US Open Banned from Using Net Sensors Infringing Rival’s Patent

A New York federal judge permanently blocked GTE BmbH from selling net-monitoring technology used by the United States Tennis Association, belatedly granting a request from technology company Group One Ltd. after the 2022 US Open—where the technology was used to call serves that clip the net—wrapped up.

Judge Margo K. Brodie ruled Wednesday that GTE is permanently barred from offering or importing the updated Trinity System or any other system that infringes Group One’s patents, which cover net monitoring and scoring features “which had never been possible in tennis, such as net tension regulation, an electronic ball mark inspection sensor, ...