2017 Report of the Economic Survey

$8,000 $24,000 $5,300 $10,000 $10,000 $7,000 $7,400 $5,600 $8,600 $9,000 $8,000 $12,900 ISD $19,700 $8,800 159 11 11 10 26 3 6 7 9 2 38 10 4 4 18 Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Phila CMSA Wash, DC CMSA Other East Metro South- east Other South- east Chicago CMSA Minne.- St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas L.A. Other West Location

330 15 16 11 49 19 11 15 16 13 77 22 9 12 45

401 17 24 11 59 21 13 17 23 15 91 28 12 12 58

$3,000 $1,180 $5,100 $4,250 $2,214 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $4,850 $2,290 ISD ISD $309

$300 $290 $250 $400 $380 $215 $380 $224 $400 $190 $271 $250 $168 $395 $300

$450 $650 $313 $550 $500 $350 $500 $425 $500 $400 $400 $500 $263 $575 $480

$600 $1,000 $500 $600 $575 $500 $800 $500 $600 $700 $500 $700 $500 $1,000 $600

$9,152 $14,623 $6,591 $10,300 $9,602 $7,000 $7,500 $6,961 $9,778 ISD $8,955 $12,160 $4,633 $13,750 $6,840

$5,500 $6,500 $6,000 $6,875 $5,000 ISD $4,875 $380 $7,750 ISD $6,000 $4,375 $238 $7,500 $3,875 $7,500 $10,000 $6,000 $8,000 $7,000 $9,000 $6,500 $9,000 $10,000 ISD $7,750 $12,250 $4,160 $11,250 $6,400

$10,000 $20,000 $7,500 $14,000 $10,500 ISD $9,375 $10,000 $12,000 ISD $11,250 $16,250 $9,500 $22,500 $8,500

$5,129 $7,390 $3,750 $5,489 $5,340 $4,184 $4,364 $3,353 $5,688 $4,731 $5,119 $5,027 $3,326 $8,792 $5,091

$2,500 $1,640 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,000 $2,600 $356 $2,850 $1,800 $2,500 $2,370 ISD $4,300 $1,800 $3,000 $3,000 $3,000 $3,500 $3,000 $2,000 $3,000 $2,000 $4,250 $3,500 $3,450 $3,000 $1,660 $5,250 $3,500 $4,200 $5,000 $3,750 $5,000 $4,500 $3,000 $4,000 $3,500 $5,000 $4,500 $4,500 $4,000 $3,500 $6,250 $4,000

$5,500 $9,000 $4,000 $7,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $5,000 $7,375 $5,500 $6,000 $5,000 $4,450 $10,000 $5,000

$1,099 $1,210 $593 $743 $1,262 $608 $1,681 $533 $894 $903 $714 $3,217 $593 $2,017 $1,022

$1,000 $1,375 $788 $1,000 $850 $675 $1,250 $650 $1,000 $1,500 $800 $1,238 $950 $1,425 $1,000

$1,500 $3,200 $1,025 $1,160 $1,500 $1,400 $7,800 $1,000 $1,800 $2,200 $1,200 $11,500 $1,350 $9,850 $2,050

West

West

Other

Other

$15,000 $45,000 $9,600 $20,000 $24,500 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD $15,250 $29,000 ISD ISD $15,300

S.F.

S.F.

CMSA

CMSA

L.A.

L.A.

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA S.F. CMSA

Central Texas

Central Texas

Other

Other

PMSA

PMSA

St. Paul

St. Paul

Minne.-

Minne.-

CMSA

CMSA

Chicago

Chicago

Location

Location

South- east

South- east

Other

Other

South- east

South- east

Metro

Metro

I-90

East

East

Other

Other

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Wash, DC CMSA

Wash, DC CMSA

Phila

Phila

CMSA

CMSA

Typical Charges: US Utility Patents by Location

NYC

NYC

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

CMSA

Boston

Boston

Total

Total

Total

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Appeal to Board in utility patent application without oral argument by Location (Q33j)

Issuing an allowed application (All post-allowance activity) by Location (Q33l)

Appeal to Board in utility patent application with oral argument by Location (Q33k)