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
Mannheim LD	152	21	—	63%	—	194	Infringement, Revocation
Paris LD	12	3	—	100%	—	84	Infringement, 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)
Telecoms	62	11	—	50%	—	190
Industrial Manufacturing	23	5	—	100%	—	119
Software & Computing	18	1	—	—	—	318
Consumer Goods	7	2	—	67%	—	547
Semiconductors	6	2	—	50%	—	326
Materials & Chemistry	6	1	—	—	—	288
Energy	5	0	—	—	—	—
Automotive	3	0	—	—	—	—
Medical Devices	2	0	—	—	—	—
Measurement & Instrumentation	2	0	—	—	—	—

Mannheim LD152 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate63%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)194

Infringement (83) · Revocation (41) · Other (24)

Paris LD12 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)84

Infringement (5) · Revocation (5) · Other (2)