share some background on why we did this and the situation with Garmin," wrote Salazar. "On July 1st, Garmin announced new developer guidelines for all of its API partners, including Strava, that required"
Garmin is being sued by Strava and Suunto for alleged patent infringement related to segments, leaderboards, and watch features. Strava alleges that Garmin violated a 2015 licensing agreement after Garmin launched Connect+, a paid tier of its Connect platform, and began offering Garmin-branded segments and leaderboards alongside Strava-branded Live Segments. Suunto alleges that several Garmin fitness watches infringe on five Suunto patents. Garmin announced new developer guidelines on July 1 that affect API partners. Strava's Chief Product Officer Matt Salazar posted on r/Strava explaining background and noting the new guidelines prompted recent actions.
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