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Mauritius is a party to the Paris Convention

Mauritius is a member of the Paris Convention and the WTO/TRIPS.

Types of trademark registrable

Goods and services marks. Also color marks.

International and regional arrangements

Mauritius is a party to the Paris Convention

Documents required for trademark registration

1. Power of Attorney (Legalized)

2. Ten prints of the marks

3. Specification of goods

4. A priority document, if priority is to be claimed

5. Full details of the applicant

Renewals

Valid for a period of 10 years from the registration date.

Document required for renewal

Certificate of trademark registration

Documents Required for Assignment Applications

Assignment Agreement (Notarized)

Documents required for license applications

License Agreement (Notarized)

Documents required for recordal of Change of Address/Name

Document of proof (Notarized)

Mauritius is a member of the Paris Convention and the WTO/TRIPS. Patent protection is available by way of a national filing.

Although Mauritius has not yet acceded to the PCT, the Act has specific provisions referring to the PCT and providing for international applications under PCT to designate Mauritius. However, until Mauritius accedes to the PCT it will not be possible to designate Mauritius in an international application under PCT.

Filing Requirements

Patents of Invention

1. Power of Attorney (signed and legalized up to the consulate)

2. Declaration claiming priority

3. Specification, claims and abstract in English

4. Formal drawings, if applicable

5. Assignment of Invention (notarized)

6. Priority document with verified English translation

7. Evidence of registrations served elsewhere

Duration and Renewal

The term of a patent is twenty years from the filing date. Renewal fees are due annually commencing on the third anniversary of the filing date.

Mauritius is a member of the Paris Convention and the WTO/TRIPS. Design protection is available by way of a national filing.

Filing Requirements

1. Power of Attorney (signed and legalized up to the consulate)

2. Drawings, photographs or other adequate graphic representations of the industrial design

3. An indication of the article which constitutes the industrial design or in relation to which the industrial design is to be used.

4. Certified copy of priority document, if priority claimed, with verified English translation

5. Assignment document

Duration and Renewal

Design registration is valid for an initial term of five years from the filing date, which is renewable upon payment of the required fees for two further terms of five years each.

Mauritius is a member of the Berne Convention, the Universal Copyright Convention and the WTO/TRIPS.

The law provides for copyright in respect of artistic, literary and scientific works, including:

• books, pamphlets, or other writings

• illustrations, maps, plans or sketches

• lectures, addresses, sermons

• dramatic and dramatico-musical works

• musical works

• choreographic works, pantomimes

• audiovisual works

• sound recordings

• works of art, architecture, painting, drawing, sculpture, engravings, lithography

• photographic works

• works of applied art or craft

• computer programs

• works of folklore

• derivative works.

Derivative works include

• translations, adaptations, arrangements of works

• collections and compilations of works.

Excluded from protection are:

• ideas, procedures, systems, methods of operation, concepts, principles

• official texts of laws, decisions by courts, or of administrative bodies.