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Patent protection cost per country - South-East Asia

You fill find in the table below the information regarding the costs of registering patents in SEA.

Country

Estimation of official registration fees*

Duration of registration procedure**

Annuity fees

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Brunei Darussalam

Application: 107€

Appointment of representative: 7€

Examination: 0€ to 1632€ depending on registration route

Grant: 126€ 

Total: 240€ to 1872€ depending on registration route

1,5 to 2 years  
Cambodia

Application: 68€

Publication = 25 €

Granting = 152 €

Total: 245€

3 to 4 years  
Indonesia

Application: 74€

Examination: 119€

Total: 193€

3 to 5 years  
Laos

Application: 100€

Publication = 27 €

Registration = 9 €

Total. 136€

4 to 5 years  
Malaysia

Application: 54€

Examination: 196€

Total: 250€

4 to 5 years  
Myanmar Official fees have not yet been published and the IP Office is not yet operational  
Philippines

Application: 35€ for Small entities (Not more than 1,694,169 € worth of assets); 76 € for other entities

Examination: 35€ for Small entities; 74€ for other entities

Publications: 32€ for small entities; 34€ for other entities

Issuance of certificate: 11€ for Small entities; 21€ for other entities

Total: 113€ for Small entities; 205€ for other entities

4 years  
Singapore

Application: 106€

Examination: 894 € to 1988 € (depending on the search and examination routes selected)

Granting: 133€

Total: 1133 € to 2227 €

2 to 4 years (or 6 to 12 months in case of filing under Accelerated Programmes)  
Thailand

Application: 14€

Examination: 7€

Publication: 7€

Grant: 14€

Total: 42€

5 to 6 years  
Vietnam

Application: 24€

Examination: 76€

Grant: 14€

Total: 114 € (application contains 1 independent claim up to 30 pages)

3 to 5 years  

*The fees included in these results are an estimation of the minimum official fees charged by the national IP office, from the filing stage to the final registration stage. Additional official costs and taxes may apply on a case-by-case basis. These costs do not include professional agent fees nor any additional fees (disbursements) which could be charged either by the IP Office or by the IP agent. Furthermore, please note that all costs expressed are in € and the currency exchange rates from local currency were calculated at a specific date / time (currency exchange rates are subject to variations notably during economic crisis). No responsibility, nor any liability action should be brought against the Helpdesk on the basis of the information provided in this tool.

**This timeline is estimated for a smooth registration process (a smooth process would mean no Office Action issued by the IP office, nor any opposition or claim filed by a third party). In addition, the length of the registration process may take longer depending on the complexity of the application and due to extraordinary events (sanitary crisis for example).