Big Law
Nordicktrack Suing Competitor Peloton Over Alleged Patent Infringement
Peloton competitor NordicTrack is suing the exercise-bike company for patent infringement in the latest battle of the ongoing at-home fitness wars.
Icon Health & Fitness Inc., the maker of NordicTrack bike, filed a lawsuit Thursday in Delaware District Court claiming Peloton’s newly released exercise bike copied features from its patented technology.
The lawsuit claims an automatically controlled resistance feature on Peloton’s Bike+, which Peloton calls “Auto Follow,” infringes on NordicTrack’s technology. NordicTrack also claims it has a patent pending on swiveling screen, and that the moving touchscreen on Peloton’s Bike+, which allows users to move the display for mat-based workouts, is a copycat.
