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226 12 12 8 27 10 11 9 17 15 47 16 8 4 30

463 19 28 15 58 26 20 20 26 20 107 27 13 14 70

453 19 28 14 55 23 20 18 25 21 102 28 14 14 72

$6,000 $5,750 $3,085 ISD $2,060 $3,650 $6,500 ISD $5,600 $4,900 $6,800 $4,440 ISD ISD $5,500

$8,000 $10,000 $8,000 $7,500 $7,000 $6,875 $9,000 $7,750 $9,000 $9,000 $7,500 $8,000 $6,750 $11,250 $7,875

$10,000 $17,500 $9,000 $9,250 $9,500 $8,500 $10,000 $8,500 $12,000 $10,000 $10,000 $9,500 $10,000 $15,500 $9,500

$4,000 $5,000 $3,300 $3,600 $2,450 $3,350 $3,280 $3,100 $4,400 $5,100 $4,400 $3,900 $926 $7,750 $3,910

$5,000 $6,500 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $4,950 $4,625 $4,525 $5,750 $6,200 $5,500 $5,000 $2,750 $8,000 $5,000

$7,000 $8,000 $6,000 $7,500 $7,000 $6,250 $7,750 $6,000 $7,750 $7,750 $6,500 $7,000 $6,000 $8,750 $7,000

$8,000 $10,000 $6,950 $9,750 $8,625 $8,000 $9,500 $7,750 $9,250 $8,875 $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $10,875 $8,000

$5,232 $7,255 $3,875 $6,500 $4,735 $4,678 $4,850 $3,717 $5,208 $5,662 $5,160 $7,202 $2,401 $6,964 $5,452

$1,500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,500 $480 $780 $1,330 $293 $1,500 $1,840 $2,000 $1,410 $355 $2,250 $1,500

$2,500 $2,500 $2,000 $3,625 $2,000 $2,500 $3,000 $2,000 $2,500 $3,750 $3,000 $4,000 $900 $3,375 $2,500

$4,000 $6,500 $3,000 $5,500 $4,000 $3,500 $4,750 $3,250 $4,500 $5,000 $4,000 $5,000 $2,250 $5,000 $4,000

$6,000 $12,000 $5,000 $7,625 $7,000 $6,000 $7,250 $5,250 $6,750 $7,750 $5,500 $7,875 $3,075 $7,250 $6,500

West

West

$10,785 $14,958 $9,254 $12,469 $10,888 $9,050 $10,636 $10,389 $11,571 $9,600 $9,999 $11,725 $9,776 $14,750 $10,554

$12,000 $20,000 $10,000 $14,688 $13,000 $10,250 $12,000 $12,000 $14,000 $11,500 $12,000 $12,000 $11,875 $17,500 $14,250

West

$8,523 $10,842 $5,989 $7,177 $8,396 $10,023 $7,480 $5,899 $9,942 $7,715 $7,427 $9,311 $5,593 $11,679 $10,777

$10,000 $18,000 $8,871 $11,000 $11,525 $11,700 $11,800 $8,950 $10,300 $10,850 $10,000 $10,000 $8,600 $27,500 $11,000

Other

Other

Other

$16,775 $20,000 $15,400 ISD $25,000 $19,100 $15,600 ISD $20,000 $12,800 $15,000 $25,500 ISD ISD $17,700

S.F.

CMSA

L.A.

$10,000 $14,000 $8,100 $15,000 $9,700 $11,800 $9,350 $7,550 $9,160 $10,500 $7,850 $15,000 $6,250 $20,000 $10,000 Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Phila CMSA Wash, DC Metro South- east Other South- east Chicago CMSA Minne.- St. Paul PMSA Other Location

L.A.

CMSA

CMSA S.F. CMSA

Central Texas L.A. CMSA S.F. CMSA

Central Texas

Central Texas

Other

Other

PMSA

PMSA

St. Paul

Minne.-

St. Paul

Minne.-

CMSA

CMSA

Chicago

Chicago

Location

Location

South- east

South- east

Other

Other

South- east

South- east

Metro

Metro

I-87

East

Other

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Wash, DC CMSA

CMSA Other East

CMSA Other East

Wash, DC

Phila

CMSA

Phila

CMSA

Typical Charges: US Utility Patents by Location

NYC

NYC

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

Boston

CMSA

Boston

Total

Total

Total

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First Quartile 25%

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Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Original non-provisional utility patent application on invention of minimal complexity, e.g., 10 page specification, 10 claims (Preparation and Filing) by Location (Q33a) Provisional Patent Application (Preparation and Filing) by Location (Q33b)

Original utility application, relatively complex biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing) by Location (Q33c)