Patent protection in Rwanda

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,100, plus about US$5,060 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Rwanda must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Rwanda together with other ARIPO member states.

Population14.6m
Economy (GDP)US$16bn
PCT national phase entries a year2
RouteNational phase

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

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

Questions about patents in Rwanda

How much does a patent cost in Rwanda?

Our estimate is about US$1,100 to take a PCT application to grant in Rwanda. That is about US$500 in official fees and US$600 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$650, search US$200, examination request US$150 and grant / issuance / publication US$100. Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$5,060. 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 Rwanda, and which routes are there?

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

What does Rwanda's economy make and export?

Rwanda's GDP is US$16.4bn, of which services US$8.6bn, industry US$3.6bn (of which manufacturing US$1.4bn) and agriculture US$3.3bn. Spending a year: households US$10.5bn and health care US$767m. Rwanda's exports of goods came to US$580m in 2024. Its 1 largest exports were niobium, tantalum, vanadium or zirconium ores and concentrates (US$118m, 20% of its exports, #6 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.