6. (c) Appelfeld Zer Fisher What happens in the US? How bad is the backlog? Average time between filing and first Office Action (Months) Technological Field 23.9 Semiconductors 30.5 Static Structures 35.4 Organic Chemistry 25.9 Molecular Biology 24.9 Computer Architecture 23.4 Medical Devices 42.9 Pharmaceutical formulations 34.8 Digital Communication 38.8 Computer Networks 42.3 Business Methods
17. Worldwide Licensing Revenues, 1980 to 2010 Development of Worldwide Licensing Revenues 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 1980 1990 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2010 in Billion USD European patent office Ocean Tomo The Economist The New York Times Athreye & Cantwell Rivette & Kline Klawitter & Hombrecher