Back in June 2020, Lululemon obtained into the flourishing house fitness center market within the midst of the pandemic by buying house health startup Mirror for $500 million. Now, Nike has filed a lawsuit towards the corporate over Mirror, accusing it of patent infringement. According to CNBC and The Wall Street Journal, Nike’s lawsuit allege that Mirror — a full-size interactive mirror that brings a reside health teacher into the person’s house — and its apps use applied sciences that it invented and patented. 

The sports activities attire large particularly talked about that it filed a patent utility in 1983 for a tool that may immediate customers to train, monitor their coronary heart price, decide their velocity whereas working and the energy they burned. Nike additionally has plenty of cellular apps for health, together with the Nike Run Club and Nike Training Club. 

Nike despatched Lululemon a listing of patents it allegedly infringed on again on November third. As you’d anticipate, the corporate extra recognized for making yoga pants and different sorts of fitness center garments disagreed with Nike’s evaluation. A spokesperson advised the publications in an announcement that the patents “in question are overly broad and invalid.” They additionally mentioned that Lululemon is assured in its place and “look forward to defending it in court.”

Mirror operates as a standalone firm inside Lululemon, placing the exercise clothes-maker in direct competitors with the likes of Peloton and Tonal. Lululemon CEO Clavin McDonald beforehand said that the acquisition was all about connecting with shoppers, as a result of they’re certain to spend extra the extra they interact with the model. Last month, nonetheless, the corporate halved its gross sales forecast for the gadget, calling 2021 “a challenging year for digital fitness.” 

This is not the one patent-related authorized battle Lululemon is embroiled in. Last yr, it filed a patent infringement lawsuit of its personal towards Peloton, alleging that the design the opposite firm used for a brand new line of leggings and sports activities bras infringe on its mental property.