2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

US plant patent application (preparation and filing) was reported as being billed on an hourly basis by 51.4% of respondents, while 15.3% reported using an “other” method primarily. Copyright registration application (preparation and filing) is primarily billed as a fixed fee (59.7%), and US design patent application (preparation and filing) is nearly split – 51.9% fixed fee, and 45.5% hourly.

TYPE OF FEE PRIMARILY USED IN 2016 FOR OTHER US PATENTS AND COPYRIGHTS: (P. I-111, Q35a-Q35c)

US Design Patent App (Prep/File)

US Plant Patent App (Prep/File)

Copyright Registration (Prep/File)

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

Fixed Fee Hourly Other

40