2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Total Gross Income for 2016 from your primary practice (Q10).................................................................................................... I-44 Expected total cash income for 2017 (Q12)................................................................................................................................... I-45 Percent of time devoted to types of work, by Income Level (Q13) ............................................................................................... I-45 Percent of time devoted to IP areas, by Income Level (Q15)......................................................................................................... I-46 New priority US and PCT Patent applications prepared and filed in 2016 (Q17)........................................................................... I-46 Billable hours recorded in 2016 (Q29) ........................................................................................................................................... I-47 Average hourly billing rate in 2016 (Q30) ...................................................................................................................................... I-48 Percent of services in 2016 that were billed (or will be billed) by type of basis (Q28) .................................................................. I-49 Dollar amount billed for legal services performed in 2016 (Q27).................................................................................................. I-50 Corporate IP Department, Head.............................................................................................................................................. I-51 Background Information ................................................................................................................................................................ I-51 Total Gross Income for 2016 from your primary practice (Q10).................................................................................................... I-52 Amount of year-end cash bonus (Q10a) ........................................................................................................................................ I-53 Total Gross Income for 2016 by Number of Subordinates (Q10b)................................................................................................. I-54 Employer's 2016 contribution to 401(k)/403(b) retirement and savings plans (Q11) ................................................................... I-55 Expected total cash income for 2017 (Q12)................................................................................................................................... I-56 Percent of time devoted to types of work, by Income Level (Q13) ............................................................................................... I-57 Percent of time devoted to IP areas, by Income Level (Q15)......................................................................................................... I-57 New priority US and PCT Patent applications prepared and filed in 2016 (Q17)........................................................................... I-58 Direct and indirect reports (Q19)................................................................................................................................................... I-58 Percent of activities handled by in-house counsel other than liaison with outside counsel, by Income Level (Q20).................... I-59 Annual gross revenues for company in 2016 (Q21)....................................................................................................................... I-59 Annual IP budget for company for 2016 (Q22).............................................................................................................................. I-60 Corporate IP budget per full-time IP lawyer or agent in 2016 (Q22)............................................................................................. I-60 Change in IP budget for company from 2015 to 2016 (Q23) ......................................................................................................... I-61 Reasons for change in corporate budget (Q24) ............................................................................................................................. I-62 Technology focus of company or business unit (Q25) ................................................................................................................... I-62 Percent of annual corporate IP budget devoted to types of work, by Income Level (Q26)........................................................... I-63 Percent of annual corporate IP budget devoted to types of work, by Technology Focus of Company (Q26) ............................... I-64 Corporate IP Department, Attorney........................................................................................................................................ I-65 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................... I-65 Total Gross Income for 2016 from your primary practice (Q10).................................................................................................... I-66 Amount of year-end cash bonus (Q10a) ........................................................................................................................................ I-67 Total Gross Income for 2016 by Number of Subordinates (Q10b)................................................................................................. I-68 Employer's 2016 contribution to 401(k)/403(b) retirement and savings plans (Q11) ................................................................... I-69 Expected total cash income for 2017 (Q12)................................................................................................................................... I-70 Percent of time devoted to types of work, by Income Level (Q13) ............................................................................................... I-71 Percent of time devoted to IP areas, by Income Level (Q15)......................................................................................................... I-71 New priority US and PCT Patent applications prepared and filed in 2016 (Q17)........................................................................... I-72 Direct and indirect reports (Q19)................................................................................................................................................... I-72 Private Firm, Agent ................................................................................................................................................................. I-73 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................... I-73 Total Gross Income for 2016 from your primary practice (Q10).................................................................................................... I-73 Expected total cash income for 2017 (Q12)................................................................................................................................... I-74 New priority US and PCT Patent applications prepared and filed in 2016 (Q17)........................................................................... I-74 Billable hours recorded in 2016 (Q29) ........................................................................................................................................... I-75 Average hourly billing rate in 2016 (Q30) ...................................................................................................................................... I-75 Percent of services in 2016 that were billed (or will be billed) by type of basis (Q28) .................................................................. I-76 Corporate IP Department, Agent............................................................................................................................................. I-77 Background .................................................................................................................................................................................... I-77 Total Gross Income for 2016 from your primary practice (Q10).................................................................................................... I-77 Expected total cash income for 2017 (Q12)................................................................................................................................... I-78 New priority US and PCT Patent applications prepared and filed in 2016 (Q17)........................................................................... I-78 Direct and indirect reports (Q19)................................................................................................................................................... I-78 Typical Charges....................................................................................................................................................................... I-79 Trademarks by Location Trademark Clearance Search, Analysis, and Opinion (Q32a) ......................................................................................................... I-79

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