UPC CFI 369/2025

At the UPC: Mul-T-Lock France (3 cases)·IMC Créations (3 cases)

• 2026-01-16
  Infringement ActionPublic

  Summary: Final decision (in French) in infringement action by IMC Créations against Mul-T-Lock France (EP 4 153 830, unitary patent - lock/padlock). Court found that the MVP 1000 padlock infringed the amended claims 1 and 6 of the unitary patent as limited. Revocation counterclaim rejected (claims 1 and 6 of the amended patent valid). Injunction and corrective measures (recall, removal from channels, destruction) ordered, with a 3-month delay before enforcement per parties' agreement. Disclosure of commercial information ordered. Mul-T-Lock to bear 90% of costs. Claims on the Swiss part of the patent rejected. Key headnotes: amended unitary patent takes effect from original grant date; national parts of European patent in non-UPC states assessed against the patent as originally granted.

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  • Infringement of unitary patent (amended claims)
  • Effect date of unconditional patent limitation
  • National parts of European patent outside UPC assessed on original claims
  • Common general knowledge and non-public documents
  • Injunction with agreed 3-month delay