The Gambia: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,015, plus about US$5,168 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for the Gambia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate the Gambia together with other ARIPO member states.
Patent protection in Gambia can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO patent that designates Gambia and other member states. The figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Gambia's own patent office, so they may understate its market. See ARIPO.
Our estimate is about US$1,015 to take a PCT application to grant in the Gambia. That is about US$500 in official fees and US$515 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$562, search US$100, examination request US$150 and grant / issuance / publication US$203. Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$5,168. 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.
The PCT national phase for the Gambia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate the Gambia together with other ARIPO member states.
The Gambia's GDP is US$2.6bn, of which services US$1.4bn, industry US$411m (of which manufacturing US$35m) and agriculture US$619m. Spending a year: households US$2.2bn and health care US$73m. The Gambia's exports of goods came to US$206m in 2024.
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