2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) by Location (Q34g) 286 12 20 11 43 13 8 12 18 9 64 19 8 8 41 $1,695 $1,385 $2,197 $1,541 $1,886 $904 $1,438 $948 $1,633 $1,333 $1,341 $1,392 $1,431 $1,950 $2,700 $500 $298 $365 $500 $600 $380 ISD $338 $490 ISD $460 $400 ISD ISD $404 $800 $500 $800 $750 $1,100 $500 $575 $485 $875 $875 $750 $600 $525 $850 $1,000 $1,350 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $800 $1,350 $725 $1,350 $1,000 $1,200 $1,500 $1,500 $2,250 $1,500 $1,825 $1,500 $1,950 $2,000 $2,000 $1,100 $2,000 $1,500 $2,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,500 $2,000 $2,875 $1,800 $2,500 $3,550 $3,685 $3,200 $2,680 $1,980 ISD $1,925 $3,020 ISD $2,000 $2,500 ISD ISD $5,300 Number of Respondents Mean (Average) 10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25% Median (Midpoint) Third Quartile 75% 90th Percentile 90% Total Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Phila CMSA Wash, DC CMSA Other East Metro South- east Other South- east Chicago CMSA Minne.- St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas L.A. CMSA S.F. CMSA Other West Location AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-101

Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotechnology/chemical, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) by Location (Q34h) 172 10 12 6 27 6 6 7 12 7 32 13 6 3 25 $2,260 $3,098 $3,382 $2,975 $2,407 $1,392 $1,567 $1,340 $2,258 $2,129 $1,918 $2,462 $1,875 $1,733 $2,213 $500 $298 $376 ISD $1,120 ISD ISD ISD $590 ISD $444 $380 ISD ISD $269 $1,200 $650 $1,225 $1,550 $1,500 $1,025 $1,025 $380 $1,125 $1,000 $1,125 $1,100 $763 ISD $1,275 $2,000 $2,000 $2,400 $2,375 $2,300 $1,200 $1,550 $1,200 $2,250 $2,000 $2,000 $2,000 $2,250 $2,000 $2,000 $2,500 $2,750 $2,875 $4,125 $3,000 $1,938 $1,950 $1,500 $3,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,750 $2,625 ISD $3,000 $3,500 $14,000 $13,800 ISD $3,700 ISD ISD ISD $3,850 ISD $3,350 $7,400 ISD ISD $3,800 Number of Respondents Mean (Average) 10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25% Median (Midpoint) Third Quartile 75% 90th Percentile 90% Total Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Phila CMSA Wash, DC CMSA Other East Metro South- east Other South- east Chicago CMSA Minne.- St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas L.A. CMSA S.F. CMSA Other West Location

Typical Charges: Foreign Origin and Foreign Patents by Location