2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Corporate IP, Head

Annual IP Budget for Company for 2016 (Q22) Corporate IP, Head

What was the annual IP budget for your organization (excluding litigation) in 2016 (provide the IP budget for your business unit if your company allocates IP budget by business unit) in USD?

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

All Individuals

63 $5,502,267 7 $6,490,901 3 $16,066,667 5 $2,760,000 5 $6,780,000 13 $3,373,579 6 $5,083,333 3 $4,733,333

$620,000 $1,500,000 $4,000,000 $5,500,000 $13,600,000

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Central Texas San Francisco CMSA Other West Biotech Chemical Electrical Computer Software Mechanical Medical/Health Care Pharmceutical Other

ISD $4,000,000 $5,000,000 $9,000,000

ISD ISD ISD ISD

ISD

ISD $8,000,000

ISD

ISD $1,150,000 $2,500,000 $4,500,000 ISD $1,200,000 $4,500,000 $13,500,000

Location

$290,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $11,600,000

ISD $3,000,000 $3,750,000 $6,750,000

ISD

ISD ISD 11 $3,940,909 $1,280,000 $1,500,000 $3,500,000 $5,000,000 $11,500,000 3 $5,100,000 ISD ISD $5,000,000 ISD ISD 7 $4,662,329 ISD $2,500,000 $4,000,000 $5,000,000 ISD 8 $5,350,000 ISD $3,200,000 $4,000,000 $7,375,000 ISD 8 $4,468,750 ISD $912,500 $1,750,000 $5,500,000 ISD 9 $8,389,614 ISD $1,403,263 $4,000,000 $16,000,000 ISD 6 $3,416,667 ISD $1,450,000 $4,000,000 $4,775,000 ISD 7 $8,164,286 ISD $300,000 $2,000,000 $10,000,000 ISD 15 $4,466,667 $660,000 $2,000,000 $3,000,000 $8,000,000 $11,000,000 19 $2,536,842 $300,000 $800,000 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $8,000,000 18 $4,405,157 $1,295,000 $1,650,000 $4,000,000 $5,625,000 $10,200,000 14 $4,964,286 $1,850,000 $3,000,000 $4,000,000 $5,475,000 $11,500,000 7 $15,564,286 ISD $3,800,000 $14,000,000 $20,000,000 ISD 3 $11,833,333 ISD ISD $5,000,000 ISD ISD ISD $4,500,000 ISD

Field of technology that best describes the focus of company or business unit

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

Corporate IP budget per full-time IP lawyer or agent in 2016 (Q22) Corporate IP, Head

Corporate IP budget per full-time IP lawyer or agent in 2016

10th Percentile 10%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

62 $1,200,833 7 $1,205,945 3 $2,511,111 5 $1,905,000 12 $1,097,436 6 $1,657,407 3 $1,049,206 5 $584,762

$203,333

$412,500

$833,333 $1,500,000 $3,333,333

All Individuals

ISD $211,111 $1,159,077 $1,750,000

ISD ISD ISD ISD

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Central Texas San Francisco CMSA Other West Biotech Chemical Electrical Computer Software Mechanical Medical/Health Care Pharmceutical Other

ISD

ISD $3,333,333

ISD

ISD $328,571

$600,000

$833,333

ISD $1,012,500 $1,500,000 $3,000,000

Location

$68,077

$363,723

$500,000 $1,818,182 $3,550,000

ISD $427,083

$812,500 $3,625,000

ISD ISD

ISD

ISD $883,333

ISD

11

$736,359 $734,921

$145,200

$416,667

$714,286 $1,000,000 $1,366,667

3

ISD

ISD $883,333

ISD

ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

6 $1,430,944 8 $1,317,014

ISD $422,619

$892,038 $2,500,000

ISD $779,167 $1,000,000 $1,364,583

Field of technology that best describes the focus of company or business unit

8 9

$685,417 $667,774

ISD $404,167 ISD $350,816

$500,000 $500,000

$766,667 $912,500

6 $1,050,984 7 $1,496,886 15 $1,656,515 19 $1,692,105 18 $1,373,280

ISD

$86,571

$573,810 $2,000,000

ISD $300,000 $1,000,000 $3,333,333

$345,000 $300,000 $410,163 $275,000

$566,667 $1,272,727 $2,500,000 $4,200,000 $400,000 $1,000,000 $2,500,000 $4,000,000 $550,000 $1,079,538 $1,531,250 $3,400,000

1-2 3-5 6-10 11-25 51-100

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

14

$664,229

$370,536

$500,000

$756,548 $1,625,000

7 $1,088,625

ISD $211,111

$866,667 $1,272,727

ISD ISD

3

$189,683

ISD

ISD

$71,429

ISD

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