2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Associate

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

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)

168

22.5 27.5 14.4 19.1 32.2 17.4 34.0 11.9 24.5 20.5 23.3 12.0 21.8 36.0 18.1 22.9 16.3 21.2 24.8 25.6 15.8 12.4 19.6 25.2 24.6 19.9 24.3 22.4 22.3 4.5

8.0

15.0 15.0 13.5 10.0 28.0 15.0 33.5 20.0 20.0 20.0 12.5 15.0 10.0 12.0 10.0 15.0 15.0 20.0 10.0 7.0 8.0

30.0 35.0 20.0 22.5 47.3 25.0 54.3 25.0 37.5 25.0 37.5 18.8 35.0 25.0 15.0 27.5 32.5 40.0 30.0 31.3 21.0 20.0 37.5 30.0 36.0 32.5 26.8 32.5 ISD 6.8

All Individuals

11

12.0

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

8

6.3 5.0

30 12

12.0 10.0 14.3

7 4 7

4.0 7.3

Location

12 31

10.0 10.0

8 4

4.8 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.0 ISD 9.8 6.5 2.3 4.0 6.5 8.5 5.5 9.5 8.8 5.0

19 11

9

17

3

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

33 15 50

10.0 10.0

6 4 5

4.5

12.0

1-2 3-5 6-10

10 21 41 33 26 18 13

9.5

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

10.0

20.0 18.0 13.0 15.0 17.5 10.0

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

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