Running app Strava accuses watch-maker Garmin of patent infringement

By Jason Fuller,

Mary Louise Kelly, Christopher Intagliata

Published October 16, 2025 at 12:52 PM PDT

A smartwatch maker and a popular running app are locked in a legal dispute -- and if it ends badly, runners are wondering how this will affect their ability to track their runs.

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Jason Fuller

Mary Louise Kelly

Mary Louise Kelly is a co-host of All Things Considered, NPR's award-winning afternoon newsmagazine.

Christopher Intagliata

Christopher Intagliata is an editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.

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