Kenya: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,977, plus about US$6,694 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Kenya must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Kenya together with other ARIPO member states. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of tea.
Patent protection in Kenya can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO patent that designates Kenya and other member states. The figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Kenya's own patent office, so they may understate its market. See ARIPO.
Goods where Kenya 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$1,977 to take a PCT application to grant in Kenya. That is about US$600 in official fees and US$1,377 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$782, search US$120, examination request US$314, office action response US$526 and grant / issuance / publication US$234 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,694. 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 Kenya must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Kenya together with other ARIPO member states.
Kenya's GDP is US$135.9bn, of which services US$74.8bn, industry US$22.1bn (of which manufacturing US$9.7bn) and agriculture US$31.5bn. Spending a year: households US$104.6bn and health care US$4.9bn. Kenya's exports of goods came to US$8.7bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were tea (US$1.4bn, 16% of its exports, #1 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$905m, 10% of its exports, #63 in the world), cut flowers (US$779m, 9% of its exports, #4 in the world), dates, pineapples, avocados and mangoes (US$315m, 4% of its exports, #17 in the world), coffee (US$311m, 4% of its exports, #26 in the world), packaged medicines (US$164m, 2% of its exports, #61 in the world), cement (US$147m, 2% of its exports, #27 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$136m, 2% of its exports, #39 in the world), lamb and goat meat (US$132m, 2% of its exports, #8 in the world) and coated steel sheet (US$123m, 1% of its exports, #34 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.
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