10月15日,諾迪克(NordicTrack)自行車制造商Icon Health & Fitness對Peloton Interactive提起專利侵權訴訟,兩家健身設備巨頭之間的法律糾紛因此升級。
總部位于猶他州洛根的Icon公司向特拉華州地方法院提起訴訟,理由是Peloton在 9月發布的一款健身單車上新添加的兩項功能侵犯了該公司的專利:可旋轉觸摸屏以及在課程中自動改變阻力級別的功能。
Icon公司在訴訟中稱,關于調節阻力級別的功能(Peloton稱之為自動追蹤,Auto-Follow),該公司在2007年就已經拿到了專利,去年因為一項可以實現有氧運動和無氧運動無縫結合的新功能又拿到了專利。這兩種功能都包含在Peloton的最新產品Bike+中,也出現在Icon為諾迪克生產的幾款產品中。
“一些公司,比如Peloton,整個(至少部分)業務都是建立在Icon的專利技術基礎上的?!逼鹪V文件稱。
10月15日股市開盤時,Peloton股價下跌3.7%,截至紐約時間上午9點59分,該股仍然下跌0.7%,至130.54美元。
這兩家公司以前就交過手。總部位于紐約的Peloton 5月起訴了Icon公司,稱后者抄襲了該公司的專利功能——把預錄的在線課程作得像直播一樣。Peloton當時說Icon“試圖免費利用Peloton的創新技術。”Icon曾經在Peloton推出首款自行車時起訴過它,在后者推出首款跑步機時又起訴過它。
在10月15日的訴訟中,Icon公司還擊道:“早在Peloton成立之前,本公司就已經獲得了數百項行業專利?!痹摴颈硎?,Peloton的首席執行官約翰?弗里曾經在2013年與Icon公司會面,想要使用Icon的一些專利,但遭到了拒絕。
訴狀中稱:“在那次會面和之后的會議上,Icon都警告弗里不要侵權?!?/p>
Peloton和Icon最近這次交鋒出現在家庭健身市場大幅增長之際,美國各地有許多健身房因為新冠肺炎疫情而仍然處于關閉狀態,消費者在努力尋找保持健康的方法。彭博新聞社(Bloomberg News)本月早些時候報道稱,Icon在新一輪融資中估值達70億美元。
Icon公司在這起訴訟中的訴求包括未指定數額的損害賠償和禁售令。(財富中文網)
譯者:Agatha
10月15日,諾迪克(NordicTrack)自行車制造商Icon Health & Fitness對Peloton Interactive提起專利侵權訴訟,兩家健身設備巨頭之間的法律糾紛因此升級。
總部位于猶他州洛根的Icon公司向特拉華州地方法院提起訴訟,理由是Peloton在 9月發布的一款健身單車上新添加的兩項功能侵犯了該公司的專利:可旋轉觸摸屏以及在課程中自動改變阻力級別的功能。
Icon公司在訴訟中稱,關于調節阻力級別的功能(Peloton稱之為自動追蹤,Auto-Follow),該公司在2007年就已經拿到了專利,去年因為一項可以實現有氧運動和無氧運動無縫結合的新功能又拿到了專利。這兩種功能都包含在Peloton的最新產品Bike+中,也出現在Icon為諾迪克生產的幾款產品中。
“一些公司,比如Peloton,整個(至少部分)業務都是建立在Icon的專利技術基礎上的?!逼鹪V文件稱。
10月15日股市開盤時,Peloton股價下跌3.7%,截至紐約時間上午9點59分,該股仍然下跌0.7%,至130.54美元。
這兩家公司以前就交過手??偛课挥诩~約的Peloton 5月起訴了Icon公司,稱后者抄襲了該公司的專利功能——把預錄的在線課程作得像直播一樣。Peloton當時說Icon“試圖免費利用Peloton的創新技術。”Icon曾經在Peloton推出首款自行車時起訴過它,在后者推出首款跑步機時又起訴過它。
在10月15日的訴訟中,Icon公司還擊道:“早在Peloton成立之前,本公司就已經獲得了數百項行業專利。”該公司表示,Peloton的首席執行官約翰?弗里曾經在2013年與Icon公司會面,想要使用Icon的一些專利,但遭到了拒絕。
訴狀中稱:“在那次會面和之后的會議上,Icon都警告弗里不要侵權?!?/p>
Peloton和Icon最近這次交鋒出現在家庭健身市場大幅增長之際,美國各地有許多健身房因為新冠肺炎疫情而仍然處于關閉狀態,消費者在努力尋找保持健康的方法。彭博新聞社(Bloomberg News)本月早些時候報道稱,Icon在新一輪融資中估值達70億美元。
公司在這起訴訟中的訴求包括未指定數額的損害賠償和禁售令。(財富中文網)
譯者:Agatha
Peloton Interactive on October 15 was sued for patent infringement by Icon Health & Fitness, the maker of the NordicTrack bike, escalating the legal tussle between the two fitness equipment giants.
Logan, Utah-based Icon filed a lawsuit in a Delaware district court that is built around patent infringement claims for two features Peloton added to an exercise bike released in September: a swiveling touchscreen and the ability for the bike to automatically change resistance levels during classes.
In the lawsuit, Icon claims that it was issued a patent for the resistance level feature, which Peloton calls Auto-Follow, in 2007 and a second issued last year that allows for a seamless mix of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Both are part of the Bike+, Peloton’s latest offering, and are also present across several of Icon’s NordicTrack products.
“Some companies, like Peloton, have built (at least in part) entire businesses on the back of Icon’s patented technology,” the filing claimed.
Peloton shares dropped by 3.7% when markets opened October 15 and were trading down 0.7% at $130.54 at 9:59 a.m. in New York.
The two companies have crossed swords before. New York-based Peloton sued Icon in May, claiming that the company copied its patented feature for making prerecorded online classes seem live. Peloton said at the time that Icon “attempted to free ride off Peloton’s innovative technology.” Icon had previously sued Peloton when its first bike was launched and again when Peloton launched its first treadmill.
In October 15’s lawsuit, Icon fired back by saying it obtained “hundreds of patents on these systems before Peloton was founded.” It said that Peloton Chief Executive Officer John Foley met with Icon in 2013 in an attempt to use some of its patents and that Icon declined the opportunity to grant him a license.
“Foley was warned at that meeting and subsequent meetings against infringing Icon’s patents,” according to the lawsuit.
The latest development in the Peloton and Icon saga comes amid major growth in the home fitness market, as consumers looked for ways to stay fit with many gyms across the U.S. remaining closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Icon reached a $7 billion valuation in a new funding round, Bloomberg News reported earlier this month.
In its latest lawsuit, Icon is seeking unspecified damages and an injunction against sales.