Court finds AEKE's fitness equipment infringes Speediance's registered EU design and bars advertising, offering, or selling of the infringing equipment in Germany
SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Shenzhen Speediance Life Tech Limited ("Speediance"), creator of the Gym Monster smart strength training system, today announced that the Cologne Regional Court (Landgericht Köln, Case No. 31 O 132/26) has upheld an interim injunction against Shenzhen Qudong Future Technology Co., Ltd. ("AEKE") for infringing Speediance's registered design in Germany.
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