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
Dusseldorf LD	27	3	—	—	—	252	Infringement, Revocation
Mannheim LD	24	1	—	100%	—	100	Infringement, Revocation
Hamburg LD	15	0	—	—	—	198	Infringement, Other
Munich LD	8	3	—	—	100%	403	Infringement, Revocation
Copenhagen LD	7	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)
Telecoms	22	5	—	—	100%	261
Industrial Manufacturing	14	1	—	100%	—	469
Medical Devices	6	1	—	—	—	252
Software & Computing	5	0	—	—	—	—
Semiconductors	4	0	—	—	—	—
Energy	4	0	—	—	—	—
Consumer Goods	3	0	—	—	—	—
Automotive	2	0	—	—	—	—
Construction	2	0	—	—	—	—
Pharmaceuticals	2	0	—	—	—	161
Measurement & Instrumentation	1	0	—	—	—	—

Dusseldorf LD27 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)252

Infringement (14) · Revocation (6) · Other (5)

Mannheim LD24 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)100

Infringement (12) · Revocation (6) · Other (6)

Hamburg LD15 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)198

Infringement (12) · Other (2) · Revocation (1)

Munich LD8 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate100%

Median time-to-decision (days)403

Infringement (5) · Revocation (3)

Copenhagen LD7 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)—

Infringement (4) · Revocation (2) · Provisional measures (1)