UPC_CFI_230/2024

Method and system for detecting an offside situation

RevocationMain Revocation ActionParis CDRevocationCase Closed

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Plain-English summary

Kinexon Sports & Media GmbH (Germany) brought a revocation action against Ballinno B.V. (Netherlands) concerning EP 1 944 067 B1, a patent for a method and system for detecting an offside situation in sports. The Paris Central Division revoked the patent with effect for Germany and the Netherlands in April 2025; the available decision is a May 2025 rectification order under R. 353 RoP correcting a clerical error in the patent number (EP 1 994 067 was corrected to EP 1 944 067 throughout the decision).

Accepted arguments

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Patent EP 1 944 067 B1 (offside detection system) should be revoked with effect for Germany and the Netherlands
ClaimantLegal basis: Art. 65 UPCA
Note: The underlying April 2025 decision revoked EP 1 944 067 B1; the available excerpt concerns only the May 2025 rectification order correcting the patent number.

Rejected arguments

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No rejected arguments captured.

Key legal principles

Doctrines and rules cited in the reasoning.

R. 353 RoP permits rectification of clerical errors in decisions, including in the patent number, on the court's own motion Parties must be heard before a R. 353 rectification is issued

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