2017 Report of the Economic Survey

107 21 32 21 21 12

290 81 86 59 33 30

330 78 87 63 53 48

$150 $163 $150 $150 $170 $22

$200 $218 $200 $200 $200 $50

$412 $270 $363 $1,332 $8,000 $365

$5,000 $3,750 $5,000 $8,750 $11,000 $815

$364 $485 $370 $329 $291 $173

$280 $300 $300 $300 $250 $200

$400 $404 $400 $350 $400 $250

$500 $600 $500 $500 $460 $297

$1,000 $500 $1,000 $1,000 $1,080 $670

$3,431 $2,901 $3,340 $3,116 $4,384 $3,847

$1,500 $1,150 $1,500 $1,500 $1,800 $1,500

$2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $3,000 $2,650

$3,011 $2,500 $3,000 $2,500 $5,000 $5,000

$7,000 $5,200 $5,000 $5,000 $7,600 $8,050

$18,734 $17,467 $15,557 $20,989 $26,810 $11,348

$15,000 $12,000 $10,000 $15,000 $25,000 $11,500

$25,000 $20,000 $20,000 $27,500 $35,000 $18,750

$50,000 $53,600 $33,500 $50,000 $50,000 $28,500

Attorneys All Corporate

Attorneys All Corporate

Attorneys All Corporate

60 or more

60 or more

60 or more

I-97

16-59

16-59

16-59

Attorneys

Attorneys

Attorneys

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

4-15

4-15

4-15

Attorneys

Attorneys

Attorneys

Typical Charges: US Utility Patents by Type of Practice

Total 1-3 Attorneys

Total 1-3 Attorneys

Total 1-3 Attorneys

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%

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Ex parte re-exam by Type of Practice (Q33m)

Paying a Maintenance Fee by Type of Practice (Q33n)

Utility Patent Novelty Search, Analysis, and Opinion by Type of Practice (Q33o)