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Forum strategy

Where to file. Per-division comparisons across PI grant rate, infringement-finding rate, time-to-decision, and case mix.

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Head-to-head

Per-division comparison. Coloring: red = patentee-favorable rate above 66%, green = below 34%.

Division	Cases	Decided	PI grant rate	Infringement rate	Revocation rate	Median time-to-decision (days)	Category
Paris LD	26	5	—	67%	—	163	Infringement
Milan LD	2	1	—	—	—	292	Infringement
The Hague LD	1	0	—	—	—	—	Infringement
Lisbon LD	1	0	—	—	—	66	Infringement
Brussels LD	1	1	—	—	—	209	Infringement
Dusseldorf LD	1	0	—	—	—	—	Infringement
Hamburg LD	1	0	—	—	—	49	Infringement

By technology

PI grant rate, infringement rate, time-to-decision broken down by technology area (Tier 1 L1).

Technology (L1)	Cases	Decided	PI grant rate	Infringement rate	Revocation rate	Median time-to-decision (days)
Medical Devices	6	2	—	—	—	135
Consumer Goods	4	0	—	—	—	—
Construction	4	3	—	50%	—	421
Automotive	3	0	—	—	—	67
Materials & Chemistry	3	0	—	—	—	132
Energy	3	1	—	—	—	—
Industrial Manufacturing	3	1	—	100%	—	46
Software & Computing	2	0	—	—	—	163
Telecoms	2	0	—	—	—	173
Measurement & Instrumentation	1	0	—	—	—	—
Pharmaceuticals	1	0	—	—	—	66
Semiconductors	1	0	—	—	—	84

Paris LD26 cases

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Infringement rate67%

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Median time-to-decision (days)163

Infringement (26)

Milan LD2 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)292

Infringement (2)

The Hague LD1 cases

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Infringement (1)

Lisbon LD1 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)66

Infringement (1)

Brussels LD1 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)209

Infringement (1)

Dusseldorf LD1 cases

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Infringement (1)

Hamburg LD1 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)49

Infringement (1)