Strava is suing Garmin over alleged patent infringements

Has the watchmaker strayed a little far into the fitness app’s lane?

10/3/25 8:54AM

In a federal lawsuit filed on Tuesday, exercise- and activity-tracking platform Strava accused Garmin, famed for its exercise- and activity-tracking hardware, of infringing three separate patents covering its popular map segments and user heat map technology.

Well, that tracks

Strava, a private company that has more than 170 million users worldwide, it said in the suit, also alleged that Garmin breached the contract of an agreement they formed 10 years ago that allowed the watchmaker to implement Strava’s segment technology on its devices, but only in limited instances.

Strava is seeking damages and declaratory and injunctive relief — or, as popular fitness tech YouTuber DC Rainmaker put it: “They are demanding that Garmin cease selling effectively all of their fitness/outdoor watches, as well as cycling computers.”

Unbeknownst to many who see Garmin only as the brand of the running watch worn by the friend who never stops talking about PBs and “negative splits,” the company actually makes a lot of other stuff, too.

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OK, sure, its outdoor and fitness segments — home to its GPS-enabled smart watches, handheld trackers, smart scales, dog training and tracking tech, plus much else besides — are the biggest parts of the business, pulling in $1.96 billion and $1.77 billion, respectively, in the latest fiscal year.

Garmin also, however, kits out planes with navigation and communication tools, integrated flight decks, engine indication systems, and other tech in its aviation segment; it’s a leading manufacturer of recreational marine electronics like fish-finders and sonar and radar tech in its marine division; and it even supplies in-car infotainment systems and other offerings for major automakers in the automotive, or “Auto OEM,” part of its business.

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American Airlines joins the flock, hiking bag fees amid higher jet fuel prices

American Airlines on Thursday announced that it, too, will be hiking the fees it charges customers to check luggage.

With the move, all four of the major US airlines, which together control about 80% of the US market, have now hiked their baggage fees in recent days amid surging jet fuel prices.

The change will go into effect on tickets bought on or after Thursday, the same day Southwest’s hike begins.

Since late March, JetBlue, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Canada’s WestJet, and Southwest have hiked their fees. Experts expect more major carriers to follow, and to potentially tweak the pricing of other ancillary revenue sources like seat assignments and carry-on luggage.

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The change will go into effect on tickets bought on or after Thursday, the same day Southwest’s hike begins.

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Less than a year after implementing them, Southwest is also hiking its bag fees

Southwest Airlines has joined the growing list of airlines opting to hike their bag fees amid sustained higher jet fuel costs.

Starting today, the first checked bag at the carrier — which implemented bag fees less than a year ago — will jump from $35 to $45, and the second from $45 to $55. Southwest quietly disclosed the change Tuesday.

Southwest assigned the decision to “part of an ongoing analysis of the business and against the evolving global backdrop.”

As of Wednesday, jet fuel prices dropped to $4.16 a gallon, per the Argus US Jet Fuel Index, down from $4.81 on Tuesday following President Trump’s ceasefire announcement, which sent travel stocks soaring. Major airlines have shed some of those gains in premarket trading Thursday.

With the move to hike bag fees, Southwest joins JetBlue, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Canada’s WestJet, all of which also boosted fees this month. Experts expect more major carriers to follow, and to potentially tweak the pricing of other ancillary revenue sources like seat assignments and carry-on luggage.