2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Corporate IP, Head

New priority US and PCT Patent application prepared and filed by you in 2016 (Q17) Corporate IP, Head

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)

34

18.9 23.8 12.3 11.6 14.5 13.5 19.8 13.2 24.0 27.3 23.0 14.0 4.3 8.8

3.0 4.5 ISD ISD 3.0 4.5 2.8 3.0 7.5 1.5 ISD ISD 2.0 2.8 3.0 2.3 3.8

11.0 19.5

25.0 45.5

All Individuals

6 3 3 7 4 6 8 6 4 3 3 7 8 8 4

Boston CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Other Central San Francisco CMSA Other West Biotechnology Chemical Electrical Mechanical Medical/ Health Care Pharmaceutical

4.0 3.0

ISD ISD

Location

10.0 17.5

23.0 21.5 27.5 25.5 21.3 21.3 20.0 23.5 12.0 47.3 81.8 ISD ISD

8.0 4.5

11.0

3.5

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

15.0 25.0 15.0

10

9.5 6.5

1-2 3-5 6-10 11-25

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

8.0

28.6 34.0

20.0 16.5

Direct and indirect reports (Q19) Corporate IP, Head

Total

82 27.3% 49.4% 15.6%

All Individuals

Count

None 1-5 6-10 11-15 16 or more

How many IP lawyers and patent agents report to you, directly or indirectly?

6.5% 1.3%

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