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Report of the 

Economic Survey 

2017 

Prepared Under Direction of the 

American Intellectual Property Law Association 

Law Practice Management Committee 

Donika P. Pentcheva, Chair 

Frank L. Gerratana, Vice Chair 

June 2017 

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Average hourly billing rate in 2016 (Q30)

Private Firm, Partner

331 $503 $301 $373 $450 $580 $799

6 $327 ISD $250 $330 $375 ISD

11 $382 $256 $300 $350 $445 $690

43 $381 $297 $315 $365 $421 $517

131 $498 $321 $375 $450 $600 $750

85 $553 $348 $400 $490 $675 $900

55 $575 $348 $420 $525 $700 $962

13 $632 $295 $410 $700 $800 $994

26 $582 $386 $433 $540 $705 $930

13 $578 $328 $450 $550 $738 $884

52 $535 $346 $400 $470 $681 $818

12 $397 $250 $350 $390 $483 $528

12 $481 $268 $365 $438 $510 $950

12 $384 $305 $341 $363 $424 $525

24 $562 $380 $453 $522 $640 $895

13 $484 $280 $358 $425 $598 $763

70 $398 $290 $320 $378 $446 $593

32 $606 $334 $413 $528 $819 $900

7 $575 ISD $400 $525 $770 ISD

13 $634 $401 $478 $525 $798 $1,022

32 $417 $300 $318 $390 $469 $578

19 $551 $285 $370 $420 $750 $950

28 $433 $299 $350 $420 $500 $630

5 $669 ISD $413 $700 $910 ISD

33 $493 $309 $353 $450 $535 $783

25 $518 $318 $350 $450 $673 $840

71 $446 $303 $350 $400 $513 $634

15 $450 $298 $380 $400 $550 $564

9 $786 ISD $500 $900 $1,025 ISD

3 $367 ISD ISD $350 ISD ISD

22 $354 $250 $300 $348 $405 $457

37 $471 $299 $335 $390 $600 $750

52 $474 $300 $350 $423 $528 $791

84 $490 $315 $390 $450 $550 $785

52 $535 $344 $389 $478 $593 $900

79 $573 $373 $420 $525 $700 $950

284 $504 $315 $375 $450 $575 $790

43 $485 $300 $330 $425 $605 $846

219 $495 $310 $365 $440 $565 $795

69 $542 $300 $398 $500 $690 $850

29 $481 $300 $340 $450 $600 $785

293 $503 $300 $374 $450 $578 $800

6 $486 ISD $303 $483 $668 ISD

14 $533 $325 $393 $505 $620 $848

5 $516 ISD $333 $375 $770 ISD

33 $380 $250 $300 $350 $410 $530

59 $414 $300 $360 $390 $450 $535

46 $446 $300 $350 $425 $531 $604

67 $447 $300 $350 $400 $500 $604

38 $517 $314 $418 $495 $568 $754

46 $622 $379 $450 $568 $789 $950

18 $634 $401 $475 $615 $756 $853

20 $837 $603 $669 $825 $984 $1,095

All Individuals

5-6

7-9

10-14

15-24

25-34

35 or More

Years of

Intellectual

Property Law

Experience

Boston CMSA

NYC CMSA

Philadelphia CMSA

Washington, DC CMSA

Other East

Metro Southeast

Other Southeast

Chicago CMSA

Minne.-St. Paul PMSA

Other Central

Texas

Los Angeles CMSA

San Francisco CMSA

Other West

Location

Biotechnology

Chemical

Computer Hardware

Computer Software

Electrical

Mechanical

Medical/ Health Care

Pharmaceutical

IP Technical

Specialization

(>=50%)

Younger than 35

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60 or Older

Age

Male

Female

Gender

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctorate Degree

Highest Non-Law

Degree

White/Caucasian

Hispanic/Latino

Asian/Pacific Islander

Other

Ethnicity

1-2

3-5

6-10

11-25

26-50

51-100

101-150

More than 150

Full-time

Intellectual

Property lawyers

and agents in the

firm or

corporation

Number of

Individuals

Mean

(Average)

10th

Percentile

10%

First

Quartile

25%

Median

(Midpoint)

