Suunto's Lawsuit Against Garmin Only Makes Strava Look Worse

Suunto filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Garmin on September 22 covering five patents related to tracking golf shots, measuring respiratory rate, and positioning antennas in watches, seeking only damages. Eight days later, Strava filed its own patent suit against Garmin over two technologies, but primarily as leverage in a dispute over API requirements mandating Garmin logos on activity posts. Both cases involve fitness technology patents between major wearable device and platform companies.