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	15	2	—	100%	—	198	Infringement, Revocation
Court of Appeal	12	4	—	—	—	303	Appeals
Munich LD	11	4	—	0%	100%	201	Infringement, Other

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	23	6	—	50%	100%	198

Mannheim LD15 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)198

Infringement (11) · Revocation (4)

Court of Appeal12 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)303

Appeals (12)

Munich LD11 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate0%

Revocation rate100%

Median time-to-decision (days)201

Infringement (5) · Other (3) · Revocation (3)