Patent protection in the United Arab Emirates

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$5,920, plus about US$11,031 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for the United Arab Emirates must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.

Population11.5m
Economy (GDP)US$552bn
PCT national phase entries a year2,562
RouteNational phase

United Arab Emirates's economy

  • #3 in the Middle East and North Africa for PCT national phase entries - 2,562 a year
  • #2 in the Middle East and North Africa for Industry - US$245bn
  • #3 in the Middle East and North Africa for Services - US$303bn
  • #3 in the Middle East and North Africa for Health spending - US$28bn
United Arab Emirates: the economy by sector (US$bn)
United Arab Emirates's share of the Middle East and North Africa's economy, by sector (%)

Questions about patents in the United Arab Emirates

How much does a patent cost in the United Arab Emirates?

Our estimate is about US$5,920 to take a PCT application to grant in the United Arab Emirates. That is about US$4,084 in official fees and US$1,835 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$1,759, search US$817, examination request US$1,796, office action response US$467 and grant / issuance / publication US$1,080 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$11,031. These are estimates only, for a standard application (10 claims, 30 pages, a company applicant): the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.

What is the PCT national phase deadline for the United Arab Emirates, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for the United Arab Emirates must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.

What does the United Arab Emirates's economy make and export?

The United Arab Emirates' GDP is US$552.3bn, of which services US$303.2bn, industry US$244.8bn (of which manufacturing US$51.8bn) and agriculture US$4.2bn. Spending a year: households US$234.5bn and health care US$27.6bn.

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Patent publications and PCT national phase entries: averages over recent years. Exports: customs trade statistics; re-export hubs are left out. Costs are estimates.