2017 Report of the Economic Survey

86 3 11 2 13 0 2 2 4 5 11 14 4 4 9 2 91.1% 126.7% 82.8% ISD 106.2% ISD ISD ISD 86.3% 55.0% 76.8% 77.5% 104.3% 76.3% 78.9% ISD 38.5% ISD 34.0% ISD 32.0% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 38.0% 32.5% ISD ISD ISD ISD I-161

50.0% ISD 50.0% ISD 67.5% ISD ISD ISD 48.8% 30.0% 75.0% 50.0% 69.0% 41.3% 50.0% ISD 75.0% 150.0% 66.0% ISD 80.0% ISD ISD ISD 77.5% 60.0% 80.0% 65.0% 100.0% 75.0% 60.0% ISD 125.0% ISD 125.0% ISD 150.0% ISD ISD ISD 132.5% 77.5% 85.0% 86.3% 143.8% 112.5% 125.0% ISD 150.0% ISD 185.0% ISD 230.0% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 117.0% 175.0% ISD ISD ISD ISD AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

West 15

Other

S.F.

CMSA

L.A.

CMSA

Central Texas

Other

PMSA

St. Paul

Minne.-

CMSA

Chicago

Location

South- east

Other

South- east

Metro

East

Other

75.0% 25.0% 8

71.4% 28.6% 7

71.4% 28.6% 7

42.9% 57.1% 7

42.9% 57.1% 7

78.6% 21.4% 14

52.2% 47.8% 23

48.0% 52.0% 25

83.3% 16.7% 12

66.7% 33.3% 18

54.5% 45.5% 11

75.6% 24.4% 45

55.9% 44.1% 34

62.1% 37.9% 29

81.8% 18.2% 11

Patent Infringement

64.0% 36.0% 258

Total

Count

Wash, DC CMSA

Phila

CMSA

percent of the cost of

Cost of

defending

asserting is a

NYC

CMSA

CMSA

About the same In your experience, how does the total cost of asserting a patent infringement action compare to the total cost of defending such an action?

Boston

Total

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA

Phila CMSA

Wash, DC CMSA Other East

Metro Southeast

Other Southeast

Chicago CMSA

Minne.- St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas L.A. CMSA

S.F. CMSA

Other West Non-US

Number of Respondents Mean (Average)

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

All Individuals Location

% of cost of

defending

The total cost of asserting a patent infringement action in comparison to the total cost of defending such an action (Q36F) Cost of asserting as a percent of the cost of defending (Q36Fx)