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Dirk Böttcher

Mannheim LD

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Total cases
85
PI grant rate
—
Infringement rate
71%
Median time-to-decision (days)
190
Roles
legally_qualified, rapporteur
Outcome breakdown
  • Pending57
  • Procedural only12
  • Infringed5
  • Withdrawn4
  • Not infringed3
  • Dismissed1
  • Costs only1
  • PI granted1
  • Settled1
Roles
  • Judge-Rapporteur
  • Legally Qualified Judge
Recent cases
Latest filings where this judge sat on the panel.
  • —ACT_545551/2023InfringedPanasonic Holdings Corporation v Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.
  • —ACT_17336/2024Procedural onlyHurom Co., Ltd. v NUC Electronics Europe GmbH
  • 2025-09-17UPC_CFI_879/2025WithdrawnFaro Technologies, Inc. v Blankenhorn GmbH
  • 2025-09-17UPC_CFI_848/2025—Disney Electronic Content, Inc. v InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
  • 2025-09-16UPC_CFI_841/2025—OWIM GmbH & Co. KG v Robert Bosch GmbH
  • 2025-09-01UPC_APP_35893/2025—Name not displayed for GDPR reasons. Represented by Ben Jesko SCHULZ v AYLO PREMIUM LTD
  • 2025-08-27UPC_APP_35161/2025—Access Advance LLC v NEC Corporation
  • 2025-08-27UPC_APP_35163/2025—Access Advance LLC v Sun Patent Trust
  • 2025-08-27UPC_APP_35160/2025—Access Advance LLC v NEC Corporation
  • 2025-08-26UPC_CFI_792/2025—Palo Alto Networks, Inc. v Centripetal Limited
  • 2025-08-26UPC_CFI_795/2025—FUJIFILM Corporation v Kodak GmbH
  • 2025-08-25UPC_CFI_783/2025—ACPS Automotive GmbH v Westfalia-Automotive GmbH
  • 2025-08-25UPC_CFI_1956/2025—Westfalia-Automotive GmbH v ACPS Automotive GmbH
  • 2025-08-19UPC_CFI_763/2025—FUJIFILM Corporation v Kodak GmbH
  • 2025-08-19UPC_CFI_766/2025Procedural onlyKodak Holding GmbH v FUJIFILM Corporation
  • 2025-08-19UPC_CFI_767/2025—FUJIFILM Corporation v Kodak GmbH
  • 2025-08-07UPC_CFI_715/2025—NEC Corporation v Hisense Gorenje Germany GmbH
  • 2025-08-07UPC_CFI_717/2025—NEC Corporation v Hisense Gorenje Germany GmbH
  • 2025-07-29UPC_CFI_1512/2025—Zapp AG v Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
  • 2025-07-29UPC_CFI_690/2025—Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. v Zapp AG
  • 2025-07-10UPC_CFI_636/2025Procedural onlyCentripetal Limited v Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
  • 2025-07-02UPC_CFI_611/2025Procedural onlyRobert Bosch GmbH v Grizzly Tools GmbH & Co. KG
  • 2025-06-25UPC_CFI_1135/2025—Sovex Systems B.V. v Honeywell Control Systems Ltd.
  • 2025-06-25UPC_CFI_575/2025DismissedHoneywell Control Systems Ltd. v Sovex Systems B.V.
  • 2025-06-24UPC_CFI_565/2025—Robert Bosch GmbH v OWIM GmbH & Co. KG