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 LD	55	12	0%	75%	—	113	Infringement, Revocation
Mannheim LD	13	1	—	100%	—	373	Infringement, Other
Milan LD	6	1	—	100%	—	9	Infringement, Other
Hamburg LD	2	1	—	—	—	168	Infringement
Brussels LD	2	0	—	—	—	77	Revocation, Infringement
Vienna LD	2	0	—	—	—	—	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)
Industrial Manufacturing	12	4	—	100%	—	39
Medical Devices	12	3	—	—	—	105
Telecoms	10	1	—	—	—	264
Consumer Goods	8	1	—	—	—	—
Automotive	6	0	—	—	—	67
Software & Computing	6	0	—	—	—	163
Energy	5	1	—	—	—	—
Construction	3	2	—	50%	—	393
Semiconductors	2	1	—	100%	—	84
Materials & Chemistry	2	0	—	—	—	215

Paris LD55 cases

PI grant rate0%

Infringement rate75%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)113

Infringement (30) · Revocation (15) · Other (7)

Mannheim LD13 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)373

Infringement (7) · Other (3) · Revocation (3)

Milan LD6 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)9

Infringement (4) · Other (1) · Revocation (1)

Hamburg LD2 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)168

Infringement (2)

Brussels LD2 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)77

Revocation (1) · Infringement (1)

Vienna LD2 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)—

Infringement (1) · Revocation (1)