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Overview · Filed: May 21, 2024

UPC_CFI_230/2024

Method and system for detecting an offside situation

RevocationMain Revocation ActionParis CDRevocationCase Closed
Coverage: Thin.Reasoning extracted with limited coverage — see decisions tab for full text.
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
What the court agreed with — by party.
  • 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
What the court did not agree with — and why.

No rejected arguments captured.