2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

GROSS INCOME (2016) BY PRIMARY PRACTICE (P. I-3, Q10)

$420,000

Private Firm, Partner

$269,000

Corporate IP, Head

$254,000

Corporate Legal, Head

$250,000

Corporate IP, Attorney

Private Firm, Of Counsel Corporate Legal, Attorney

$246,000

$207,000

$197,500

Private Firm, Associate

$171,500

Solo Practitioner

$170,000

Corporate IP, Agent

PTO Admin/Management

$170,000

$166,340

Corporate Legal, Agent

Government IP, not PTO

$160,000

$132,000

Other

$120,000

PTO Examiner

$116,000

Private Firm, Agent

$0

$100,000 $200,000 $300,000 $400,000 $500,000

Median

BILLABLE HOURS (2016) (P. I-8, Q28) By Practice Type

2000

1800

1,700

1,560

1600

1,500

1400

1,300

1200

1000

800

700

600

400

200

0

Solo

Of Counsel

Partner

Agent

Associate

Median

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