2017 Report of the Economic Survey

28 0 5 2 2 0 1 2 2 1 6 4 1 0 2

90.5% ISD 100.0% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 90.8% 95.0% ISD ISD ISD 50.0% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

66.3% ISD 77.5% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 50.0% 62.5% ISD ISD ISD

80.0% ISD 80.0% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 97.5% 85.0% ISD ISD ISD

123.8% ISD 132.5% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD 125.0% 137.5% ISD ISD ISD 141.0% ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

West

Other

S.F.

CMSA

L.A.

CMSA

Central Texas

Other

PMSA

St. Paul

Minne.-

CMSA

Chicago

Location

South- east

Other

South- east

Metro

100.0% .0% 9

60.0% 40.0% 5

100.0% .0% 5

85.7% 14.3% 7

71.4% 28.6% 7

75.0% 25.0% 8

75.0% 25.0% 4

75.0% 25.0% 4

ISD ISD 2

100.0% .0% 7

54.5% 45.5% 11

80.0% 20.0% 10

68.4% 31.6% 19

71.4% 28.6% 14

87.5% 12.5% 16

78.1% 21.9% 128

I-180

Total

Count

East

Other

Wash, DC CMSA

Trademark Infringement

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

Phila

defending

CMSA

Cost of asserting is a

percent of the cost of

action?

NYC

CMSA

CMSA

Boston

About the same In your experience, how does the total cost of asserting a trademark infringement action

compare to the total cost of defending such an

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 the cost

of defending

The total cost of asserting a trademark infringement action in comparison to the total cost of defending such an action (Q38C) Cost of asserting as a percent of the cost of defending (Q38Cx)