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	61	19	—	—	27%	265	Revocation, Other
Munich LD	22	3	0%	0%	—	56	Infringement, Revocation
Hamburg LD	7	0	—	—	—	—	Infringement, Other
Dusseldorf LD	6	0	—	—	—	435	Infringement, Revocation
Mannheim LD	4	0	—	—	—	91	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)
Medical Devices	20	8	—	—	0%	417
Telecoms	16	1	—	0%	—	56
Industrial Manufacturing	11	2	—	—	0%	151
Consumer Goods	7	4	—	—	40%	392
Automotive	7	0	—	—	—	—
Semiconductors	6	1	—	—	—	214
Energy	5	1	—	—	—	602
Software & Computing	5	2	—	—	100%	398
Materials & Chemistry	1	0	—	—	—	—
Other	1	0	—	—	—	—
Measurement & Instrumentation	1	0	—	—	—	—

Paris CD61 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate27%

Median time-to-decision (days)265

Revocation (40) · Other (16) · Infringement (4)

Munich LD22 cases

PI grant rate0%

Infringement rate0%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)56

Infringement (16) · Revocation (4) · Other (1)

Hamburg LD7 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)—

Infringement (5) · Other (1) · Revocation (1)

Dusseldorf LD6 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)435

Infringement (4) · Revocation (2)

Mannheim LD4 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)91

Infringement (3) · Revocation (1)