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美两家健身单车公司因设计侵权诉至法庭

美两家健身单车公司因设计侵权诉至法庭

Mark Gurman, 彭博社 2020-10-19
这两家公司以前就交过手。

10月15日,诺迪克(NordicTrack)自行车制造商Icon Health & Fitness对Peloton Interactive提起专利侵权诉讼,两家健身设备巨头之间的法律纠纷因此升级。

总部位于犹他州洛根的Icon公司向特拉华州地方法院提起诉讼,理由是Peloton在 9月发布的一款健身单车上新添加的两项功能侵犯了该公司的专利:可旋转触摸屏以及在课程中自动改变阻力级别的功能。

Icon公司在诉讼中称,关于调节阻力级别的功能(Peloton称之为自动追踪,Auto-Follow),该公司在2007年就已经拿到了专利,去年因为一项可以实现有氧运动和无氧运动无缝结合的新功能又拿到了专利。这两种功能都包含在Peloton的最新产品Bike+中,也出现在Icon为诺迪克生产的几款产品中。

“一些公司,比如Peloton,整个(至少部分)业务都是建立在Icon的专利技术基础上的。”起诉文件称。

10月15日股市开盘时,Peloton股价下跌3.7%,截至纽约时间上午9点59分,该股仍然下跌0.7%,至130.54美元。

这两家公司以前就交过手。总部位于纽约的Peloton 5月起诉了Icon公司,称后者抄袭了该公司的专利功能——把预录的在线课程作得像直播一样。Peloton当时说Icon“试图免费利用Peloton的创新技术。”Icon曾经在Peloton推出首款自行车时起诉过它,在后者推出首款跑步机时又起诉过它。

在10月15日的诉讼中,Icon公司还击道:“早在Peloton成立之前,本公司就已经获得了数百项行业专利。”该公司表示,Peloton的首席执行官约翰•弗里曾经在2013年与Icon公司会面,想要使用Icon的一些专利,但遭到了拒绝。

诉状中称:“在那次会面和之后的会议上,Icon都警告弗里不要侵权。”

Peloton和Icon最近这次交锋出现在家庭健身市场大幅增长之际,美国各地有许多健身房因为新冠肺炎疫情而仍然处于关闭状态,消费者在努力寻找保持健康的方法。彭博新闻社(Bloomberg News)本月早些时候报道称,Icon在新一轮融资中估值达70亿美元。

Icon公司在这起诉讼中的诉求包括未指定数额的损害赔偿和禁售令。(财富中文网)

译者:Agatha

10月15日,诺迪克(NordicTrack)自行车制造商Icon Health & Fitness对Peloton Interactive提起专利侵权诉讼,两家健身设备巨头之间的法律纠纷因此升级。

总部位于犹他州洛根的Icon公司向特拉华州地方法院提起诉讼,理由是Peloton在 9月发布的一款健身单车上新添加的两项功能侵犯了该公司的专利:可旋转触摸屏以及在课程中自动改变阻力级别的功能。

Icon公司在诉讼中称,关于调节阻力级别的功能(Peloton称之为自动追踪,Auto-Follow),该公司在2007年就已经拿到了专利,去年因为一项可以实现有氧运动和无氧运动无缝结合的新功能又拿到了专利。这两种功能都包含在Peloton的最新产品Bike+中,也出现在Icon为诺迪克生产的几款产品中。

“一些公司,比如Peloton,整个(至少部分)业务都是建立在Icon的专利技术基础上的。”起诉文件称。

10月15日股市开盘时,Peloton股价下跌3.7%,截至纽约时间上午9点59分,该股仍然下跌0.7%,至130.54美元。

这两家公司以前就交过手。总部位于纽约的Peloton 5月起诉了Icon公司,称后者抄袭了该公司的专利功能——把预录的在线课程作得像直播一样。Peloton当时说Icon“试图免费利用Peloton的创新技术。”Icon曾经在Peloton推出首款自行车时起诉过它,在后者推出首款跑步机时又起诉过它。

在10月15日的诉讼中,Icon公司还击道:“早在Peloton成立之前,本公司就已经获得了数百项行业专利。”该公司表示,Peloton的首席执行官约翰•弗里曾经在2013年与Icon公司会面,想要使用Icon的一些专利,但遭到了拒绝。

诉状中称:“在那次会面和之后的会议上,Icon都警告弗里不要侵权。”

Peloton和Icon最近这次交锋出现在家庭健身市场大幅增长之际,美国各地有许多健身房因为新冠肺炎疫情而仍然处于关闭状态,消费者在努力寻找保持健康的方法。彭博新闻社(Bloomberg News)本月早些时候报道称,Icon在新一轮融资中估值达70亿美元。

公司在这起诉讼中的诉求包括未指定数额的损害赔偿和禁售令。(财富中文网)

译者: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.

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