2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Filing foreign origin utility patent application in USPTO, received ready for filing with formal papers, assignment, and priority documents by Type of Practice (Q34a) 290 59 89 65 55 20 $1,443 $1,434 $1,383 $1,158 $1,979 $1,260 $500 $500 $600 $500 $500 $355 $750 $700 $750 $700 $900 $435 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $1,200 $1,100 $1,500 $1,750 $1,500 $1,200 $1,500 $1,500 $2,475 $2,500 $2,500 $1,620 $3,800 $2,910 Number of Respondents Mean (Average) 10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25% Median (Midpoint) Third Quartile 75% 90th Percentile 90% Total 1-3 Attorneys 4-15 Attorneys 16-59 Attorneys 60 or more Attorneys All Corporate 248 53 78 50 41 24 $1,081 $1,146 $902 $836 $911 $2,365 $398 $385 $298 $423 $500 $325 $500 $525 $500 $500 $750 $500 $800 $1,000 $800 $800 $900 $1,000 $1,200 $1,500 $1,000 $1,000 $1,100 $2,750 $1,500 $1,650 $1,520 $1,475 $1,455 $8,000 Number of Respondents Mean (Average) 10th Percentile 10% First Quartile 25% Median (Midpoint) Third Quartile 75% 90th Percentile 90% Total 1-3 Attorneys 4-15 Attorneys 16-59 Attorneys 60 or more Attorneys All Corporate 299 71 91 56 48 32 $1,437 $1,902 $1,110 $1,098 $1,236 $2,252 $500 $500 $360 $500 $500 $406 Total 1-3 Attorneys 4-15 Attorneys 16-59 Attorneys 60 or more Attorneys All Corporate

$675 $750 $600 $663 $763 $500

$1,000 $1,000 $1,000 $925 $1,000 $1,000

$1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,175 $1,500 $2,775

$2,100 $4,600 $1,800 $1,530 $2,050 $3,850

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AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

Typical Charges: Foreign Origin and Foreign Patents by Type of Practice

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Filing non-PCT patent application abroad (per country, not including associate or government fees) by Type of Practice (Q34b)

Filing previously prepared US patent application as PCT application in US Receiving Office by Type of Practice (Q34c)