Patent Registration in Egypt
Egyptian national patent prosecution with the Egyptian Patent Office under IP Law 82/2002 — filing a patent application costs LE 150, the substantive examination/experts fee is LE 2,000 for a company applicant (LE 500 for a company with fewer than 10 employees, LE 150 for an individual, LE 300 for an educational or research enterprise, free for a student), and a utility model — a faster, cheaper alternative with a shorter term — is LE 100 to file. The patent term is 20 years from filing, maintained by graduated annual fees payable from the second year (LE 20 in year 2, rising to LE 1,000 for years 17-20 at the company rate, with individuals and small companies paying half). Egypt is a PCT contracting state, so a foreign applicant may enter the Egyptian national phase from a PCT application. A foreign applicant without an Egyptian domicile generally acts through a licensed Egyptian patent agent under a consular-legalised power of attorney.
15–45 business days
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What we will need from you
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Specification, claims, abstract and any drawings
Inventor and applicant details
Priority document
Where priority is claimed, including on entry to the Egyptian national phase from a PCT application.
Licensed Egyptian patent agent and a consular-legalised power of attorney
A foreign applicant without an Egyptian domicile must generally act through a licensed Egyptian patent agent; the egypo PCT page references an 'Egyptian Patent Attorney' route. Recorded from strong indication but NOT quoted from an explicit egypo rule — confirm in IP Law 82/2002 and its executive regulations.
Evidence of applicant status where a reduced fee is claimed
Reduced fees apply to individual applicants, companies with fewer than 10 employees and educational/research enterprises; examination is free for students. Verified on the egypo fee PDF.
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Patent application filing fee (national phase)VERIFIED from the official egypo.gov.eg English fee PDF: 'Filing Patent application LE 150.00'. This is an older low-denomination schedule; some official fees were increased in 2025 (see the examination line). | EGP 150Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Substantive examination / experts fee — company applicantVERIFIED on the official egypo PDF: examination/experts fee LE 2,000 for a company; LE 500 for a company with fewer than 10 employees; LE 150 for an individual; LE 300 for an educational/research enterprise; free for a student. | EGP 2,000Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Utility-model application filing feeonly if it appliesVERIFIED on the official egypo PDF: 'Filing Utility Model application LE 100.00'. A faster, cheaper alternative to a full patent, with a shorter term. | EGP 100Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Annual maintenance fee — 2nd year (company rate)only if it appliesVERIFIED on the official egypo PDF. Annual maintenance is due from the second year after filing until the end of the 20-year term and rises on a schedule at the company rate: yr2 LE 20, yr3 LE 40, yr4 LE 80, yr5 LE 100, yr6 LE 150, yr7 LE 200, yr8 LE 250, yr9 LE 300, yr10 LE 350, yr11 LE 400, yr12 LE 500, reaching LE 1,000 for years 17-20. Individuals and companies with fewer than 10 employees pay half; students pay around one-tenth. Late payment carries a surcharge of around 7%. Render the full table from the egypo fee PDF. | EGP 20Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Opposition to grant of a patent (per opposition)only if it appliesVERIFIED on the official egypo PDF: 'LE 500 per each opposition'. An appeal to the committee under article 36 is LE 250 per appeal. | EGP 500Read at source on 2026-09-10 |
| Grant / registration feeConfirm on the egypo fee schedule (egypo.gov.eg/PDFs/english/fees_e.pdf) and the egypo PCT national-phase fee page. | Confirmed before payment |
| Comriq professional fee | Fixed fee within 1 business day |
These are the authority’s published lines. Which of them apply depends on your filing — a schedule by headcount, capital or entity type is one line, not all of them — and the applicable line is confirmed before payment, at cost.
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Drafting
Specification and claims drafted; a utility model (LE 100 to file) is considered where a shorter, cheaper route suits the invention.
Application Filed
Filed with the Egyptian Patent Office; the LE 150 filing fee is paid.
Examination
Substantive examination under IP Law 82/2002 on payment of the experts fee (LE 2,000 at the company rate — verify the current figure with egypo).
Grant
Grant published; the 20-year term runs from filing and is maintained by the graduated annual fees from the second year.
Ready to start?
This one is priced to your situation — most of what we do needs a local filing agent, so we scope it rather than guess. Tell us the specifics and we come back with a fixed quote and a confirmed timeline, within one business day.
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Verified September 2026
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Egyptian Patent Office (Academy of Scientific Research and Technology) and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.