2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Percent of firm's activities were outsourced to an external provider by size of firm (Q18-Q19)

Number of Firms Reporting

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

Number of Attorneys in Firm

76

83.5%

86.3% 100.0% 100.0%

All Firms One Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More All Firms Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More

8 4

100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

What percent of your firm's international filing is outsourced to an external provider?

72.5% 90.9% 85.0% 74.9% 81.1% 85.6% 81.9% 73.0% 71.2% 81.9% 84.6% 94.4% 74.9%

35.0%

82.5% 100.0%

11 12 22

90.0% 100.0% 100.0% 81.3% 100.0% 100.0% 50.0% 100.0% 100.0% 60.0% 100.0% 100.0% 82.5% 100.0% 100.0% 75.0% 100.0% 100.0%

9

10

101

5

45.0% 22.5%

85.0%

95.0%

What percent of your firm's annuity payments are outsourced to an external provider?

13 16 35 17 13

90.0% 100.0%

57.5% 100.0% 100.0% 75.0% 100.0% 100.0% 97.5% 100.0% 100.0%

40.0%

99.0% 100.0%

Percent of firm's billings in IP law by size of firm (Q20-Q21)

Number of Firms Reporting

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

Number of Attorneys in Firm

174

82.2% 98.1% 96.7% 93.2% 94.0% 70.9% 25.7% 87.7% 85.4% 86.0% 93.0% 87.8% 87.8% 88.2% 82.5%

88.8% 100.0% 100.0% 95.0% 100.0% 100.0% 96.3% 100.0% 100.0% 90.0% 100.0% 100.0% 95.0% 100.0% 100.0%

All Firms One Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More All Firms One Two 3-5 6-10 11-30 31-100 101 or More

13 12 25 25 54 25 20 12 12 23 25 49 25 18

What percent of this firm's practice by billings is in IP law?

90.9% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

12.0% 100.0% 100.0%

7.5%

10.5% 92.1%

25.2% 98.5%

164

85.0% 81.3% 81.3% 80.0% 81.5% 85.5% 88.1%

Approximately what percent of the firm's billable IP hours in 2016 were actually billed to clients (hourly or other basis)?

95.0% 100.0%

90.0%

90.0%

85.0% 100.0% 100.0%

90.0% 92.0% 92.0% 91.6%

98.0% 99.0% 98.0% 95.0%

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