Malaysia: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$2,215, plus about US$13,536 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Malaysia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. Malaysia is a leading patent market for other consumer goods and semiconductors. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of palm oil and semiconductors and solar cells.
Goods where Malaysia 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$2,215 to take a PCT application to grant in Malaysia. That is about US$734 in official fees and US$1,480 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$692, search US$147, examination request US$534, office action response US$413 and grant / issuance / publication US$428 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$13,536. 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 Malaysia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.
Malaysia's 10 largest fields of technology by patent publications are pharmaceuticals (294 a year), biotechnology (187 a year), organic fine chemistry (181 a year), basic materials chemistry (179 a year), civil engineering (145 a year), computer technology (141 a year), chemical engineering (136 a year), digital communication (135 a year), other special machines (127 a year) and medical technology (121 a year). Within its region, it stands out for other consumer goods (#5 in East Asia and Pacific), semiconductors (#6 in East Asia and Pacific), basic materials chemistry (#6 in East Asia and Pacific), audio-visual technology (#6 in East Asia and Pacific), macromolecular chemistry, polymers (#6 in East Asia and Pacific) and surface technology, coating (#6 in East Asia and Pacific). Publications are growing fastest in pharmaceuticals (34% a year), medical technology (21% a year) and organic fine chemistry (18% a year). About 5,248 PCT applications enter the national phase in Malaysia each year.
Malaysia's GDP is US$472.2bn, of which services US$258.9bn, industry US$168.4bn (of which manufacturing US$104.3bn) and agriculture US$38.8bn. Spending a year: households US$291.0bn and health care US$16.2bn. Malaysia's exports of goods came to US$407.6bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were integrated circuits (chips) (US$76.1bn, 19% of its exports, #4 in the world), crude oil (US$46.7bn, 11% of its exports, #7 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$31.8bn, 8% of its exports, #8 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$17.0bn, 4% of its exports, #7 in the world), palm oil (US$15.1bn, 4% of its exports, #2 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$10.9bn, 3% of its exports, #10 in the world), computers (US$10.8bn, 3% of its exports, #10 in the world), semiconductors and solar cells (US$10.6bn, 3% of its exports, #2 in the world), storage media and smart cards (US$7.8bn, 2% of its exports, #4 in the world) and semiconductor-making machines (US$7.4bn, 2% of its exports, #5 in the world). It is also one of the world's top exporters of electrical measuring instruments (#1, US$6.3bn), rubber gloves and apparel (#1, US$3.5bn), industrial fatty acids and alcohols (#2, US$2.9bn) and vacuum cleaners (#3, US$2.0bn). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.
No law firms are listed for this country yet.
Is your firm missing? Add your law firm
Rank every country for your invention, see the costs and request a quote from a law firm.
Find the best countries for your patentPatent publications and PCT national phase entries: averages over recent years. Exports: customs trade statistics; re-export hubs are left out. Costs are estimates.