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 RADE S ECRET M ISAPPROPRIATION S UIT L ESS THAN $1M ILLION AT R ISK Initial case management

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$30

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)

$200

$200

$250

$250

$250

$250 $200

$300

$350

$400

$425

$425

$500 $400

Cost of mediation (was Mediation)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$50

$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

$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)

$500

$500 $350

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$800

$925 $663

Cost of mediation (was Mediation)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$50

$35

$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)

$850

$800 $975

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A $1,400 $1,500 $1,250

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 $100

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)

$1,000 $1,000

$1,225 $1,360 $1,900 $1,625 $1,200

$2,000 $1,750

$2,250 $2,500 $2,950 $2,650 $1,650

Cost of mediation (was Mediation)

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$113

$55

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