Lululemon Athletica asked a federal U.S. court in Manhattan to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Peloton Interactive on Nov. 24, claiming improper legal behavior. The Canadian sports apparel company supplied the clothing for a Peloton branded line from 2016 until the American connected fitness company launched its own range in the course of 2020. Lululemon told the New York court that it had warned Peloton in November that it would sue it by Nov. 19 if it didn’t stop infringing its own design patents and other intellectual property rights with bras and leggings that it put on the market after the end of their partnership. At Peloton’s request, Lululemon says it extended the deadline for a response to Nov. 24, but instead of responding, Peloton seized the Manhattan court, asking for a verdict that it was not infringing. Lululemon then filed its countersuit against Peloton in Los Angeles five days later. According to the Canadian company, Peloton’s lawyers “misled Lululemon’s counsel so that Peloton could select its preferred venue” for the legal case.

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