2017 Report of the Economic Survey
AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017
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R ESPONDENT C OUNT
R ESPONDENT C OUNT
Median Charges for Services F OREIGN O RIGIN AND F OREIGN P ATENTS Filing in USPTO, received ready for filing Filing non-PCT application abroad, per country Filing previously prepared US application as PCT application in US
H OURLY
$1,000
182 140 159 157 133 156
$1,200
81 83
800
850
1,000
1,000
104
Entering National Stage in US Receiving Office from foreign origin Entering National Stage in each foreign receiving office from US origin Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity, where foreign counsel or client provides detailed response instructions Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotech/chemical, where foreign counsel or client provides detailed response instructions Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, electrical computer, where foreign counsel or client provides detailed response instructions Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, mechanical, where foreign counsel or client provides detailed response instructions Paying an annuity or maintenance fee
1,000
1,000
86 87 56
750 250
750 308
1,500
59
1,200
180
2,000
104
2,000
34
1,875
42
2,000
120
1,750
49
2,000
143
US D ESIGN P ATENTS , P LANT P ATENTS , AND C OPYRIGHTS US design patent application
$1,500 1,675
156
$1,600 1,600
121
US plant patent application Copyright registration application
16
11 53
400
118
500
TYPICAL CHARGES AND COSTS FOR TRADEMARKS (INCLUDING SERVICE MARKS) (P. I-79 to I-81 & I-83 to I-85, Q32a-Q32d & Q32f-Q32i)
Clearance Search, Analysis/Opinion
Registration Application (Prep/Filing)
Prosecution (Total-not appeals)
Statement of Use (Prep/Filing)
Section 8 & 15 Declaration (Prep/Filing)
Renewal Application (Prep/Filing)
File Foreign Origin App-Ready for Filing
File for Int'l Trademark
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
$2,500
1st Quartile/3rd Quartile Median Mean
33
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