2017 Report of the Economic Survey
AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017
ESTIMATED TOTAL COST OF POST-GRANT PROCEEDINGS (P. I-162 to I-165, Q37i-Q37iv)
Through filing petition
Through end of motion practice
Through PTAB hearing
Through appeal
$0
$100
$200
$300
$400
$500
$600
$700
Thousands
1st Quartile/3rd Quartile Median Mean
Two-thirds (67.1%) of respondents say the total cost of filing a petition for post-grant proceedings (IPR, CMB or PGR) is about the same as the total cost of defending such an action. Those that indicate it is not the same reported that the cost of asserting is 91.7% of the cost of defending.
TOTAL COST COMPARISON OF FILING A PETITION FOR POST-GRANT PROCEEDINGS (IPR, CBM or PGR) TO TOTAL COST OF DEFENDING (P. I-166, Q37B)
Cost is About the Same
67.1%
32.9%
Cost of Asserting Differs from Cost of Defending
Average Cost of Filing as a Percent of the Cost of Defending - 91.7%
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