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
Court of Appeal	11	1	—	—	—	189	Appeals
Dusseldorf LD	7	0	—	—	—	410	Infringement, Revocation
Munich 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	PI grant rate	Infringement rate	Revocation rate	Median time-to-decision (days)
Consumer Goods	6	—	—	—	553
Industrial Manufacturing	2	—	—	—	—
Semiconductors	1	—	—	—	267

Court of Appeal11 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)189

Appeals (11)

Dusseldorf LD7 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)410

Infringement (4) · Revocation (3)

Munich LD2 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)—

Revocation (1) · Infringement (1)