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Egypt’s EGIPA Revises Official Fees under Decisions 64 and 65 of 2026 and Adds a 500 EGP Trade Mark Service Surcharge: This Is Not Just a Price Rise, but a Shift from Filing Cost to Ongoing Management Cost

Egypt’s Egyptian Intellectual Property Authority (EGIPA) has recently updated official fees and introduced new service charges through Decisions No. 64 and 65 of 2026. According to professional summaries of the official notice, all services provided by the Central Administration for Trade Marks — including those relating to trade marks, trade names, geographical indications, and industrial designs — now carry an additional fixed surcharge of EGP 500 on top of the otherwise applicable fees. The update also introduces a specialised company search service priced at EGP 2,000, together with new...
Egypt IP service fee changes and portfolio budgeting

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Egypt’s New IP Service Fees Put Portfolio Budgets Under Pressure

Egypt’s recently implemented Decisions No. 64 and 65 have drawn attention across the trademark and design community this week. Beyond the ordinary official fees, services relating to trademarks, commercial names, geographical indications and industrial designs are now subject to an additional fixed service fee of EGP 500. The measures also introduce a specialised corporate search service priced at EGP 2,000, while copies of historical expert reports may cost up to EGP 5,000.The immediate issue is not only the size of each individual charge, but how often these charges may appear in...