Case by case | Paris Local Division declines jurisdiction to rule on infringement of the Swiss national patent

Milly Wickson explores a decision handed down on 16 January 2026, where the LD upheld IMC Creations’ (IMC) patent as valid in amended form and infringed by Mul-T-Lock’s MVP1000 padlock in the UPC territory, but not in Switzerland.If you have any feedback, questions, or comments, please email us at [email protected] all the episodes as we release them here. Follow us on LinkedIn.