Patent protection in Egypt

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Egypt

Egypt

Egypt: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$2,475, plus about US$6,382 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Egypt must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of cement.

Population118.4m
Economy (GDP)US$365bn
PCT national phase entries a year1,281
RouteNational phase

A leading exporter

  • #3 in the world for cement - US$1.0bn of exports (7% of the world's)

Egypt's economy

  • #5 in the Middle East and North Africa for PCT national phase entries - 1,281 a year
  • #1 in the Middle East and North Africa for Agriculture - US$60bn
  • #2 in the Middle East and North Africa for Household consumption - US$341bn
  • #4 in the Middle East and North Africa for Services - US$173bn
Egypt: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Egypt's share of the Middle East and North Africa's economy, by sector (%)
Egypt: its leading and key exports (2024, US$m)

Goods where Egypt is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.

Questions about patents in Egypt

How much does a patent cost in Egypt?

Our estimate is about US$2,475 to take a PCT application to grant in Egypt. That is about US$1,500 in official fees and US$975 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$843, search US$300, examination request US$615, office action response US$300 and grant / issuance / publication US$417 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,382. 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 Egypt, and which routes are there?

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

What does Egypt's economy make and export?

Egypt's GDP is US$365.3bn, of which services US$172.8bn, industry US$117.1bn (of which manufacturing US$53.0bn) and agriculture US$60.5bn. Spending a year: households US$341.0bn and health care US$16.7bn. Egypt's exports of goods came to US$53.0bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were refined petroleum products (US$6.3bn, 12% of its exports, #28 in the world), gold (US$3.4bn, 6% of its exports, #29 in the world), nitrogen fertilisers (US$1.7bn, 3% of its exports, #5 in the world), insulated wire and cable (US$1.5bn, 3% of its exports, #26 in the world), citrus fruit (US$1.4bn, 3% of its exports, #4 in the world), crude oil (US$1.2bn, 2% of its exports, #37 in the world), televisions and monitors (US$1.2bn, 2% of its exports, #14 in the world), hot-rolled steel (US$1.1bn, 2% of its exports, #17 in the world), cement (US$1.0bn, 2% of its exports, #3 in the world) and copper wire (US$962m, 2% of its exports, #10 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.