Third

Quartile

75%

90th

Percentile

90%

Average hourly billing rate in 2016

Private Firm, Partner

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Average hourly billing rate in 2016 (Q30)

Private Firm, Associate

186 $386 $225 $274 $340 $475 $606

39 $314 $205 $250 $280 $360 $525

32 $312 $220 $246 $278 $339 $509

36 $442 $273 $325 $378 $578 $685

30 $377 $250 $274 $343 $424 $618

29 $439 $300 $323 $450 $498 $650

11 $485 $269 $375 $480 $575 $800

5 $601 ISD $418 $640 $765 ISD

14 $479 $235 $321 $505 $593 $738

14 $461 $205 $316 $413 $610 $775

3 $338 ISD ISD $340 ISD ISD

37 $452 $278 $323 $400 $555 $700

10 $334 $205 $288 $325 $389 $487

8 $343 ISD $269 $343 $369 ISD

4 $300 ISD $228 $316 $358 ISD

7 $351 ISD $275 $310 $475 ISD

10 $294 $165 $239 $270 $351 $466

33 $283 $215 $233 $260 $316 $387

12 $435 $253 $328 $415 $565 $682

5 $412 ISD $320 $370 $525 ISD

4 $476 ISD $413 $488 $529 ISD

25 $385 $223 $250 $365 $475 $632

8 $496 ISD $364 $468 $656 ISD

16 $326 $216 $231 $313 $344 $516

4 $366 ISD $249 $310 $540 ISD

30 $385 $223 $271 $358 $464 $569

15 $355 $209 $260 $325 $400 $560

48 $334 $220 $250 $333 $400 $475

5 $379 ISD $250 $375 $510 ISD

9 $424 ISD $283 $380 $570 ISD

41 $317 $201 $243 $300 $355 $519

55 $387 $226 $260 $335 $505 $632

27 $374 $222 $260 $325 $470 $650

24 $397 $225 $311 $393 $490 $575

11 $421 $317 $325 $340 $455 $792

11 $439 $242 $300 $450 $575 $670

15 $506 $307 $375 $475 $640 $788

146 $385 $240 $275 $340 $463 $600

38 $388 $200 $250 $350 $504 $651

115 $380 $220 $260 $325 $475 $608

52 $387 $240 $285 $350 $450 $629

15 $425 $238 $315 $375 $565 $663

157 $379 $240 $275 $335 $458 $600

13 $454 $205 $298 $460 $593 $665

3 $498 ISD ISD $400 ISD ISD

3 $258 ISD ISD $225 ISD ISD

5 $241 ISD $197 $225 $293 ISD

13 $377 $220 $250 $380 $475 $552

22 $314 $210 $250 $313 $353 $435

36 $350 $224 $253 $318 $400 $551

35 $381 $240 $290 $340 $425 $605

30 $440 $260 $314 $430 $516 $673

22 $360 $263 $275 $333 $419 $558

18 $554 $318 $449 $583 $658 $733

All Individuals

Fewer than 5

5-6

7-9

10-14

15-24

25-34

35 or More

Years of

Intellectual

Property Law

Experience

Boston CMSA

NYC CMSA

Philadelphia CMSA

Washington, DC CMSA

Other East

Metro Southeast

Other Southeast

Chicago CMSA

Minne.-St. Paul PMSA

Other Central

Texas

Los Angeles CMSA

San Francisco CMSA

Other West

Location

Biotechnology

Chemical

Computer Hardware

Computer Software

Electrical

Mechanical

Medical/ Health Care

Pharmaceutical

IP Technical

Specialization

(>=50%)

Younger than 35

35-39

40-44

45-49

50-54

55-59

60 or Older

Age

Male

Female

Gender

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Doctorate Degree

Highest Non-Law

Degree

White/Caucasian

Asian/Pacific Islander

Blended

Other

Ethnicity

1-2

3-5

6-10

11-25

26-50

51-100

101-150

More than 150

Full-time

Intellectual

Property lawyers

and agents in the

firm or

corporation

Number of

Individuals

Mean

(Average)

10th

Percentile

10%

First

Quartile

25%

Median

(Midpoint)

Third

Quartile

75%

90th

Percentile

90%

Average hourly billing rate in 2016

Private Firm, Associate

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