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Ruling tendencies, PI grant rate, time-to-decision per judge. French-seated divisions are anonymized at the individual level.
Walter Schober
Dusseldorf LD · Hamburg LD · Mannheim LD · Munich LD · Unknown · Vienna LD
Total cases
98
PI grant rate
67%
Infringement rate
50%
Median time-to-decision (days)
78
Roles
legally_qualified
Outcome breakdown
- Pending74
- Procedural only9
- Withdrawn3
- PI granted3
- Not infringed3
- Infringed2
- Partially revoked1
- Settled1
- Permanent injunction1
- PI denied1
Roles
- Legally Qualified Judge
- Legally qualified judge
Recent cases
Latest filings where this judge sat on the panel.
- —UPC_APP_66720/2024Munich LDWithdrawnAvago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited v Tesla Germany GmbH
- —UPC_APP_223/2025UnknownWithdrawnAvago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited v Realtek Semiconductor Corporation
- —UPC_APP_66758/2024Munich LDWithdrawnAvago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited v Tesla Germany GmbH
- —UPC_APP_34029/2024Munich LDProcedural onlySyngenta Limited v Sumi Agro Limited
- —ORD_25482/2025Munich LDProcedural onlyNanoval GmbH & Co. KG v ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH
- —UPC_APP_23201/2025Munich LDProcedural onlyNanoval GmbH & Co. KG v ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH
- —ACT_2379/2024Dusseldorf LDInfringedOrtovox Sportartikel GmbH v Mammut Sports Group AG
- —ACT_23636/2024Munich LDPI granted(Applicant not named in excerpt - proprietor of patent for herbicide composition) v (Respondents not named in excerpt - manufacturers/distributors of Kagura herbicide)
- —UPC_APP_15498/2025Munich LDProcedural onlySyngenta Limited v Sumi Agro Limited
- 2026-02-11UPC_CFI_572/2026Mannheim LD—Schwäbische Hüttenwerke Automotive GmbH v ZF Friedrichshafen AG
- 2026-02-06UPC_CFI_515/2026Munich LD—CA, Inc. v Deutsche Telekom AG
- 2026-02-02UPC_CFI_384/2026Munich LD—ASUSTek Computer Inc. v Nokia Technologies Oy
- 2026-01-27UPC_CFI_284/2026Munich LD—Gowling WLG v Sumi Agro Europe Limited
- 2026-01-23UPC_CFI_643/2026Hamburg LD—Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited v Renault Deutschland AG
- 2025-11-11UPC_CFI_1521/2025Hamburg LD—Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited v Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
- 2025-11-04UPC_CFI_1432/2025Hamburg LD—Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited v Telefónica Germany GmbH & Co. OHG
- 2025-11-01UPC_CFI_1390/2025Mannheim LD—Nokia Technologies Oy v Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.
- 2025-09-30UPC_CFI_739/2026Mannheim LD—VIMN Germany GmbH v Nokia Technologies Oy
- 2025-09-30UPC_CFI_975/2025Mannheim LD—Nokia Technologies Oy v VIMN Germany GmbH
- 2025-09-23UPC_CFI_885/2025Dusseldorf LDProcedural onlyOTEC Präzisionsfinish GmbH v STEROS GPA INNOVATIVE S.L.
- 2025-09-11UPC_CFI_855/2025Vienna LD—Autoliv Development Aktiebolag v Astotec Automotive GmbH
- 2025-09-11UPC_CFI_240/2026Vienna LD—Astotec Automotive GmbH v Autoliv Development Aktiebolag
- 2025-09-08UPC_APP_36418/2025Munich LD—Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB v Nokia Technologies Oy
- 2025-09-08UPC_APP_36411/2025Munich LD—Vossius & Partner Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte mbB v Nokia Technologies Oy
- 2025-09-01UPC_APP_35893/2025Mannheim LD—Name not displayed for GDPR reasons. Represented by Ben Jesko SCHULZ v AYLO PREMIUM LTD