Panama: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$490 for one class, plus US$440 for each further class. Panama is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office. Panama is a leading import market for wines and spirits (class 33) and jewellery and watches (class 14).
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$490 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$140 in official fees and about US$350 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$440. 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.
Panama is not a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark must be filed directly with its office.
Panama's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$2.2bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$1.8bn), machines (class 7, US$1.5bn), vehicles (class 12, US$1.4bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$1.2bn), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$612m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$526m), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$516m), wines and spirits (class 33, US$415m) and meat, dairy and preserved foods (class 29, US$410m). Within its region, it stands out for wines and spirits (#3 in Latin America and the Caribbean), jewellery and watches (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), clothing, footwear and headwear (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), tobacco and smokers' articles (#4 in Latin America and the Caribbean), textiles (#5 in Latin America and the Caribbean) and pharmaceuticals (#6 in Latin America and the Caribbean). Imports are growing fastest for jewellery and watches (19% a year), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (12% a year) and pharmaceuticals (11% a year). Foreign applicants filed 5,897 trademark classes in Panama in 2024 - #11 in Latin America and the Caribbean - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Panama's exports of goods came to US$3.7bn in 2024. Its 7 largest exports were ships (US$406m, 11% of its exports, #22 in the world), bananas (US$264m, 7% of its exports, #13 in the world), refined petroleum products (US$206m, 6% of its exports, #86 in the world), packaged medicines (US$149m, 4% of its exports, #63 in the world), warships and other vessels (US$149m, 4% of its exports, #10 in the world), gold (US$122m, 3% of its exports, #77 in the world) and fish (US$112m, 3% of its exports, #47 in the world). By trademark class, its 5 largest exports were electronics and software (class 9, US$208m, #81 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$176m, #66 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$82m, #92 in the world), machines (class 7, US$77m, #91 in the world) and wines and spirits (class 33, US$61m, #58 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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