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
Court of Appeal	8	2	—	—	—	326	Appeals, Other
Milan CD	6	3	—	100%	—	—	Infringement, Revocation
Paris CD	3	0	—	—	—	—	Revocation, Other
Milan LD	2	1	0%	—	—	85	Provisional measures
Munich LD	2	1	0%	—	—	107	Infringement, Provisional measures
Vienna LD	1	1	—	100%	—	356	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)
Medical Devices	4	2	—	100%	—	—
Measurement & Instrumentation	2	1	—	100%	—	356
Other	1	0	—	—	—	—
Telecoms	1	0	—	—	—	—

Court of Appeal8 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)326

Appeals (7) · Other (1)

Milan CD6 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)—

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

Paris CD3 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)—

Revocation (2) · Other (1)

Milan LD2 cases

PI grant rate0%

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)85

Provisional measures (2)

Munich LD2 cases

PI grant rate0%

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)107

Infringement (1) · Provisional measures (1)

Vienna LD1 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)356

Infringement (1)