Overview

• Strava filed the case on September 30 in the U.S. District Court for Colorado, naming Garmin in a patent and contract dispute.
• Strava is asking for a permanent injunction that would force Garmin to remove Live Segments, heatmaps, and Trendline-style routing from most current watches and bike computers.
• Beyond patent claims, Strava alleges Garmin breached a 2015 Master Cooperation Agreement by studying Strava’s implementation and releasing Garmin-branded equivalents.
• Strava points to new developer rules that require prominent Garmin branding across partner experiences and threaten API access for noncompliance as the immediate flashpoint.
• Strava says syncing for Garmin users will continue during the case; Garmin declined to comment as observers note pre-2014 heatmaps that could factor into patent challenges.