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Ruling tendencies, PI grant rate, time-to-decision per judge. French-seated divisions are anonymized at the individual level.

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Edger Brinkman

Dusseldorf LD · Hamburg LD · Mannheim LD · Munich LD · The Hague LD

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Total cases
164
PI grant rate
43%
Infringement rate
80%
Median time-to-decision (days)
113
Roles
legally_qualified, presiding, rapporteur
Outcome breakdown
  • Pending90
  • Procedural only40
  • Infringed6
  • Withdrawn6
  • PI granted5
  • Settled4
  • PI denied4
  • Partially revoked3
  • Not infringed2
  • Costs only2
  • Dismissed1
  • Revoked1
Roles
  • Full panel, The Hague Local Division
  • Judge-rapporteur
  • Legally Qualified Judge
  • Legally qualified judge
  • Presiding Judge
  • Presiding Judge / Judge-Rapporteur
  • Presiding Judge and Judge-Rapporteur
  • Presiding Judge and Rapporteur
  • Presiding judge
  • Presiding judge and judge-rapporteur
  • Presiding judge, judge-rapporteur
Recent cases
Latest filings where this judge sat on the panel.
  • —ORD_48265/2024Procedural onlyHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd. v Netgear Deutschland GmbH
  • —UPC_APP_2369/2025Procedural onlyHeraeus Electronics GmbH & Co. KG v Vibrantz GmbH
  • —UPC_APP_36707/2025PI grantedWashtower IP B.V. v Wasombouw B.V.
  • —ORD_7587/2024Procedural onlyPanasonic Holdings Corporation v OROPE Germany GmbH
  • —ACT_1474/2025Procedural onlyMammoet Holding B.V. v P.T.S. Machinery B.V.
  • —UPC_APP_598021/2023Procedural onlyPhilips IP Ventures B.V. v Stephen George Edrich
  • —UPC_APP_598024/2023Procedural onlyKoninklijke Philips N.V. v Stephen George Edrich
  • —UPC_APP_586761/2023Procedural onlyPlant-e Knowledge B.V. v Arkyne Technologies S.L.
  • —UPC_APP_6074/2024Procedural onlyHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd. v Netgear Deutschland GmbH
  • —UPC_APP_11672/2025Not infringedWinnow Solutions Limited v Orbisk B.V.
  • —UPC_CFI_1624/2025Procedural only v
  • —ACT_39810/2024Procedural onlyHL Display AB v Black Sheep Retail Products B.V.
  • —UPC_APP_45837/2024Procedural onlyPanasonic Holdings Corporation v Xiaomi Technology Germany GmbH
  • —UPC_APP_35134/2024Procedural onlyAmycel LLC v Szymon Spyra
  • —ACT_545551/2023InfringedPanasonic Holdings Corporation v Guangdong OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp. Ltd.
  • —UPC_APP_22295/2024Procedural onlyHuawei Technologies Co. Ltd. v Netgear Deutschland GmbH
  • —UPC_APP_36817/2025Procedural onlyWashtower IP B.V. v Wasombouw B.V.
  • —UPC_APP_44664/2024Procedural onlyAbbott Diabetes Care Inc. v Dexcom International Limited
  • —UPC_APP_68468/2024WithdrawnAbbott Diabetes Care Inc. v Dexcom Inc.
  • —UPC_APP_10764/2025Procedural onlyAmycel LLC v Szymon Spyra
  • —UPC_APP_44663/2024Procedural onlyDexcom Inc. v Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.
  • —UPC_APP_12962/2025SettledHand Held Products, Inc. v Scandit AG
  • —ACT_19943/2025PI deniedCilag GmbH International v RiVOLUTiON GmbH
  • —UPC_APP_52022/2024Procedural onlyWinnow Solutions Limited v Orbisk B.V.
  • —UPC_APP_68465/2024WithdrawnAbbott Diabetes Care Inc. v Dexcom Inc.