Patent protection in Antigua and Barbuda

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$3,922, plus about US$8,669 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Antigua and Barbuda must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.

Population0.1m
Economy (GDP)US$2bn
PCT national phase entries a year4
RouteNational phase
Antigua and Barbuda: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Antigua and Barbuda's share of Latin America and the Caribbean's economy, by sector (%)

Questions about patents in Antigua and Barbuda

How much does a patent cost in Antigua and Barbuda?

Our estimate is about US$3,922 to take a PCT application to grant in Antigua and Barbuda. That is about US$1,500 in official fees and US$2,422 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$1,464, search US$300, examination request US$738, office action response US$887 and grant / issuance / publication US$534 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$8,669. 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 Antigua and Barbuda, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Antigua and Barbuda must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.

What does Antigua and Barbuda's economy make and export?

Antigua and Barbuda's GDP is US$2.3bn, of which services US$1.6bn, industry US$425m (of which manufacturing US$57m) and agriculture US$35m. Spending a year: households US$1.4bn and health care US$79m. Antigua and Barbuda's exports of goods came to US$217m in 2024. Its 1 largest exports were ships (US$116m, 53% of its exports, #31 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.

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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.