Patent protection in Guatemala

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Guatemala

Guatemala

Guatemala: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$3,819, plus about US$4,976 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Guatemala must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of bananas and nutmeg, mace and cardamoms.

Population18.7m
Economy (GDP)US$123bn
PCT national phase entries a year246
RouteNational phase

A leading exporter

  • #1 in the world for nutmeg, mace and cardamoms - US$515m of exports (41% of the world's)
  • #3 in the world for bananas - US$1.5bn of exports (10% of the world's)

Guatemala's economy

  • #9 in Latin America and the Caribbean for PCT national phase entries - 246 a year
  • #6 in Latin America and the Caribbean for Household consumption - US$107bn
  • #7 in Latin America and the Caribbean for Services - US$77bn
  • #7 in Latin America and the Caribbean for Manufacturing - US$16bn
Guatemala: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Guatemala's share of Latin America and the Caribbean's economy, by sector (%)
Guatemala: its leading and key exports (2024, US$m)

Goods where Guatemala 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 Guatemala

How much does a patent cost in Guatemala?

Our estimate is about US$3,819 to take a PCT application to grant in Guatemala. That is about US$800 in official fees and US$3,019 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$1,530, search US$160, examination request US$608, office action response US$1,129 and grant / issuance / publication US$392 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$4,976. 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 Guatemala, and which routes are there?

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

What does Guatemala's economy make and export?

Guatemala's GDP is US$123.3bn, of which services US$76.6bn, industry US$26.9bn (of which manufacturing US$16.3bn) and agriculture US$11.8bn. Spending a year: households US$107.5bn and health care US$7.3bn. Guatemala's exports of goods came to US$15.5bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were bananas (US$1.5bn, 10% of its exports, #3 in the world), coffee (US$958m, 6% of its exports, #16 in the world), sugar (US$758m, 5% of its exports, #8 in the world), palm oil (US$549m, 4% of its exports, #6 in the world), nutmeg, mace and cardamoms (US$515m, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), t-shirts, singlets and other vests (US$432m, 3% of its exports, #28 in the world), packaged medicines (US$409m, 3% of its exports, #48 in the world), jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles (US$379m, 2% of its exports, #24 in the world), melons (US$316m, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world) and blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses (US$261m, 2% of its exports, #6 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.