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Brady Snyder

Strava drops patent suit against Garmin after a contentious 21 days

The Garmin Venu X1 (left) and Garmin Forerunner 970 (right), both on one wrist, showing near-identical stats for a hike activity's distance, time, elevation gain, and compass direction.

What you need to know

  • Strava's patent infringement case against Garmin appears to be coming to a quick conclusion as it filed for dismissal this week.
  • Strava publicly called out Garmin for its API guidelines on social media in addition to filing the lawsuit, which concerned heat map and live segment patents.
  • The company filed for dismissal just 21 days after submitting its initial lawsuit last month.
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