Entrepreneurs / Small Business  January 9, 2020

Boulder fitness product maker accused of patent infringement

BOULDER — Lever LLC, a Boulder-based manufacturer of harness-like systems designed to assist treadmill runners, is being sued by a competitor in Minnesota that accuses Lever of patent infringement. 

Lightspeed Running & Rehabilitation Systems LLC, which “manufactures and sells a bodyweight support system branded as the ‘LightSpeed Lift,’ which is designed to relieve impact forces and enhance natural movement and balance while running on a treadmill,” filed suit this week in U.S. District Court in Denver, court filings show.

Lightspeed alleges Lever’s running assistance system, which it sells online for $999,  violates Lightspeed’s 2016 patent for…

Ken Amundson retired from his position as managing editor of BizWest in May 2024 but has come back on a limited basis to report business news in Northern Colorado and the Boulder Valley. He has lived in Loveland and reported on issues in the region since 1987. Prior to Colorado, he reported and edited for news organizations in Minnesota and Iowa. He's a parent of two and grandparent of four, all of whom make their homes north of Denver. A news junkie at heart, he also enjoys competitive sports, especially the Rapids.

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