Malawi: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,015, plus about US$5,168 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Malawi must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Malawi together with other ARIPO member states.
Patent protection in Malawi can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO patent that designates Malawi and other member states. The figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Malawi's own patent office, so they may understate its market. See ARIPO.
Goods where Malawi 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$1,015 to take a PCT application to grant in Malawi. That is about US$500 in official fees and US$515 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$665, search US$100, examination request US$150 and grant / issuance / publication US$100. Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$5,168. 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 Malawi must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Malawi together with other ARIPO member states.
Malawi's GDP is US$14.9bn, of which services US$7.3bn, industry US$2.1bn (of which manufacturing US$1.2bn) and agriculture US$4.5bn. Spending a year: households US$12.5bn and health care US$917m. Malawi's exports of goods came to US$1.0bn in 2024. Its 2 largest exports were unmanufactured tobacco (US$577m, 58% of its exports, #8 in the world) and dried pulses (US$103m, 10% of its exports, #24 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.
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