2017 Report of the Economic Survey

330 71 84 74 61 39

159 31 45 33 30 19

401 94 108 87 66 45

$3,000 $326 $3,500 $4,400 $4,550 $400

$300 $250 $295 $340 $291 $300

$450 $388 $450 $500 $500 $475

$600 $510 $500 $600 $775 $600

$5,129 $4,904 $4,881 $5,005 $6,059 $4,816

$2,500 $2,000 $2,500 $2,500 $3,000 $1,000

$3,000 $2,500 $3,000 $3,500 $4,000 $2,500

$4,200 $4,000 $4,000 $4,500 $4,500 $4,000

$5,500 $5,000 $5,000 $5,125 $7,500 $5,000

$5,500 $5,000 $5,000 $6,250 $6,375 $5,000

$7,500 $7,500 $7,000 $7,500 $9,500 $7,500

$1,099 $937 $1,358 $756 $893 $1,801

$1,000 $1,000 $800 $850 $1,000 $1,500

$1,500 $1,550 $1,220 $1,200 $1,500 $3,100

$8,000 $7,400 $8,000 $7,250 $10,000 $10,000

$9,152 $8,895 $7,814 $8,359 $11,717 $10,075

$10,000 $12,000 $8,500 $10,000 $13,250 $15,000

$15,000 $17,400 $15,000 $13,200 $20,000 $30,000

Attorneys All Corporate

Attorneys All Corporate

Attorneys All Corporate

60 or more

60 or more

60 or more

I-96

16-59

16-59

16-59

Attorneys

Attorneys

Attorneys

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

4-15

4-15

4-15

Attorneys

Attorneys

Attorneys

Typical Charges: US Utility Patents by Type of Practice

Total 1-3 Attorneys

Total 1-3 Attorneys

Total 1-3 Attorneys

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 Type of Practice (Q33j)

Appeal to Board in utility patent application with oral argument by Type of Practice (Q33k)

Issuing an allowed application (All post-allowance activity) by Type of Practice (Q33l)