Patent protection in Zimbabwe

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,115, plus about US$5,668 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Zimbabwe must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Zimbabwe together with other ARIPO member states. It is also one of the world's leading exporters of unmanufactured tobacco and nickel intermediates.

Population17.0m
Economy (GDP)US$51bn
PCT national phase entries a year2
RouteNational phase

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

A leading exporter

  • #2 in the world for mineral substances - US$837m of exports (13% of the world's)
  • #3 in the world for unmanufactured tobacco - US$1.3bn of exports (9% of the world's)
  • #3 in the world for nickel intermediates - US$986m of exports (7% of the world's)
  • Gold: 32% of Zimbabwe's exports - US$2.5bn (#33 in the world)

Zimbabwe's economy

  • #10 in Sub-Saharan Africa for Industry - US$19bn
  • #10 in Sub-Saharan Africa for Manufacturing - US$8bn
Zimbabwe: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Zimbabwe's share of Sub-Saharan Africa's economy, by sector (%)
Zimbabwe: its leading and key exports (2024, US$m)

Goods where Zimbabwe 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.

Questions about patents in Zimbabwe

How much does a patent cost in Zimbabwe?

Our estimate is about US$1,115 to take a PCT application to grant in Zimbabwe. That is about US$600 in official fees and US$515 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$695, search US$120, examination request US$180 and grant / issuance / publication US$120. Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$5,668. 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 Zimbabwe, and which routes are there?

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

What does Zimbabwe's economy make and export?

Zimbabwe's GDP is US$51.2bn, of which services US$24.7bn, industry US$19.0bn (of which manufacturing US$7.6bn) and agriculture US$4.9bn. Spending a year: households US$35.1bn and health care US$1.1bn. Zimbabwe's exports of goods came to US$7.9bn in 2024. Its 9 largest exports were gold (US$2.5bn, 32% of its exports, #33 in the world), unmanufactured tobacco (US$1.3bn, 17% of its exports, #3 in the world), nickel intermediates (US$986m, 12% of its exports, #3 in the world), mineral substances (US$837m, 11% of its exports, #2 in the world), ferro-alloys (US$392m, 5% of its exports, #16 in the world), rough diamonds (US$337m, 4% of its exports, #11 in the world), ores and concentrates (US$247m, 3% of its exports, #1 in the world), coke (US$170m, 2% of its exports, #12 in the world) and chromium ore (US$146m, 2% of its exports, #3 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.