On the other hand, the estimated overall cost for li
tigation before one European Patent Court would vary between 97,000 € and 415,000 € at first instance and between 83,000 € and 220,000 € at second instance.[24] Depending upon
which three of the four Member States are considered the cost of an average case heard by a unified patent jurisdiction is est
imated at 10 to 45% less than the cost of today’s parallel litigation at first in
...[+++]stance and 11 to 43% at second instance[25].