2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Corporate IP, Head

Percent of time devoted to the following types of work, by Income Level (Q13) Corporate IP, Head

Supervision and training ofother attorneys or agents within your organization

Participation in bar associationor professional association activities

Managing outside counselfor IP prosecution work

Mean (Average) litigation or formalADR Opinions or counseling prior to

Mean (Average) Office manage- mentand admin- istration

Mean (Average) counselfor IPlitigation work Managing outside

Mean (Average) Non-licen- sing trans- actional work

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 $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 $401,000-$450,999 $451,000-$500,999 $501,000-$600,999 $751,000ormore GrossIncomein 2016

82

18.0% 47.5%

8.3% 3.8%

8.8% 2.5%

7.6% 2.5%

4.8%

3.4%

.7% .0% ISD .4% .7% .0% .0% .4% .6%

10.1%

9.1% 3.8%

.8%

1.4% 1.3%

8.5%

11.8% 13.8%

4.7%

.3%

1.6%

4 1

.0% ISD

.0% ISD

7.5%

2.5%

13.8%

.0% ISD

1.3%

.0% ISD

ISD

ISD

ISD

ISD

ISD

ISD

ISD .3% .1%

ISD

ISD

ISD

ISD .2% .0% .4% .0% .3% .2%

11 18 14

21.5% 13.3% 23.0% 16.3%

9.1%

8.2% 5.8%

9.9% 6.9% 6.9% 8.8% 6.0% 8.4% 6.7% 10.0% 11.4%

3.8% 3.2% 3.6%

2.0% 2.7% 3.7% 7.5% 3.3% 5.0% 9.0% 5.0% 4.9%

1.1%

5.0%

5.0%

1.5% 1.1% 1.9% 1.3% 3.2% 1.6% 1.0% .3%

8.4% 8.0% 7.9%

16.8% 11.4% 12.8% 35.0% 14.6% 10.4% 6.3%

4.8% 7.8% 4.3% 3.8%

2.4% 3.3%

10.0%

13.3%

12.7%

5.9%

10.9% 10.0% 14.0% 11.0%

8.4% 8.8%

8.5% 5.0% 5.0% 6.0%

1.4%

.0% .0%

4 3 5 5 3 7

11.3%

10.0%

.0% .3%

11.3%

5.0% 8.4% 5.0%

6.7% 8.4%

1.7%

15.7%

1.0%

.0%

1.7% 2.0% 3.0%

10.0% 10.4%

8.0% 8.4% 6.7%

1.6%

12.0%

3.2% 7.0%

10.0%

7.0%

12.2% 10.0%

.0% .0%

6.0%

1.0% 2.3%

10.0% 16.4%

1.7%

11.7% 13.6%

5.0% 5.0%

1.7%

20.0%

6.7% 3.3%

11.7%

.0% .0%

10.7%

.7%

20.0%

5.0%

1.4%

.1%

5.7%

1.4%

.3%

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

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 $126,000-$150,999 $176,000-$200,999 $201,000-$250,999 $251,000-$300,999 $301,000-$350,999 $351,000-$400,999 $401,000-$450,999 $451,000-$500,999 $501,000-$600,999 $751,000 or more

80

7.6% 8.8% 9.2%

3.2% 1.3% 5.9% 4.1% 2.1% 2.5% 1.7% 2.6% 5.0% 1.7% 1.7%

8.6% 8.3% 4.2% 7.4% 9.4%

12.0% 13.8% 12.7% 14.7%

47.5% 63.0% 39.5% 44.4% 54.6% 31.3% 45.0% 46.0% 40.0% 26.7% 63.3%

7.3% 2.5% 6.3% 6.4% 6.4%

9.0% 2.5%

3.7%

4

.0%

11 18 14

13.8%

8.4% 2.5%

10.0%

6.8%

5.0%

9.5% 6.3%

11.1% 15.0% 11.7%

.0%

4 3 5 4 3 6

11.3%

18.8% 16.7%

11.3% 11.7%

3.8% 1.0%

.7%

11.7% 11.6% 16.3% 13.3%

9.8% 5.0% 5.0% 3.3%

4.6%

5.4%

6.4% 6.3%

13.6%

12.5% 16.7%

15.0%

.0%

5.0% 7.5%

15.0%

13.3%

5.8%

9.2%

7.5%

1.7%

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