Patent protection in Belize

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Belize

Belize

Belize: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$2,389, plus about US$6,326 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Belize must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.

Population0.4m
Economy (GDP)US$3bn
PCT national phase entries a year28
RouteNational phase
Belize: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Belize's share of Latin America and the Caribbean's economy, by sector (%)

Questions about patents in Belize

How much does a patent cost in Belize?

Our estimate is about US$2,389 to take a PCT application to grant in Belize. That is about US$800 in official fees and US$1,589 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$1,042, search US$160, examination request US$240, office action response US$702 and grant / issuance / publication US$245 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,326. 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 Belize, and which routes are there?

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

What does Belize's economy make and export?

Belize's GDP is US$3.3bn, of which services US$2.0bn, industry US$467m (of which manufacturing US$211m) and agriculture US$255m. Spending a year: households US$2.1bn and health care US$131m. Belize's exports of goods came to US$431m in 2024. Its 1 largest exports were sugar (US$101m, 23% of its exports, #40 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.