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
Munich LD	33	3	100%	—	—	6	Infringement, Revocation
Dusseldorf LD	15	4	100%	100%	100%	243	Infringement, Other
Mannheim LD	7	1	—	—	—	—	Infringement, Revocation
Hamburg LD	6	1	—	0%	—	77	Infringement, Revocation
Vienna LD	6	3	0%	50%	—	356	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	21	1	—	—	—	—
Consumer Goods	7	1	—	—	—	—
Measurement & Instrumentation	6	4	—	100%	100%	287
Automotive	5	0	—	—	—	—
Industrial Manufacturing	5	1	—	0%	—	401
Software & Computing	2	0	—	—	—	—
Materials & Chemistry	2	0	—	—	—	—
Medical Devices	1	0	—	—	—	—
Semiconductors	1	1	—	0%	—	77

Munich LD33 cases

PI grant rate100%

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)6

Infringement (15) · Revocation (9) · Provisional measures (5)

Dusseldorf LD15 cases

PI grant rate100%

Infringement rate100%

Revocation rate100%

Median time-to-decision (days)243

Infringement (7) · Other (5) · Provisional measures (2)

Mannheim LD7 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate—

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)—

Infringement (4) · Revocation (3)

Hamburg LD6 cases

PI grant rate—

Infringement rate0%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)77

Infringement (5) · Revocation (1)

Vienna LD6 cases

PI grant rate0%

Infringement rate50%

Revocation rate—

Median time-to-decision (days)356

Infringement (3) · Revocation (2) · Provisional measures (1)