Patent protection in Iraq

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Iraq

Iraq

Iraq: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$2,216, plus about US$6,848 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Iraq must be entered within 31 months of the earliest priority date.

Population47.0m
Economy (GDP)US$254bn
PCT national phase entries a year77
RouteNational phase

A leading exporter

  • Crude oil: 90% of Iraq's exports - US$97.9bn (#5 in the world)

Iraq's economy

  • #6 in the Middle East and North Africa for Services - US$133bn
  • #6 in the Middle East and North Africa for Household consumption - US$130bn
  • #6 in the Middle East and North Africa for Industry - US$115bn
Iraq: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Iraq's share of the Middle East and North Africa's economy, by sector (%)
Iraq: its leading and key exports (2024, US$m)

Goods where Iraq 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 Iraq

How much does a patent cost in Iraq?

Our estimate is about US$2,216 to take a PCT application to grant in Iraq. That is about US$800 in official fees and US$1,416 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$845, search US$160, examination request US$343, office action response US$444 and grant / issuance / publication US$423 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,848. 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 Iraq, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Iraq must be entered within 31 months of the earliest priority date.

What does Iraq's economy make and export?

Iraq's GDP is US$254.4bn, of which services US$133.0bn, industry US$115.5bn (of which manufacturing US$10.2bn) and agriculture US$8.7bn. Spending a year: households US$129.8bn and health care US$15.7bn. Iraq's exports of goods came to US$109.1bn in 2024. Its 6 largest exports were crude oil (US$97.9bn, 90% of its exports, #5 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$8.9bn, 8% of its exports, #24 in the world), petroleum coke and bitumen (US$1.1bn, 1% of its exports, #4 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$487m, 0% of its exports, #48 in the world), coal-tar oils (US$219m, 0% of its exports, #26 in the world) and dates, pineapples, avocados and mangoes (US$103m, 0% of its exports, #32 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.