2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Copyright Infringement Correlation between the amount at risk and the overall attorney hours required to litigate (Q40B)......................................... I-195 Total cost of asserting compared to total cost of defending (Q40C) ........................................................................................... I-196 Cost of asserting as percent of cost of defending (Q40Cx) .......................................................................................................... I-196 Litigation-Trade Secret Misappropriation by Location Less than $1M at risk– Initial case management (Q41a) ............................................................................................................. I-197 Less than $1M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41b)............................................................. I-197 Less than $1M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41c)........................................... I-197 Less than $1M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41d)........................................................................................................................ I-198 $1-$10M at risk– Initial case management (Q41e)...................................................................................................................... I-198 $1-$10M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41f) ...................................................................... I-198 $1-$10M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41g) ................................................... I-199 $1-$10M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41h) ................................................................................................................................ I-199 $10-$25M at risk– Initial case management (Q41i)..................................................................................................................... I-199 $10-$25M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41j) .................................................................... I-200 $10-$25M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41k) ................................................. I-200 $10-$25M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41l)................................................................................................................................ I-200 Greater than $25M at risk– Initial case management (Q41m) .................................................................................................... I-201 Greater than $25M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41n) ..................................................... I-201 Greater than $25M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41o)................................... I-201 Greater than $25M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41p) ................................................................................................................ I-202 Litigation-Trade Secret Misappropriation by Type of Practice Less than $1M at risk– Initial case management (Q41a) ............................................................................................................. I-203 Less than $1M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41b)............................................................. I-203 Less than $1M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41c)........................................... I-203 Less than $1M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41d)........................................................................................................................ I-204 $1-$10M at risk– Initial case management (Q41e)...................................................................................................................... I-204 $1-$10M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41f) ...................................................................... I-204 $1-$10M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41g) ................................................... I-205 $1-$10M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41h) ................................................................................................................................ I-205 $10-$25M at risk– Initial case management (Q41i)..................................................................................................................... I-205 $10-$25M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41j) .................................................................... I-206 $10-$25M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41k) ................................................. I-206 $10-$25M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41l)................................................................................................................................ I-206 Greater than $25M at risk– Initial case management (Q41m) .................................................................................................... I-207 Greater than $25M at risk– Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (Q41n) ..................................................... I-207 Greater than $25M at risk– Inclusive of pre-trial, trial, post-trial, and appeal (when applicable) (Q41o)................................... I-207 Greater than $25M at risk– Cost of mediation (Q41p) ................................................................................................................ I-208 Trade Secret Misappropriation Correlation between the amount at risk and the overall attorney hours required to litigate (Q41B)......................................... I-209 Total cost of asserting compared to total cost of defending (Q41C) ........................................................................................... I-210 Cost of asserting as percent of cost of defending (Q41Cx) .......................................................................................................... I-210 Mediation/Arbitration Total cost of resolving dispute through arbitration compared to resolving dispute through litigation (Q42)............................. I-211 Cost of arbitration as percent of cost of litigation (Q42x) ........................................................................................................... I-211 Frequency mediation/arbitration initiated in 2016 (Q43) ........................................................................................................... I-212 FIRM DATA Background ......................................................................................................................................................................................F-1 Position of the person responding on behalf of the firm (Q1).........................................................................................................F-2 Number of major office locations in 2016 by size of firm (Q3) ........................................................................................................F-2 Other locations (Q2) .......................................................................................................................................................................F-3 Number of attorneys in the firm in 2016 by size of firm (Q4)..........................................................................................................F-4 Number of attorneys whose practice is primarily IP in the firm in 2016 by size of firm (Q5) ..........................................................F-5 Number of agents and assistants involved primarily in the IP practice of the firm in 2016 by size of firm (Q6) .............................F-6 Number of attorneys whose practice is primarily IP law who joined the firm in 2016 by size of firm (Q7).....................................F-7 Percentage of attorneys hired through a recruiter (head hunter) by size of firm (Q8) ...................................................................F-8

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