2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Partner

Percent of services in 2016 that were billed (or will be billed) by type of basis (Q28) Private Firm, Partner

Hourly Billing

Mean (Average) Predeter- mined Fee

Mean (Average) Contingent Fee

Mean (Average) Other Basis

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

All Individuals

353

68.5% 46.7% 67.3% 66.1% 68.0% 69.8% 72.5% 78.9% 61.5% 89.2% 68.5% 65.8% 73.8% 59.2% 81.7% 72.7% 68.9% 65.5% 76.4% 68.7% 61.8% 53.6% 86.9% 66.5% 77.5% 58.3% 71.5% 67.3% 71.0% 67.3% 28.8% 57.3% 69.8% 66.5% 67.3% 70.6% 74.0% 67.5% 73.1% 67.2% 68.2% 75.9% 70.0% 60.0% 67.1% 36.7% 54.0% 57.5% 59.6% 65.0% 63.0% 79.5% 78.9% 75.8% 83.5%

29.1% 53.3% 30.2% 33.1% 29.8% 26.8% 24.8% 19.6% 33.1% 10.8% 30.8% 34.2% 24.6% 40.2% 16.7% 21.9% 30.0% 26.1% 21.4% 25.6% 37.5% 44.8% 13.1% 33.3% 10.0% 39.3% 28.1% 29.9% 28.3% 25.5% 71.3% 41.0% 28.2% 30.1% 30.9% 25.8% 24.0% 29.9% 26.1% 30.3% 29.2% 22.7% 27.7% 37.9% 31.4% 63.3% 43.0% 39.5% 37.0% 33.1% 33.4% 18.9% 19.7% 23.2% 16.3%

1.6%

.8% .0% .0% .2%

5-6 7-9

6

.0%

12 47

2.5%

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More

.6%

143

1.0% 3.2% 1.1% 1.4% 2.0%

1.2%

90 55 14 27 13 51 12 12 13 23 13 71 34 14 31 18 18 30 36 26 72 14 11 24 41 57 88 54 83 7 6 4

.1%

1.6%

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

.0%

3.3%

.0% .6% .0% .8% .4%

.0% .0% .0% .8% .2% .0% .7% .0% .0% .0% .6% .0% .0% .0%

Location

1.5%

.8% .4%

4.6%

8.4% 2.1% 1.4%

4.3%

.6%

1.1%

.0% .2%

12.5%

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

.7% .4% .8% .7%

1.7%

.0%

2.0%

.0% .0% .0% .4% .0%

7.3%

Younger than 35 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or Older

.0%

1.3% 2.0% 1.5% 1.1% 3.4%

Age

1.9%

.7% .2%

.9%

1.1%

Male Female

302

1.7%

.9% .0%

Gender

47

.9%

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate Degree White/Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Asian/Pacific Islander Blended Other

229

1.5% 1.8% 1.4% 1.6% 2.1% 1.0%

1.0%

Highest Non-Law Degree

76 32

.8% .0% .7% .0% .6% .0% .0%

301

12 18

Ethnicity

3 5

.0%

3.0%

1-2 3-5 6-10

34 62 49 74 41 50 19 20

.3%

2.7% 1.0% 1.0%

2.5%

Full-time Intellectual

.9%

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

2.8% 1.3% 1.4%

.8% .2% .0% .5% .0%

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

.5% .3%

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-28