Forum strategy

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

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 CD	12	6	—	—	50%	315	Revocation
Milan CD	1	0	—	—	—	—	Revocation
Munich LD	1	0	—	—	—	—	Revocation
Vienna LD	1	0	—	—	—	—	Revocation
Mannheim LD	1	0	—	—	—	—	Revocation

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)
Consumer Goods	10	5	—	—	50%	498
Energy	3	1	—	—	—	—
Industrial Manufacturing	2	0	—	—	—	64
Materials & Chemistry	1	0	—	—	—	—

Paris CD12 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)315

Revocation (12)

Milan CD1 cases

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Revocation (1)

Munich LD1 cases

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Revocation (1)

Vienna LD1 cases

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Revocation (1)

Mannheim LD1 cases

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Revocation (1)