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53 4 4 0 4 0 2 2 3 4 10 8 3 2 7

58 5 4 1 8 1 2 1 3 3 11 7 3 2 7

57 5 4 1 8 1 2 1 3 3 10 7 3 2 7

$10 $20 $35 ISD $14 ISD ISD ISD ISD $6 $25 $11 ISD ISD $8

$9 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $12 ISD ISD ISD ISD

$90 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $95 ISD ISD ISD ISD

$10 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $5 ISD ISD ISD ISD

$103 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $132 ISD ISD ISD ISD

$54 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $21 ISD ISD ISD ISD

$1,500 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $2,875 ISD ISD ISD ISD

$40 $53 $51 ISD $31 ISD ISD ISD $87 $20 $37 $33 $25 ISD $65

$25 $50 $50 ISD $33 ISD ISD ISD $40 $18 $25 $15 $25 ISD $20

$50 $88 $69 ISD $48 ISD ISD ISD ISD $36 $50 $50 ISD ISD $30

$52 $50 $33 ISD $50 ISD ISD ISD $47 $53 $42 $66 $53 ISD $86

$20 $38 $8 ISD $25 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $15 $5 ISD ISD $20

$50 $50 $13 ISD $40 ISD ISD ISD $50 $50 $25 $75 $50 ISD $25

$200 $200 $163 ISD $170 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $83 $525 ISD ISD $50

$60 $63 $79 ISD $69 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $50 $100 ISD ISD $150

$563 $430 $338 ISD $895 ISD ISD ISD $500 $400 $615 $732 $400 ISD $536

$500 $500 $350 ISD $800 ISD ISD ISD $550 $250 $450 $600 $300 ISD $225

$600 $625 $500 ISD $1,500 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $588 $750 ISD ISD $500

West

West

West

Other

Other

Other

S.F.

S.F.

S.F.

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

L.A.

L.A.

L.A.

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

Central Texas

Central Texas

Central Texas

Other

Other

Other

PMSA

PMSA

PMSA

St. Paul

St. Paul

St. Paul

Minne.-

Minne.-

Minne.-

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

Chicago

Chicago

Chicago

Location

Location

Location

South- east

South- east

South- east

Other

Other

Other

South- east

South- east

South- east

Metro

Metro

Metro

I-137

East

East

East

Other

Other

Other

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Wash, DC CMSA

Wash, DC CMSA

Wash, DC CMSA

Phila

Phila

Phila

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

NYC

NYC

NYC

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

Boston

Boston

Boston

Total

Total

Total

Total Costs: Litigation-Defending Claims of Patent Infringement by Non-Practicing Entity by Location

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%

Litigation-Defending Claims of Patent Infringement by Non-Practicing Entity <$1M Cost of mediation (000s) by Location (Q36Cd)

Litigation-Defending Claims of Patent Infringement by Non-Practicing Entity $1-$10M Initial case management (000s) by Location (Q36Ce)

Litigation-Defending Claims of Patent Infringement by Non-Practicing Entity $1-$10M Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (000s) by Location (Q36Cf)