Context: The first Unified Patent Court (UPC) cases in which a challenge to long-arm jurisdiction was brought after the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decision in BSH Hausgeräte v. Electrolux is IMC Creations v. Mul-T-Lock, a case about car door (such as trunk) locks (Section 1 of our March 22, 2025 UPC Roundup). The plaintiff sought remedies not only with respect to UPC territory but also Switzerland, Spain, and the UK. However, along the way IMC narrowed the case, leaving only Switzerland in the case as a potential long-arm jurisdiction.
To Read The Full Story
Continue reading your article with a Membership
Court and counsel
Presiding Judge Camille Lignières (November 4, 2025 ip fray interview), Judge-rapporteur Carine Gillet, Judge Rute Lopes (Lisbon, Portugal), and Technically Qualified Judge Michel Abello.
Counsel for largely prevailing patentee IMC: Renaud Gaglione and Germain Maureau’s Henri Bourgeois.
Counsel for defendant Mul-T-Lock: Hogan Lovells’s Stanislas Roux-Vaillard and Adrien Bonnet. The ip fray firm profile for Hogan Lovells is in the making. The firm is already listed in our directory of UPC litigation firms.