2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Paying a Maintenance Fee (Q33n) ................................................................................................................................................. I-97 Utility Patent Novelty Search, Analysis, and Opinion (Q33o)......................................................................................................... I-97 Validity/Invalidity Only Opinion, per patent (Q33p) ...................................................................................................................... I-98 Infringement/Non-Infringement Only Opinion, per patent (Q33q) ............................................................................................... I-98 Combination Validity and Infringement, per patent (Q33r)........................................................................................................... I-98

Foreign Origin and Foreign Patents by Location Filing foreign origin utility patent application in USPTO, received ready for filing with formal papers,

assignment, and priority documents (Q34a) ................................................................................................................... I-99 Filing non-PCT patent application abroad (per country, not including associate or government fees) (Q34b)............................. I-99 Filing previously prepared US patent application as PCT application in US Receiving Office (Q34c)............................................. I-99 Entering National Stage in US Receiving Office from foreign origin PCT application (Q34d)....................................................... I-100 Entering National Stage in each foreign Receiving Office from US origin PCT application (Q34e) .............................................. I-100 Paying an annuity or maintenance fee (Q34f) ............................................................................................................................. I-100 Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34g)...................................................................... I-101 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotechnology/chemical, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34h).................................... I-101 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, electrical computer, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34i) .................................................. I-102 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, mechanical, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34j)....................................................... I-102 assignment, and priority documents (Q34a) ................................................................................................................. I-103 Filing non-PCT patent application abroad (per country, not including associate or government fees) (Q34b)........................... I-103 Filing previously prepared US patent application as PCT application in US Receiving Office (Q34c)........................................... I-103 Entering National Stage in US Receiving Office from foreign origin PCT application (Q34d)....................................................... I-104 Entering National Stage in each foreign Receiving Office from US origin PCT application (Q34e) .............................................. I-104 Paying an annuity or maintenance fee (Q34f) ............................................................................................................................. I-104 Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34g)...................................................................... I-105 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotechnology/chemical, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34h).................................... I-105 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, electrical computer, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34i) .................................................. I-105 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, mechanical, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) (Q34j)....................................................... I-106 US Design Patents, Plant Patents, and Copyrights by Location US design patent application (Preparation and Filing) (Q35a)..................................................................................................... I-107 US plant patent application (Preparation and Filing) (Q35b)....................................................................................................... I-107 Copyright registration application (Preparation and Filing) (Q35c) ............................................................................................. I-107 US Design Patents, Plant Patents, and Copyrights by Type of Practice US design patent application (Preparation and Filing) (Q35a)..................................................................................................... I-108 US plant patent application (Preparation and Filing) (Q35b)....................................................................................................... I-108 Copyright registration application (Preparation and Filing) (Q35c) ............................................................................................. I-108 Type of Fee Primarily Used Trademarks (Q32a-k) ................................................................................................................................................................... I-109 US Utility Patents (Q33a-r)........................................................................................................................................................... I-110 Foreign Origin and Foreign Patents (Q34a-j) ............................................................................................................................... I-111 Other US Patents and Copyrights (Q35a-c).................................................................................................................................. I-111 Total Costs of Litigation ........................................................................................................................................................ I-112 Litigation-Patent Infringement, All Varieties by Location Less than $1M at risk–Initial case management (Q36Aa)............................................................................................................ I-112 Less than $1M at risk–Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q36Ab) ........................................................... I-112 Less than $1M at risk–Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q36Ac) ......................................... I-112 Less than $1M at risk–Cost of mediation (Q36Ad) ...................................................................................................................... I-113 Foreign Origin and Foreign Patents by Type of Practice Filing foreign origin utility patent application in USPTO, received ready for filing with formal papers,

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