2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Fixed Fee Hourly Other

I-110

45.3% 51.2% 3.5%

41.5% 55.9% 2.6%

37.7% 57.8% 4.6%

46.0% 50.4% 3.6%

39.5% 57.9% 2.7%

33.3% 65.1% 1.6%

29.5% 66.1% 4.4%

37.1% 59.5% 3.4%

33.1% 64.9% 2.0%

25.4% 71.5% 3.0%

19.1% 76.8% 4.1%

52.7% 45.1% 2.2%

19.6% 75.9% 4.5%

60.6% 36.4% 3.0%

35.5% 62.0% 2.6%

16.6% 80.5% 2.9%

15.4% 81.7% 3.0%

16.0% 80.9% 3.1%

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

Typical Charges: Type of Fee Primarily Used

Type of fee primarily used in 2016 for US Utility Patents (Q33a-r) Original (not divisional, continuation, or CIP) non-provisional utility patent application on invention of minimal complexity, e.g., 10 page specification, 10 claims (Preparation and Filing) Provisional Patent Application (Preparation and Filing) Original utility application, relatively complex biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing)

Original utility application, relatively complex electrical/computer (Preparation and Filing) Original utility application, relatively complex mechanical (Preparation and Filing)

Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity (Preparation and Filing) Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing)

Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, electrical computer (Preparation and Filing) Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, mechanical (Preparation and Filing) Appeal to Board in utility patent application without oral argument Appeal to Board in utility patent application with oral argument Issuing an allowed application (All post-allowance activity) Ex parte re-exam Paying a Maintenance Fee Utility Patent Novelty Search, Analysis, and Opinion Validity/Invalidity Only Opinion, per patent

Infringement/Non-Infringement Only Opinion, per patent Combination Validity and Infringement, per patent