Thailand: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$2,470, plus about US$7,318 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Thailand must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of air conditioners and tyres.
Goods where Thailand 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$2,470 to take a PCT application to grant in Thailand. That is about US$298 in official fees and US$2,172 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$954, search US$60, examination request US$383, office action response US$757 and grant / issuance / publication US$316 (one office action response included). Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$7,318. 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 Thailand must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.
Thailand's GDP is US$577.0bn, of which services US$347.2bn, industry US$179.3bn (of which manufacturing US$137.0bn) and agriculture US$50.5bn. Spending a year: households US$337.3bn and health care US$23.4bn. Thailand's exports of goods came to US$340.8bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were computers (US$24.0bn, 7% of its exports, #6 in the world), mobile phones and network equipment (US$15.9bn, 5% of its exports, #8 in the world), integrated circuits (chips) (US$12.9bn, 4% of its exports, #11 in the world), cars (US$12.5bn, 4% of its exports, #18 in the world), trucks (US$11.7bn, 3% of its exports, #5 in the world), vehicle parts (US$8.7bn, 3% of its exports, #14 in the world), gold (US$8.3bn, 2% of its exports, #14 in the world), air conditioners (US$8.0bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world), tyres (US$7.8bn, 2% of its exports, #2 in the world) and refined petroleum products (US$7.4bn, 2% of its exports, #27 in the world). It is also one of the world's top exporters of natural rubber (#1, US$5.1bn), fresh fruit (#1, US$4.8bn), rice (#2, US$6.7bn) and cameras and transmitters (#3, US$4.0bn). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.
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