2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Partner

New priority US and PCT Patent application prepared and filed by you in 2016 (Q17) Private Firm, Partner

New priority US and PCT Patent application prepared and filed by you in 2016 (Q17)

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

268

26.0 17.6 33.8 19.7 30.2 21.8 37.0 42.0 16.5 29.2 24.0 21.7 30.0 26.7 21.4 30.1 34.7 18.4 33.7 25.2 23.5 28.2 24.9 67.3 18.2 19.3 16.0 32.5 44.4 27.0 22.1 35.3

8.0 8.0 6.0 5.0

15.0 12.0 22.5 20.0 20.0 15.0 22.5 20.5 10.0 27.5 15.0 15.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 12.0 15.0 30.0 20.0 22.5 15.0 20.0 13.5 12.0 12.0 15.0 20.0 20.0 10.0 15.0 25.0 9.5

30.0 30.0 32.8 30.0 26.3 34.5 37.5 49.3 20.0 47.5 26.5 30.0 58.0 32.5 31.0 25.0 24.0 20.5 28.0 28.8 30.0 42.5 20.0 22.5 24.5 40.0 43.0 25.5 35.0 46.3 ISD

All Individuals

11 18

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Philadelphia CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Southeast Chicago CMSA Minne.-St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas Los Angeles CMSA San Francisco CMSA Other West Non-US Computer Hardware Computer Software Electrical Mechanical Medical/ Health Care Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Chemical

9

38 13

10.0

9.0

8

12.5

10 12

6.8 6.3

Location

6

11.0

60 23

8.5

10.0

6 9

5.3

11.0

29 16 15 29 31 20 62 13 29 50 45 63 29 30 11 10 3 6

5.5 5.0 9.0 8.5 ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

10.0 10.0

8.0

10.0

9.3 5.5 6.0 6.5

120.0

1-2 3-5 6-10

Full-time Intellectual Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

10.0 10.0

11-25 26-50 51-100 101-150 More than 150

6.0 6.0 7.5

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