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
Hamburg LD	83	15	60%	33%	—	104	Infringement, Provisional measures
The Hague LD	9	0	—	—	—	147	Infringement, Revocation
Copenhagen LD	4	0	—	—	—	—	Infringement, Revocation
Paris LD	3	0	—	—	—	—	Infringement, Other
Lisbon LD	1	0	—	—	—	—	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)
Telecoms	20	2	—	0%	—	198
Medical Devices	11	2	—	—	—	116
Consumer Goods	8	0	—	—	—	—
Software & Computing	7	0	—	—	—	399
Biotech	7	0	—	—	—	145
Energy	6	0	—	—	—	—
Automotive	4	0	—	—	—	—
Materials & Chemistry	4	0	—	—	—	49
Measurement & Instrumentation	3	0	—	—	—	—
Construction	3	1	—	100%	—	457
Semiconductors	2	1	—	0%	—	77

Hamburg LD83 cases

PI grant rate60%

Infringement rate33%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)104

Infringement (46) · Provisional measures (16) · Revocation (14)

The Hague LD9 cases

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Median time-to-decision (days)147

Infringement (8) · Revocation (1)

Copenhagen LD4 cases

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

Paris LD3 cases

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Infringement (2) · Other (1)

Lisbon LD1 cases

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Infringement (1)