2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Corporate IP, Head

Percent of annual corporate IP budget devoted to the following types of work, by Income Level (Q26) Corporate IP, Head

Mean (Average) litigation or formal ADR Fees paid to outside counsel to perform opinions or counseling prior to

In house staff to provide

Mean (Average) non-licen- sing trans- actional work In house staff to perform

In house staff to perform and/or manage IP prosecution work

Mean (Average) In house staff to perform other dispute resolution

Mean (Average) litigation or formal ADR opinions or counseling prior to

Fees paid to outside counsel to perform IP prosecution

Mean (Average) counsel to perform IP licensing Fees paid to outside

Mean (Average) In house staff to perform IP licensing

Mean (Average) In house staff to perform IP litigation

In house staff to perform post-grant proceedings

Number of Individuals TOTAL

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

All Individuals $126,000-$150,999 $176,000-$200,999 $201,000-$250,999 $251,000-$300,999 $301,000-$350,999 $351,000-$400,999 $401,000-$450,999 $451,000-$500,999 $751,000 or more Gross Income in 2016

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22.9% 20.0% 20.0% 22.8% 12.3% 36.7% 13.3% 17.8% 11.7% 40.8%

5.1% 1.7% 2.6% 4.3% 3.5% 3.3% 5.8% 7.3% 7.8% 13.3%

4.8% 6.7% 6.1% 2.4% 7.3% 7.7% 2.7% 5.0% 2.3% 2.8%

4.4% 6.7% 3.3% 5.7% 2.8% 8.3% 1.3% 8.8% 6.3% 2.5%

1.5%

2.1%

.3% .0% .4% .3% .4% .0% .0% .3% .0% .2%

35.8% 50.0% 40.6% 30.0% 54.3% 22.7% 60.0% 41.3% 35.0% 13.3%

5.5% 3.7% 5.7% 7.6% 6.5% 5.0% 4.0%

1.3%

3 9

.0%

.0%

.0%

2.1% 1.6%

1.2% 2.8%

2.3%

16 12

.9% .7% .0%

.6%

.8% .3% .0%

3 3 4 3 6

4.3%

.0%

4.0%

4.0%

4.0% 1.7% 5.7%

.3%

.0% .3%

.0%

16.7%

1.2%

1.2%

4.2%

Percent of annual corporate IP budget devoted to the following types of work, by Income Level (Q26) (cont'd) Corporate IP, Head

Mean (Average) non-licen- sing trans- actional work Fees paid to outside counsel to perform

Fees paid to outside counsel to perform other dispute resolution

Fees paid to outside counsel to perform post-grant proceedings

Supervision and training of attorneys or agents within your organization

Participation in bar association or professional association activities

Mean (Average) counsel to perform IP litigation Fees paid to outside

Office managemen t and administrati on

Mean (Average) Pro bono work

Number of Individuals TOTAL

Mean (Average) Other

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

Mean (Average)

All Individuals $126,000-$150,999 $176,000-$200,999 $201,000-$250,999 $251,000-$300,999 $301,000-$350,999 $351,000-$400,999 $401,000-$450,999 $451,000-$500,999 $751,000 or more Gross Income in 2016

64

1.0%

5.4%

3.1%

.3% .0% .6% .4% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .2%

1.5%

2.9%

.5% .3% .4% .6% .7% .0% .2% .5% .7% .2%

.0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .0% .2% .3% .0% .0%

1.6%

3 9

.0%

.0%

.0%

.0%

11.0%

.0% .0%

1.4% 1.7%

5.7% 7.2% 1.6%

3.9% 3.1% 2.8%

1.4% 2.5% 1.2% 1.0%

2.3% 3.0% 2.3% 3.3% 1.0% 1.7% 2.5% .7%

16 12

3.1% 2.3%

.2% .0%

3 3 4 3 6

.0% .0%

.0%

.0%

3.7%

1.7% 3.0%

.7% .3% .7%

1.7%

.3%

7.8% 4.0%

.0% .0% .0%

1.7%

10.0%

.0%

12.0%

4.0%

1.5%

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