Patent protection in Barbados

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Barbados

Barbados

Barbados: 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 Barbados must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.

Population0.3m
Economy (GDP)US$8bn
PCT national phase entries a year44
RouteNational phase
Barbados: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Barbados's share of Latin America and the Caribbean's economy, by sector (%)

Questions about patents in Barbados

How much does a patent cost in Barbados?

Our estimate is about US$3,922 to take a PCT application to grant in Barbados. 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 Barbados, and which routes are there?

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

What does Barbados's economy make and export?

Barbados' GDP is US$8.0bn, of which services US$5.8bn, industry US$927m (of which manufacturing US$376m) and agriculture US$118m. Spending a year: households US$4.9bn and health care US$364m. Barbados' exports of goods came to US$441m in 2024.

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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.