2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Of Counsel

Percent of time devoted to the following IP areas, by Income Level (Q15) Private Firm, Of Counsel

Mean (Average) Business Law

Copy- rights

Mean (Average) Foreign IP Law

Trade Secrets

Trade- marks

Mean (Average) General IP

Mean (Average) Patents

Mean (Average) Other areas

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

All Individuals Less than $126,000 $176,000-$200,999 $201,000-$250,999 $251,000-$300,999 $301,000-$350,999

38

1.3%

2.1% 2.2% 5.0% 2.5%

7.8% 4.4% 9.3%

5.2% 6.0% 3.3% 3.3% 7.1%

71.5% 67.0% 61.7% 63.8% 72.9% 85.0%

1.2%

9.8%

.0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0%

9 3 4 7 3

.6%

.6%

17.0% 10.0% 18.8%

5.0%

5.7%

.0%

11.8% 11.4%

.0% .7%

2.1% 1.7%

.7%

2.1% 1.7%

1.7%

8.3%

.0%

1.7%

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

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)

23

14.3 10.3 11.0

5.0 3.8 3.5 5.5 ISD 3.0 ISD 5.3 ISD 4.0

10.0

20.0 15.0 21.5 11.5

All Individuals

6 4 4 2 6 3 6 3 4

7.5 8.0 8.5 ISD 7.5 5.0 9.0 5.0 4.5

Washington, DC CMSA Other Central Computer Software Electrical Mechanical

Location

8.5 ISD 9.7

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

ISD

15.3

11.0 11.2 12.7 14.5

ISD

3-5 6-10 11-25 51-100

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

20.0

ISD

35.0

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