lululemon has now filed their own lawsuit against Peloton. They claim Peloton infringes on both design patents and trade dress – including a pair of Peloton’s athleisure / yoga pants and the lululemon Align pants.
Lawsuits
lululemon claims Peloton Apparel collection contains lululemon dupes & infringes on patents; Peloton countersues
Peloton has filed a lawsuit against lululemon seeking a judgement that the Peloton Apparel items do not infringe on lululemon patents. This was in response to a cease & desist letter lululemon sent Peloton.
Peloton is granted new patent and immediately sues Echelon & iFit (NordicTrack) for infringement
Peloton was granted a new patent last week, and is now filing a lawsuit against Echelon and iFit (makers of NordicTrack) claiming they are infringing on their new patent.
Peloton wins patent lawsuit filed against it by Mad Dogg Athletics
Peloton has been award a victory in a patent lawsuit filed against it by Mad Dogg Athletics, when a judge dismissed the case and ruled the patents were abstract.
US Government (DOJ, DHS & SEC) investigating Peloton over Peloton Tread+ recall & safety issues
The DOJ, DHS, and SEC have all filed subpoenas or opened investigations of Peloton to find out more information around their actions leading up to the Peloton Tread+ recall.
Peloton sued over sales tax for membership fees
A new class action lawsuit filed against Peloton alleges they were improperly charging sales tax on the All Access & Peloton Digital membership costs.
Peloton Sued for Bike+ Trademark by World Champ Tech LLC
Peloton has been sued over potential trademark infringement. World Champ Tech LLC alleges the “Bike+” name infringes on their trademark.
Proposed Class Action Lawsuit filed against Peloton over the Peloton Tread+
A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Peloton regarding safety issues with the Peloton Tread+.
Dish Network & Sling TV sues Peloton, Nordictrack, and Mirror over streaming patents
Dish Network (& Sling TV) are suing Peloton, Mirror, and NordicTrack over patents related to streaming video & dynamic quality adjustments based on bandwidth.
Icon Health & Fitness / NordicTrack files another patent lawsuit against Peloton over Auto Follow & Weights
Icon Health & Fitness (makers of NordicTrack) have filed a new patent infringement suit against Peloton. The claim is that Peloton’s Bike+ Auto-Follow feature, in combination with the weight rack & arms sections during some workouts, infringes on a new patent that Icon was officially awarded in December.
Peloton wins legal battle with Eric Villency, designer of original Peloton Bike
Peloton has put a long-running legal battle with Eric Villency, designer of the original Peloton Bike, behind them. Peloton previously was awarded a summary judgement of non-infringement, and this week, was awarded $5.5 million in attorneys fees.
Legal battle over trademarked phrase “spinning” heads to Australia
On the same day Peloton announced they were launching in Australia, they also filed a trademark claim in Australia to invalidate the term “spinning”, which is owned by Mad Dogg Athletics.