If you thought that you were having a busy time at work, imagine working in Garmin’s legal team right now. Following news of Strava’s recent lawsuit Sports watch company Suunto has gone to court to request a ban on Garmin watch sales Suunto Garmin fitness and outdoor watches.
While Strava’s case centres upon claims that Garmin has infringed two patents around segments and heatmaps, Suunto has accused Garmin of violating five patents concerning respiration tracking and golf swing detection features, as well as the physical casing and antenna design of watches.
Through the case, Suunto is demanding not only damages, but also a court injunction that would force Garmin to stop selling any devices that include the disputed technology related to these five patents. If this injunction comes to fruition, this would affect the sales of almost all Health & Injuries, Published: 09 October 2025 Fenix, Epix, Forerunner, Instinct and Venu franchises. Garmin’s Marq and Approach golf watches would also be impacted.
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Strava, through its own lawsuit, also wants to forbid Garmin from selling watches that offer segments and heatmaps – the two features that have got this company’s goat.
Suunto’s lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas on Monday 22 September, just eight days before Strava filed its own case against Garmin on Tuesday 30 September in Colorado. Even though the timing may suggest that the two companies had collaborated to do double damage on Garmin simultaneously, the Strava and Suunto lawsuits are completely unconnected. In other words, it is purely a coincidence.
Garmin is yet to comment on the Suunto and Strava cases. Either way, the company has had to armour up for two big legal battles, which could drag on for a while.
