2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

M EDIAN L ITIGATION C OSTS ( CONTINUED )

$000 S

2005

2007

2009

2011

2013

2015 2017

T RADEMARK I NFRINGEMENT ( CONTINUED ) M ORE THAN $25M ILLION AT R ISK Initial case management

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$50

Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (was End of discovery) Inclusive of pre and post-trial, and appeal when applicable (was Inclusive, all costs)

$750

$600

$750

$1,000

$750

$900 $600

$1,250

$1,250

$1,400

$1,500

$1,500 $1,600 $1,000

Cost of mediation (was Mediation) T RADEMARK O PPOSITION /C ANCELLATION End of discovery

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A $100

$53

$50 $80

$50 $75

$50 $80

$50 $90

$50 $80

$50 $95

$50 $80

Inclusive, all costs

C OPYRIGHT I NFRINGEMENT L ESS THAN $1M ILLION AT R ISK Initial case management

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$15

Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (was End of discovery) Inclusive of pre and post-trial, and appeal when applicable (was Inclusive, all costs)

$138

$150

$150

$200

$150

$150 $100

$250

$290

$300

$350

$300

$250 $200

Cost of mediation (was Mediation)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$40

$25

$1-$10M ILLION AT R ISK

Initial case management

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

$25

Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (was End of discovery) Inclusive of pre and post-trial, and appeal when applicable (was Inclusive, all costs)

$350

$250 $213

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$563

$500 $388

Cost of mediation (was Mediation)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$63

$40

$10-$25M ILLION AT R ISK

Initial case management

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A N/A

N/A

N/A

$50

Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (was End of discovery) Inclusive of pre and post-trial, and appeal when applicable (was Inclusive, all costs)

$600

$500 $375

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A $1,000

$750 $600

Cost of mediation (was Mediation)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A $100

$50

M ORE THAN $25M ILLION AT R ISK Initial case management

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$50

$550

$550

$750

$ 750

$775

$750 $600

Inclusive of discovery, motions, and claim construction (was End of discovery) Inclusive of pre and post-trial, and appeal when applicable (was Inclusive, all costs)

$975

$1,000

$1,100

$1,375

$1,625 $1,200 $1,000

Cost of mediation (was Mediation)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A $100 $100

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