2017 Report of the Economic Survey

294 58 76 58 55 46

295 60 73 61 54 46

235 48 61 46 48 31

$2,750 $1,470 $2,700 $5,000 $5,000 $1,386

$5,000 $4,750 $5,000 $5,875 $12,000 $5,000

$2,800 $1,230 $2,000 $3,000 $5,000 $2,640

$5,000 $3,625 $5,000 $5,500 $10,000 $5,000

$5,000 $2,450 $3,300 $6,000 $7,950 $1,336

$12,437 $9,658 $10,726 $11,585 $17,447 $14,038

$10,000 $7,500 $10,000 $10,000 $15,000 $10,000

$15,000 $12,000 $15,000 $15,000 $25,000 $20,000

$25,000 $20,000 $20,000 $20,500 $27,000 $31,500

$11,461 $9,510 $10,379 $10,930 $15,111 $12,304

$10,000 $7,500 $8,000 $10,000 $15,000 $10,000

$15,000 $12,000 $15,000 $15,000 $20,000 $16,000

$20,000 $17,500 $20,000 $19,600 $25,000 $30,000

$18,290 $15,918 $15,880 $17,320 $24,646 $18,667

$9,000 $6,250 $7,500 $10,000 $16,500 $10,000

$15,000 $12,000 $14,000 $15,000 $25,000 $15,000

$25,000 $20,000 $25,000 $20,000 $30,000 $25,000

$35,000 $36,000 $34,000 $38,000 $40,000 $35,000

Attorneys All Corporate

Attorneys All Corporate

Attorneys All Corporate

60 or more

60 or more

60 or more

I-98

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%

Validity/Invalidity Only Opinion, per patent by Type of Practice (Q33p)

Infringement/Non-Infringement Only Opinion, per patent by Type of Practice (Q33q)

Combination Validity and Infringement, per patent by Type of Practice (Q33r)