2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Original non-provisional utility patent application on invention of minimal complexity, e.g., 10 page specification, 10 claims (Preparation and Filing) by Type of Practice (Q33a) 463 103 107 96 81 74 $8,523 $7,896 $8,252 $7,504 $9,483 $10,171 $4,000 $3,320 $3,400 $4,350 $5,000 $4,400 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,125 $7,000 $6,000 $7,000 $6,000 $6,250 $7,000 $8,000 $7,500 $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $8,000 $10,000 $8,625 $10,000 $10,000 $10,000 $9,650 $11,850 $10,500 Number of Respondents Mean (Average) 10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25% Median (Midpoint) Third Quartile 75% 90th Percentile 90% Total 1-3 Attorneys 4-15 Attorneys 16-59 Attorneys 60 or more Attorneys All Corporate 453 103 112 93 79 65 $5,232 $5,203 $4,419 $4,516 $6,408 $6,348 $1,500 $1,120 $1,500 $1,200 $3,000 $1,100 $2,500 $2,000 $2,500 $2,650 $4,000 $2,500 $4,000 $3,000 $3,500 $4,150 $5,500 $5,000 $6,000 $5,000 $5,000 $6,000 $8,000 $9,500 $10,000 $8,300 $7,500 $8,000 $10,000 $13,000 Number of Respondents Mean (Average) 10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25% Median (Midpoint) Third Quartile 75% 90th Percentile 90% Total 1-3 Attorneys 4-15 Attorneys 16-59 Attorneys 60 or more Attorneys All Corporate 226 50 59 43 30 44 $10,785 $10,106 $10,092 $10,974 $13,000 $10,790 $6,000 $4,100 $6,000 $5,400 $8,000 $6,900 $8,000 $7,375 $7,500 $8,500 $8,500 $7,500 $10,000 $9,500 $9,000 $10,000 $13,000 $10,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $12,000 $16,000 $13,500 $16,775 $15,000 $16,000 $15,600 $20,000 $19,000 Number of Respondents Mean (Average) 10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25% Total 1-3 Attorneys 4-15 Attorneys 16-59 Attorneys 60 or more Attorneys All Corporate

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Typical Charges: US Utility Patents by Type of Practice

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Provisional Patent Application (Preparation and Filing) by Type of Practice (Q33b)

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