2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS WHOSE PRACTICE WAS PRIMARILY IP IN THE FIRM IN 2016 (P. F-5, Q5)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS IN FIRM IN 2016 BY TYPE OF ATTORNEY (P. F-4, Q4)

33.3

Partner/Shareholder

10.3

Partner/Shareholder

50.8

Associate

16.4

Associate

11.6

4.1

Of Counsel

Of Counsel

6.8

3.3

Contract/Part-time

Contract/Part-time

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

0.0

10.0

20.0

30.0

40.0

50.0

60.0

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS AND AGENTS BY GENDER WHOSE PRACTICE IS PRIMARILY IP LAW IN THE FIRM IN 2016 (P. F-10, Q11)

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS WHOSE PRACTICE IS PRIMARILY IP LAWWHO BECAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRM IN 2016 (P. F-7, Q7)

3.4

Partner/Shareholder

19.0

Male

5.0

Associate

1.8

Of Counsel

2.0

Contract/Part-time

8.3

Female

2.4

Patent Agents or trainees

0.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

AVERAGE NUMBER OF ATTORNEYS AND AGENTS BY ETHNICITY WHOSE PRACTICE IS PRIMARILY IP LAW IN THE FIRM IN 2016 (P. F-11, Q12)

21.4

White/Caucasian

3.8

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.7

Hispanic/Latino

0.5

Black/African American

0.5

Other

0.4

Blended

0.1

N. Am. Indian/Native Canadian

0.0

5.0

10.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

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