2017 Report of the Economic Survey

All Respondents

Familiarity with the Global Dossier? (Q18)

Are you familiar with the Global Dossier?

Count Total

Yes

No

36.6% 26.2% 38.3% 40.8% 31.0% 35.0% 27.8% 45.4% 55.6% 21.7% 14.3% 50.0% 46.2% 60.0% 33.3% 34.3%

63.4% 73.8% 61.7% 59.2% 69.0% 65.0% 72.2% 54.6% 44.4% 78.3% 85.7% 50.0% 53.8% 40.0% 66.7% 65.7%

1,114

All Individuals

107 371 233

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

29 40 79 18 23 35

108

Primary Practice

8

13

5 9

35

Billable Hours, Billing Rate, Dollars Billed (Q29, Q30, Q27)

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

598

1,427

1,036

1,500

1,823 1,083 1,841 1,944 1,700 1,675 $520 $380 $580 $475 $345

All Individuals Solo Practitioner

71

790

350

700

How many billable hours did you record in 2016?

307 172

1,476 1,636 1,420 1,232 $438 $323 $503 $386 $284 $495

1,130 1,400

1,500 1,700 1,560 1,300 $400 $315 $450 $340 $300 $472

Private Firm, Partner Private Firm, Associate Private Firm, Agent Private Firm, Of Counsel

19 29

778 906

659

$310 $250 $373 $274 $210 $375

All Individuals Solo Practitioner

93

Average hourly billing rate in 2016

331 186

Private Firm, Partner Private Firm, Associate Private Firm, Agent Private Firm, Of Counsel

19 30

$580 615 $590,630 $300,000 $513,000 $750,000 97 $285,400 $104,000 $200,000 $350,000 310 $725,235 $423,905 $600,500 $900,000 165 $545,703 $340,000 $533,000 $708,000 16 $338,280 $135,750 $310,000 $485,777 27 $565,827 $380,000 $575,000 $740,000

All Individuals Solo Practitioner

Dollar amount was billed for the legal services you performed in 2016?

Private Firm, Partner Private Firm, Associate Private Firm, Agent Private Firm, Of Counsel

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