Lesotho: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$302 for one class, plus US$6 for each further class. Lesotho is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Lesotho through an international registration. It can also be protected through an ARIPO application that designates Lesotho. Lesotho is a leading import market for clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3).
Trademark protection in Lesotho can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO application that designates Lesotho and other member states. The filing figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Lesotho's own office.
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
Our estimate is about US$302 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$58 in official fees and about US$245 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$6. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: 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.
Lesotho is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Lesotho through an international registration. Designating Lesotho costs WIPO's standard complementary fee of CHF 100 (about US$120); beyond three classes WIPO also charges a supplementary fee per class, on top of its basic fee for the international application. It can also be protected through an ARIPO application that designates Lesotho.
Lesotho's 5 largest import markets by trademark class are machines (class 7, US$134m), electronics and software (class 9, US$129m), vehicles (class 12, US$113m), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$68m) and cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$55m). Imports are growing fastest for machines (53% a year), vehicles (31% a year) and cosmetics and cleaning (11% a year).
Lesotho's exports of goods came to US$1.1bn in 2024. Its 1 largest exports were rough diamonds (US$337m, 31% of its exports, #10 in the world). By trademark class, its 2 largest exports were clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$343m, #73 in the world) and electronics and software (class 9, US$54m, #101 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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