Tunisia: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,285, plus about US$6,658 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Tunisia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of olive oil.
Goods where Tunisia 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$1,285 to take a PCT application to grant in Tunisia. That is about US$600 in official fees and US$685 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$840, search US$120, examination request US$180 and grant / issuance / publication US$145. Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,658. 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 Tunisia must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date.
Tunisia's GDP is US$57.5bn, of which services US$36.0bn, industry US$12.6bn (of which manufacturing US$7.6bn) and agriculture US$5.9bn. Spending a year: households US$45.8bn and health care US$3.9bn. Tunisia's exports of goods came to US$23.3bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were insulated wire and cable (US$3.6bn, 15% of its exports, #13 in the world), olive oil (US$1.6bn, 7% of its exports, #3 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, blazers, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$973m, 4% of its exports, #11 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$731m, 3% of its exports, #66 in the world), vehicle parts (US$685m, 3% of its exports, #36 in the world), suits, ensembles, jackets, dresses, skirts, divided skirts, trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts (US$617m, 3% of its exports, #17 in the world), electrical switches and connectors (US$616m, 3% of its exports, #29 in the world), crude oil (US$481m, 2% of its exports, #52 in the world), articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading no. 3901 to 3914, n.e.c. in chapter 39 (US$448m, 2% of its exports, #32 in the world) and dates, pineapples, avocados and mangoes (US$368m, 2% of its exports, #12 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.
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