Israel: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$3,598, plus about US$6,327 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Israel must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. Israel is a leading patent market for pharmaceuticals and analysis of biological materials. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of polished diamonds.
Goods where Israel 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.
Our estimate is about US$3,598 to take a PCT application to grant in Israel. That is about US$1,150 in official fees and US$2,449 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$1,395, search US$230, examination request US$345, office action response US$919 and grant / issuance / publication US$710 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,327. 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 Israel must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.
Israel's 10 largest fields of technology by patent publications are pharmaceuticals (1,708 a year), biotechnology (690 a year), medical technology (435 a year), computer technology (328 a year), measurement (221 a year), other special machines (193 a year), other consumer goods (133 a year), organic fine chemistry (125 a year), basic materials chemistry (121 a year) and analysis of biological materials (120 a year). Within its region, it stands out for pharmaceuticals (#1 in the Middle East and North Africa), analysis of biological materials (#1 in the Middle East and North Africa), biotechnology (#1 in the Middle East and North Africa), semiconductors (#1 in the Middle East and North Africa), computer technology (#1 in the Middle East and North Africa) and optics (#1 in the Middle East and North Africa). Publications are growing fastest in other consumer goods (18% a year) and macromolecular chemistry, polymers (5% a year). About 8,003 PCT applications enter the national phase in Israel each year.
Israel's GDP is US$610.8bn, of which services US$395.0bn, industry US$93.4bn (of which manufacturing US$61.0bn) and agriculture US$7.0bn. Spending a year: households US$296.5bn and health care US$39.8bn. Israel's exports of goods came to US$64.0bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were integrated circuits (chips) (US$8.5bn, 13% of its exports, #12 in the world), polished diamonds (US$5.8bn, 9% of its exports, #3 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$3.0bn, 5% of its exports, #22 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$2.8bn, 4% of its exports, #26 in the world), medical and surgical instruments (US$2.6bn, 4% of its exports, #15 in the world), packaged medicines (US$2.1bn, 3% of its exports, #23 in the world), measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, n.e.c. or included in this chapter (US$1.9bn, 3% of its exports, #7 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$1.9bn, 3% of its exports, #47 in the world), jet engines and gas turbines (US$1.1bn, 2% of its exports, #22 in the world) and potash fertilisers (US$991m, 2% of its exports, #5 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.
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