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

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