Patent protection in Hungary

Questions about patents in Hungary

How much does a patent cost in Hungary?

Our estimate is about US$3,087 to take a PCT application to grant in Hungary. That is about US$1,500 in official fees and US$1,587 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$1,000, search US$300, examination request US$740, office action response US$420 and grant / issuance / publication US$628 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$8,004. 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 Hungary, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Hungary must be entered within 31 months of the earliest priority date. A European patent, granted by the European Patent Office, can also be validated in Hungary; most patent protection there is obtained this way.

In which technologies is Hungary an important patent market?

Hungary's 10 largest fields of technology by patent publications are pharmaceuticals (680 a year), electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (355 a year), biotechnology (265 a year), other special machines (232 a year), organic fine chemistry (231 a year), medical technology (213 a year), digital communication (204 a year), civil engineering (170 a year), transport (146 a year) and materials, metallurgy (141 a year). Within its region, it stands out for pharmaceuticals (#3 in Europe and Central Asia), biotechnology (#3 in Europe and Central Asia), organic fine chemistry (#4 in Europe and Central Asia), materials, metallurgy (#6 in Europe and Central Asia), electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (#7 in Europe and Central Asia) and audio-visual technology (#7 in Europe and Central Asia). Publications are growing fastest in organic fine chemistry (39% a year), electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (37% a year) and measurement (18% a year).

What does Hungary's economy make and export?

Hungary's GDP is US$246.5bn, of which services US$148.0bn, industry US$56.6bn (of which manufacturing US$37.3bn) and agriculture US$6.5bn. Spending a year: households US$129.5bn and health care US$13.5bn. Hungary's exports of goods came to US$159.8bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were cars (US$13.8bn, 9% of its exports, #16 in the world), vehicle parts (US$10.7bn, 7% of its exports, #13 in the world), packaged medicines (US$7.4bn, 5% of its exports, #18 in the world), batteries (US$7.2bn, 4% of its exports, #6 in the world), computers (US$6.2bn, 4% of its exports, #12 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$3.9bn, 2% of its exports, #15 in the world), petrol engines (US$3.4bn, 2% of its exports, #6 in the world), vaccines, blood products and biologics (US$3.4bn, 2% of its exports, #16 in the world), electrical control panels (US$3.0bn, 2% of its exports, #7 in the world) and insulated wire and cable (US$2.9bn, 2% of its exports, #17 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.