Patent protection in Luxembourg

Questions about patents in Luxembourg

How much does a patent cost in Luxembourg?

Our estimate is about US$3,087 to take a PCT application to grant in Luxembourg. 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 Luxembourg, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Luxembourg must be entered within 20 months of the earliest priority date. A European patent, granted by the European Patent Office, can also be validated in Luxembourg; most patent protection there is obtained this way.

In which technologies is Luxembourg an important patent market?

Luxembourg's 10 largest fields of technology by patent publications are measurement (146 a year), computer technology (144 a year), civil engineering (116 a year), medical technology (110 a year), other special machines (104 a year), electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (88 a year), biotechnology (67 a year), chemical engineering (66 a year), food chemistry (60 a year) and control (59 a year). Within its region, it stands out for computer technology (#9 in Europe and Central Asia) and control (#9 in Europe and Central Asia). Publications are growing fastest in medical technology (138% a year), computer technology (44% a year) and pharmaceuticals (44% a year).

What does Luxembourg's economy make and export?

Luxembourg's GDP is US$101.2bn, of which services US$82.4bn, industry US$9.0bn (of which manufacturing US$3.8bn) and agriculture US$235m. Spending a year: households US$33.9bn and health care US$5.6bn. Luxembourg's exports of goods came to US$18.1bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were steel angles and sections (US$1.2bn, 7% of its exports, #5 in the world), tyres (US$833m, 5% of its exports, #27 in the world), jet engines and gas turbines (US$791m, 4% of its exports, #24 in the world), cars (US$674m, 4% of its exports, #38 in the world), self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls (US$505m, 3% of its exports, #12 in the world), iron or steel sheet piling, whether or not drilled, punched or made from assembled elements (US$498m, 3% of its exports, #2 in the world), nonwovens (US$453m, 3% of its exports, #8 in the world), paper, paperboard, cellulose wadding and webs of cellulose fibres, coated, impregnated, covered, surface-coloured, decorated or printed, rolls or sheets, other than goods of heading no. 4803, 4809, or 4810 (US$416m, 2% of its exports, #15 in the world), vehicle parts (US$346m, 2% of its exports, #44 in the world) and plastic articles for the conveyance or packing of goods (US$342m, 2% of its exports, #30 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.