Garmin Fires Back at Suunto

Remember that patent lawsuit Suunto threw at Garmin around the same time as Strava did their weird publicity stunt? Yeah, while Strava put their tail between the legs and walked away from theirs the Suunto one is still ongoing. And now, as expected Garmin has hit back. DC Rainmaker has the rundown and analysis of what each company wants and where they actually stand:

However, Dongguan Liesheng’s lawsuit via Suunto appears comically misguided and naive. It illustrates an entity (be it a legal team or otherwise) that did little research into how strong a patent position Garmin has relative to Suunto, and more critically, how deep in the hole Suunto would really be when it comes to a patent battle with Garmin. Suunto effectively walked into battle with a purse-sized cache of old, and perhaps non-functional weapons. Whereas Garmin showed up with a few 747s’ worth, brand-new and straight off the factory floor. Whether or not Suunto is right about the four remaining patents is largely irrelevant because Garmin can simply show other Suunto-infringing patents all day long.

What a complete shit show, and just at a time when Suunto products were getting really good too. What a waste.