2017 Report of the Economic Survey
AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017
TYPICAL CHARGES AND COSTS FOR US UTILITY PATENTS (P. I-91 to I-92 & I-97 to I-98, Q33m, Q33o-Q33r)
Ex parte Re-Exam
Utility Patent Search/Analysis/Opinion
Validity/Invalidity Only Opinion
Infringement/ Non-Infringement Only Opinion
Combination Validity & Infringement Opinion
$0
$5,000
$10,000
$15,000
$20,000
$25,000
$30,000
1st Quartile/3rd Quartile Median Mean
TYPICAL CHARGES AND COSTS FOR FOREIGN ORIGIN AND FOREIGN PATENTS (P. I-99 to I-100 & I-103 to I-104, Q34a-Q34f)
Filing foreign origin utility patent application in USPTO
Filing non-PCT patent application abroad
Filing previously prepared US patent application as PCT application in US Receiving Office
Entering National Stage in US Receiving Office from foreign origin PCT application
Entering National Stage in each foreign Receiving Office from US origin PCT application
Paying an annuity or maintenance fee
$0
$500
$1,000
$1,500
$2,000
1st Quartile/3rd Quartile Median Mean
35
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