2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Solo Practitioner

Percent of time devoted to the following types of work, by Income Level (Q13) Solo Practitioner

Supervision and training of other attorneys or agents within your organization

Mean (Average) association or profess- ional association activities Participation in bar

Mean (Average) litigation or formal ADR Opinions or counseling prior to

Managing outside counsel for IP prosecution work

Mean (Average) counselfor IPlitigation work Managing outside

Mean (Average) Non-licen- sing transact- ionalwork

Office management and admin- istration

IP prosecution work

Mean (Average) Other dispute resolution

Marketing/ Business Development

Post-grant proceedings

Mean (Average) Pro bono work

Number of Individuals TOTAL

Mean (Average) IPlicensing

Mean (Average) IPlitigation

Mean (Average) Non-IP legal

Mean (Average) Other

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

AllIndividuals Lessthan$126,000 $126,000-$150,999 $151,000-$175,999 $176,000-$200,999 $201,000-$250,999 $251,000-$300,999 $301,000-$350,999 $351,000-$400,999 $501,000-$600,999 $751,000ormore GrossIncomein 2016

109

51.8% 55.5% 58.5% 64.0% 53.8% 43.6% 47.5% 66.3% 60.0% 32.0% 58.8%

5.9% 3.9% 4.5% 6.5% 5.5% 7.7% 6.4% 8.8% 3.0% 5.8% 11.6%

4.7% 2.8% 4.0% 2.5% 5.9% 7.7% 6.9% 5.5% 1.0% 1.3% 16.7%

3.0% 2.0% 2.5% 4.2% 3.7% 6.5% 6.4% 8.8% 8.0% .7%

6.0% 3.9% 6.0% 1.0% 3.2%

2.4% 4.0% 2.2%

.9% .2% .5% .0%

1.0%

8.0%

3.7% 5.2% 2.4% 4.3% 3.6% 6.0% 1.8% 2.1% 1.3% 1.4% 3.8%

1.3% 1.1% 1.5% 1.0% 1.9% 1.7%

4.1% 6.0% 4.0%

.5% .2% .0%

.2% .1% .5% .2% .7% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0%

3.3% 2.6% 1.5%

3.1% 1.5%

36 10

.3%

10.7%

2.0% .0% .5% .5% .0% .0% .0% 1.7% 3.8%

9.9% 5.7% 8.5% 8.3% 5.0% 3.6% 5.3% 2.4% 7.5%

.0%

6

.0%

.0%

2.0%

.3%

8.3%

11 10

4.1%

1.8% 1.7%

1.8% 5.1%

.5%

1.4% 1.0%

.0% .0% .0% .0% .0%

13.3%

.4%

1.5%

6 7 4 5 4

.2%

1.8%

.0% .0% .0% .0% .0%

.2%

10.8%

.0% .0% .0%

.2% .3%

5.0% 6.3%

.0%

3.0%

.0% .0%

1.3%

.5% .2% .5%

2.5%

20.0% 12.5%

.0%

4.0% 1.3%

2.0%

.0%

26.0%

.0%

3.8%

.0%

1.3%

.0%

Percent of time devoted to the following IP areas, by Income Level (Q15) Solo Practitioner

Mean (Average) Business Law

Copy- rights

Mean (Average) Foreign IP Law

Trade Secrets

Trade- marks

Mean (Average) General IP

Mean (Average) Patents

Mean (Average) Other areas

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

All Individuals Less than $126,000 $126,000-$150,999 $151,000-$175,999 $176,000-$200,999 $201,000-$250,999 $251,000-$300,999 $301,000-$350,999 $351,000-$400,999 $501,000-$600,999 $751,000 or more

108

5.3% 7.6% 7.5% 2.5% 1.8% 4.0% 5.0% 2.9% 2.5% 2.0%

4.2% 3.4% 2.5% 4.3% 3.2% 5.3% 1.6% 5.0% 1.0% 2.5% .3%

4.1% 3.5% 2.8% 3.3% 4.1% 6.6%

6.7% 6.6% 5.0% 7.5% 4.5% 4.2% 1.4% 3.8% 8.0% 12.1%

57.9% 52.6% 61.2% 58.2% 69.9% 43.3% 65.0% 73.6% 65.0% 77.0% 92.5%

2.0%

15.4% 21.6% 17.0% 23.8%

2.8% 2.9% 1.0%

35 10

.7%

1.0%

6

.3%

.0%

11 10

1.5% 4.5%

8.6%

6.4% 3.5%

20.7%

6 7 4 5 4

10.7%

.3%

7.8% 9.6% 7.5% 4.0% 4.5%

.0% .0% .0% .0% .0%

4.3% 5.0%

6.7%

11.3%

.0% .0%

1.0%

.0%

.0%

.0%

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-13