"For many high-impact runners, it fels like Mom and Dad are fighting. Strava, the popular fitness-tracking app, is suing the fitness wearable giant Garmin over alleged patent infringement and breach of conduct. The lawsuit, filed Sept. 30 in a Colorado district court, alleges that Garmin is infringing on two patents - segments and heatmaps - and also broke a written agreement between the two companies, as first reported by DC Rainmaker."
"For many athletes, Strava and Garmin go together like Oakley sunglasses and On Running shoes. A trend report published last year by Strava showed that Garmin's Forerunner was among the most popular smartwatches for its users. If you didn't track your run on Garmin and upload it to Strava, did it even happen? Now with a number of big races coming up, including the Chicago and New York City marathons, athletes are not taking the recent news well."
Strava filed a lawsuit Sept. 30 in Colorado alleging Garmin infringed two patents—segments and heatmaps—and breached a written agreement. Many athletes pair Garmin devices with Strava for activity tracking and social sharing. Strava data showed Garmin's Forerunner among its most popular smartwatches. The potential cutoff of Garmin uploads to Strava has raised concerns ahead of major races like the Chicago and New York City marathons. Influencers and athletes expressed frustration and joked about tracking disruptions and lost race-day uploads. Strava's chief product officer said Garmin required its logo on all uploads or would cut access, calling the requirement blatant advertising that degrades user experience.
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