ACT_16267/2024

Method and system for detecting an offside situation

Provisional measuresProvisional MeasuresHamburg LDApplication for provisional measures—

Overview Decisions Reasoning Citations Documents Timeline

Parties

Claimants

Ballinno B.V.

Reps: Rien Broekstra

Respondents

Union des Associations Européennes de Football (UEFA)
Kinexon GmbH
Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH

Reps: Tilman Müller-Stoy (Bardehle Pagenberg)

Judges

Sabine KlepschPresiding judge
Stefan SchillingJudge-rapporteur
Samuel GranataLegally qualified judge

Patents

EP 1 944 067

CPC codes: A63B71/0605, A63B2243/0025, A63B2220/833, A63B2225/50, A63B43/00

Outcome

PI denied

Filed: —

First decided: Jun 3, 2024

Language: —

Hamburg Local Division dismissed Ballinno B.V.'s application for provisional measures (preliminary injunction) against UEFA, Kinexon GmbH and Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH in connection with EP 1 944 067 (method for detecting offside situations in football). The application was dismissed on urgency grounds: Ballinno had waited almost three months after acquiring knowledge of the alleged infringement before taking decisive investigative steps, which was incompatible with the urgency requirement under Art. 62(2) UPCA. Ballinno was ordered to pay costs including those of the protective letter.