2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

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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