2017 Report of the Economic Survey

All Respondents

Expected total cash income for 2017 (Q12)

Expected total cash income for 2017

10th Percentile 10%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

First Quartile 25%

Median (Midpoint)

Third Quartile 75%

All Individuals

1,021 $334,326 $110,000 $170,000 $250,000 $400,000

$648,400

Solo Practitioner Private Firm, Partner Private Firm, Associate Private Firm, Agent Private Firm, Of Counsel Corporate IP, Head Corporate IP, Attorney Corporate IP, Agent Corporate Legal, Head Corporate Legal, Attorney Corporate Legal, Agent PTO Examiner PTO Admin/Management Government IP, not PTO Other

101 $228,252 $460,000 338 $522,336 $170,000 $263,750 $418,500 $644,000 $1,000,000 215 $222,928 $105,600 $150,000 $205,000 $280,000 $360,000 26 $148,096 $50,000 $106,000 $117,500 $154,750 $298,000 37 $218,189 $56,000 $126,100 $225,000 $287,500 $354,000 78 $370,699 $190,580 $232,625 $310,000 $413,750 $650,500 100 $275,950 $165,300 $200,000 $255,000 $313,750 $399,000 15 $186,980 $106,400 $143,500 $179,200 $203,000 $292,000 20 $271,808 $145,300 $171,250 $242,500 $343,750 $490,000 31 $229,471 $88,400 $169,000 $245,000 $300,000 $350,800 8 $195,061 ISD $134,092 $173,000 $256,250 ISD 11 $110,115 $55,600 $82,434 $112,000 $131,288 $154,000 6 $178,500 ISD $169,250 $177,500 $185,750 ISD 9 $154,267 ISD $146,000 $160,000 $165,750 ISD 26 $184,460 $76,000 $106,275 $145,000 $184,000 $465,000 $45,000 $100,000 $180,000 $250,000

Primary Practice

Full-time IP lawyers and patent agents at all locations (Q16)

Number of Individuals Third Quartile 75% Full-time IP lawyers and patent agents at all locations (Q16) Mean (Average) First Quartile 25% Median (Midpoint)

1,072

47.9

3.0 1.0 5.0

12.0

50.0

All Individuals

100 375 228

1.1

1.0

1.0

Solo Practitioner Private Firm, Partner Private Firm, Associate Private Firm, Agent Private Firm, Of Counsel Corporate IP, Head Corporate IP, Attorney Corporate IP, Agent Corporate Legal, Head Corporate Legal, Attorney Corporate Legal, Agent PTO Admin/Management Government IP, not PTO Other

43.0 63.8 40.7

15.0 35.0 30.0 30.0

55.0 85.0 55.0

12.0 10.0

27 39 79 19 22 34

130.8

7.0 2.0 5.0 5.0 1.0 2.0 2.3

105.0

9.8

3.0

8.0

108

36.2 40.1 11.7 27.8

13.0 20.0

38.8 60.0

Primary Practice

2.0

4.8

10.0

22.5 14.0

8 4 7

7.1

5.0

220.8

43.5

175.0

443.8

20.9 22.8

2.0 1.0

15.0

50.0

20

1.5

5.5

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