2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) by Type of Practice (Q34g) 286 57 82 59 54 32 $1,695 $1,459 $2,015 $1,527 $1,605 $1,790 $500 $296 $444 $750 $750 $365 $800 $500 $575 $1,000 $1,000 $550 $1,350 $1,000 $1,200 $1,500 $1,500 $1,500 $1,825 $1,500 $2,000 $1,600 $2,000 $2,375 $2,500 $2,260 $2,940 $2,000 $2,500 $2,850 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

Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotechnology/chemical, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) by Type of Practice (Q34h) 172 35 47 31 30 28 $2,260 $1,938 $2,117 $2,149 $2,502 $2,803 $500 $272 $476 $1,000 $1,020 $408 $1,200 $900 $900 $1,450 $1,938 $1,500 $2,000 $1,500 $1,500 $2,000 $2,500 $2,000 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $3,000 $2,875 $3,500 $3,500 $3,500 $3,000 $3,950 $5,400 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 I-105

Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, electrical computer, where foreign counsel or the client provides detailed response instructions (Preparation and Filing) by Type of Practice (Q34i) 193 35 59 37 36 24 $2,148 $1,695 $2,460 $1,938 $2,554 $1,832 $500 $338 $500 $1,000 $1,140 $360 $1,200 $800 $1,100 $1,475 $1,813 $700 $2,000 $1,500 $2,000 $2,000 $2,550 $1,750 $2,650 $2,500 $2,500 $2,500 $3,000 $2,500 $3,500 $3,500 $4,000 $3,000 $4,000 $3,750 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 AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

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