2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Trademark Registration Application (Preparation and Filing) (Q32b)............................................................................................ I-79 Trademark Prosecution (Total, including amendments and interviews but not appeals) (Q32c).................................................. I-79 Trademark Statement of Use (Preparation and Filing) (Q32d) ...................................................................................................... I-80 Trademark Appeal to the Board (Briefed and Argued) (Q32e) ...................................................................................................... I-80 Trademark Section 8 and 15 Declaration (Preparation and Filing) (Q32f) ..................................................................................... I-80 Trademark Renewal Application (Preparation and Filing) (Q32g).................................................................................................. I-81 Filing of Foreign Origin Trademark Registration Application Received Ready for Filing (Q32h) .................................................... I-81 Filing for an International Trademark (Q32i) ................................................................................................................................. I-81 Preparing a UDRP Petition (Q32j) .................................................................................................................................................. I-82 Responding to a UDRP Petition (Q32k).......................................................................................................................................... I-82 Trademarks by Type of Practice Trademark Clearance Search, Analysis, and Opinion (Q32a) ......................................................................................................... I-83 Trademark Registration Application (Preparation and Filing) (Q32b)............................................................................................ I-83 Trademark Prosecution (Total, including amendments and interviews but not appeals) (Q32c).................................................. I-83 Trademark Statement of Use (Preparation and Filing) (Q32d) ...................................................................................................... I-84 Trademark Appeal to the Board (Briefed and Argued) (Q32e) ...................................................................................................... I-84 Trademark Section 8 and 15 Declaration (Preparation and Filing) (Q32f) ..................................................................................... I-84 Trademark Renewal Application (Preparation and Filing) (Q32g).................................................................................................. I-85 Filing of Foreign Origin Trademark Registration Application Received Ready for Filing (Q32h) .................................................... I-85 Filing for an International Trademark (Q32i) ................................................................................................................................. I-85 Preparing a UDRP Petition (Q32j) .................................................................................................................................................. I-86 Responding to a UDRP Petition (Q32k).......................................................................................................................................... I-86 complexity (Preparation and Filing) (Q33a) ..................................................................................................................... I-87 Provisional Patent Application (Preparation and Filing) (Q33b) ................................................................................................... I-87 Original utility application, relatively complex biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33c)..................................... I-87 Original utility application, relatively complex electrical/computer (Preparation and Filing) (Q33d) ........................................... I-88 Original utility application, relatively complex mechanical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33e) ......................................................... I-88 Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity (Preparation and Filing) (Q33f).............................................. I-88 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33g)........................................................................................................................................ I-89 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, electrical/computer (Preparation and Filing) (Q33h)................. I-89 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, mechanical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33i) ............................... I-89 Appeal to Board in utility patent application without oral argument (Q33j)................................................................................. I-90 Appeal to Board in utility patent application with oral argument (Q33k) ..................................................................................... I-90 Issuing an allowed application (All post-allowance activity) (Q33l)............................................................................................... I-90 Ex parte re-exam (Q33m)............................................................................................................................................................... I-91 Paying a Maintenance Fee (Q33n) ................................................................................................................................................. I-91 Utility Patent Novelty Search, Analysis, and Opinion (Q33o)......................................................................................................... I-91 Validity/Invalidity Only Opinion, per patent (Q33p) ...................................................................................................................... I-92 Infringement/Non-Infringement Only Opinion, per patent (Q33q) ............................................................................................... I-92 Combination Validity and Infringement, per patent (Q33r)........................................................................................................... I-92 complexity (Preparation and Filing) (Q33a) ..................................................................................................................... I-93 Provisional Patent Application (Preparation and Filing) (Q33b) ................................................................................................... I-93 Original utility application, relatively complex biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33c)..................................... I-93 Original utility application, relatively complex electrical/computer (Preparation and Filing) (Q33d) ........................................... I-94 Original utility application, relatively complex mechanical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33e) ......................................................... I-94 Patent application amendment/argument of minimal complexity (Preparation and Filing) (Q33f).............................................. I-94 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, biotechnology/chemical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33g)........................................................................................................................................ I-95 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, electrical/computer (Preparation and Filing) (Q33h)................. I-95 Patent application amendment/argument, relatively complex, mechanical (Preparation and Filing) (Q33i) ............................... I-95 Appeal to Board in utility patent application without oral argument (Q33j)................................................................................. I-96 Appeal to Board in utility patent application with oral argument (Q33k) ..................................................................................... I-96 Issuing an allowed application (All post-allowance activity) (Q33l)............................................................................................... I-96 Ex parte re-exam (Q33m)............................................................................................................................................................... I-97 US Utility Patents by Location Original (not divisional, continuation, or CIP) non-provisional utility patent application on invention of minimal US Utility Patents by Type of Practice Original (not divisional, continuation, or CIP) non-provisional utility patent application on invention of minimal

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