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	47	10	—	—	67%	211	Revocation, Other
Vienna LD	3	1	0%	—	—	78	Infringement, Revocation
Paris LD	2	1	0%	—	—	124	Provisional measures, 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)
Industrial Manufacturing	11	3	—	—	—	182
Telecoms	8	2	—	—	100%	—
Consumer Goods	7	3	—	—	50%	535
Automotive	5	0	—	—	—	—
Materials & Chemistry	3	0	—	—	—	215
Software & Computing	2	1	—	—	—	171
Other	1	0	—	—	—	—
Energy	1	0	—	—	—	—
Construction	1	0	—	—	—	—
Measurement & Instrumentation	1	0	—	—	—	365

Paris CD47 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate67%

Median time-to-decision (days)211

Revocation (35) · Other (10) · Infringement (2)

Vienna LD3 cases

PI grant rate0%

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)78

Infringement (1) · Revocation (1) · Provisional measures (1)

Paris LD2 cases

PI grant rate0%

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)124

Provisional measures (1) · Infringement (1)