2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Associate

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

Hourly Billing

Mean (Average) Predeter- mined Fee

Mean (Average) Contingent Fee

Mean (Average) Other Basis

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

199

64.6% 63.4% 70.4% 59.0% 60.1% 59.0% 78.3% 90.7% 65.2% 74.6% 71.3% 75.4% 55.1% 61.3% 35.0% 60.7% 46.0% 60.5% 65.8% 75.0% 78.8% 71.4% 39.5% 87.5% 63.4% 38.3% 54.5% 62.8% 69.3% 66.0% 70.5% 71.7% 71.1% 59.0% 61.4% 69.3% 52.1% 63.3% 77.6% 64.8% 62.6% 66.2% 60.4% 70.8% 65.7% 27.0% 65.4% 35.0% 80.0% 90.0% 54.8% 49.4% 56.5% 66.5% 71.5% 79.8% 64.6%

32.4% 33.6% 28.8% 34.4% 37.6% 40.1% 21.7% 34.6% 25.4% 28.8% 23.6% 44.9% 33.8% 65.0% 20.0% 54.0% 38.5% 22.3% 25.0% 18.8% 20.9% 60.0% 12.5% 36.6% 61.7% 43.5% 30.9% 26.6% 34.0% 29.5% 28.3% 25.4% 37.2% 34.5% 30.7% 47.9% 34.6% 18.8% 32.2% 34.7% 31.0% 37.2% 29.2% 31.6% 68.0% 31.5% 46.7% 20.0% 10.0% 34.6% 44.4% 42.7% 30.4% 28.5% 20.3% 27.5% .7%

2.5% 3.0%

.5% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .6% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0%

All Individuals

41 28 40 33 33 12

Fewer than 5 5-6 7-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More

.9%

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

4.1% 2.3%

2.5%

.9% .0%

7

8.6%

13 13

.2% .0% .0%

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 Other areas Biotechnology Chemical

4

40 11

1.0%

.0%

8 4 7

5.0%

.0%

19.3%

Location

10 33 13

.0% .9%

4.2%

7.7%

5 4

.0%

2.5% 7.7%

23 11

.5% .0% .0% .0%

8

16

3

31 16 50

1.9%

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

.0%

6.3%

4.1%

5

.0% .0% .0%

10

3

42 59 29 23 12 14 17

3.5% 3.8%

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

.7% .0% .0%

3.4%

Age

2.1% 3.5% 3.0%

160

Male Female

Gender

37

.0%

2.7%

124

2.9%

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

Highest Non-Law Degree

51 18

.5% .0%

2.0%

168

2.1% 5.0% 3.1%

5

13

Ethnicity

3 3 6

18.3%

.0% .0%

1-2 3-5 6-10

13 26 40 38 30 24 18

10.5%

Full-time Intellectual

6.2%

.9%

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

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

3.2%

.0% .0%

2.3%

5.6%

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017 I-41