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
Hamburg LD	83	14	60%	33%	—	104	Infringement, Provisional measures
Paris LD	2	0	—	—	—	—	Revocation, 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)
Telecoms	17	1	—	0%	—	198
Medical Devices	11	2	—	—	—	116
Consumer Goods	8	0	—	—	—	—
Software & Computing	7	0	—	—	—	399
Automotive	3	0	—	—	—	—
Materials & Chemistry	3	0	—	—	—	49
Energy	3	0	—	—	—	—
Construction	3	1	—	100%	—	457
Semiconductors	2	1	—	0%	—	77
Measurement & Instrumentation	2	0	—	—	—	—
Biotech	2	0	—	—	—	143

Hamburg LD83 cases

PI grant rate60%

Infringement rate33%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)104

Infringement (45) · Provisional measures (16) · Revocation (14)

Paris LD2 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)—

Revocation (1) · Infringement (1)