Peloton, like iFit, has extended the legal battle between the two fitness companies to the International Trade Commission (ITC), which has agreed to investigate allegations that iFit and its brands infringe Peloton’s intellectual property. iFit filed its own ITC complaint against Peloton in February; that investigation is still ongoing. Peloton accuses iFit of violating Section 337 of the Tariff Act by importing products that infringe five of its patents, including “stationary bikes, treadmills, elliptical machines, and rowing machines used with interactive fitness programs or containing an air dam.” If the ITC investigation turns out in Peloton’s favor, it could issue an exclusion order or injunction, or both, against iFit. Federal court proceedings in the U.S. between the two parties have been suspended pending the outcome of the ITC investigation.

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