2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

More than 70.0% reported that there is a strong correlation between the amount at risk in a trade secret misappropriation action and the overall attorney hours required to litigate the action. Seven in 10 say the total cost of asserting a trade secret misappropriation action is about the same as the total cost of defending such an action.

STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN AMOUNT AT RISK IN TRADE SECRET MISAPPROPRIATION ACTION AND THE OVERALL HOURS REQUIRED TO LITIGATE THE ACTION (P. I-209, Q41B)

Yes 73.3%

No 26.7%

TOTAL COST COMPARISON OF ASSERTING TRADE SECRET MISAPPROPRIATION ACTION TO TOTAL COST OF DEFENDING (P. I-210, Q41C)

Cost is About the Same

69.4%

Cost of Asserting Differs from Cost of Defending

30.6%

Average Cost of Asserting as a Percent of the Cost of Defending - 96.3%

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