2017 Report of the Economic Survey

AIPLA Report of the Economic Survey 2017

Six in 10 respondents indicate that, there is a strong correlation between the amount at risk in a trademark infringement action and the overall attorney hours required to litigate the action. Almost eight in 10 (78.1%) say the total cost of asserting a trademark infringement action is about the same as the total cost of defending such an action. Those that indicate it is not the same reported that the cost of asserting is 90.5% of the cost of defending.

STRONG CORRELATION BETWEEN AMOUNT AT RISK IN TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT ACTION AND THE OVERALL HOURS REQUIRED TO LITIGATE THE ACTION (P. I-179, Q38B)

Yes 60.8%

No 39.2%

TOTAL COST COMPARISON OF ASSERTING TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT ACTION TO TOTAL COST OF DEFENDING (P. I-180, Q38C)

Cost is About the Same

78.1%

Cost of Asserting Differs from Cost of Defending

21.9% Average Cost of Asserting as a Percent of the Cost of Defending - 90.5%

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