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
Munich LD	8	0	—	—	—	661	Revocation, Infringement
Court of Appeal	7	4	—	—	—	317	Appeals
Paris CD	4	0	—	—	—	—	Revocation
The Hague LD	3	0	—	—	—	—	Infringement
Hamburg LD	1	0	—	—	—	—	Infringement
Mannheim LD	1	1	—	0%	—	567	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	8	0	—	—	—	589
Semiconductors	8	1	—	0%	—	733
Consumer Goods	1	0	—	—	—	—

Munich LD8 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)661

Revocation (4) · Infringement (4)

Court of Appeal7 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)317

Appeals (7)

Paris CD4 cases

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Revocation (4)

The Hague LD3 cases

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Infringement (3)

Hamburg LD1 cases

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Infringement (1)

Mannheim LD1 cases

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Infringement rate0%

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Median time-to-decision (days)567

Infringement (1)