Patent protection in Lesotho

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Lesotho

Lesotho

Lesotho: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,167, plus about US$5,974 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Lesotho must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Lesotho together with other ARIPO member states.

Population2.4m
Economy (GDP)US$3bn
RouteNational phase

Patent protection in Lesotho can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO patent that designates Lesotho and other member states. The figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Lesotho's own patent office, so they may understate its market. See ARIPO.

Lesotho: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Lesotho's share of Sub-Saharan Africa's economy, by sector (%)

Questions about patents in Lesotho

How much does a patent cost in Lesotho?

Our estimate is about US$1,167 to take a PCT application to grant in Lesotho. That is about US$600 in official fees and US$567 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$747, search US$120, examination request US$180 and grant / issuance / publication US$120. Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$5,974. 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 Lesotho, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Lesotho must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Lesotho together with other ARIPO member states.

What does Lesotho's economy make and export?

Lesotho's GDP is US$2.6bn, of which services US$1.4bn, industry US$647m (of which manufacturing US$289m) and agriculture US$167m. Spending a year: households US$2.5bn and health care US$290m. Lesotho's exports of goods came to US$1.1bn in 2024. Its 1 largest exports were rough diamonds (US$337m, 31% of its exports, #10 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.