Mauritius

11 September 2024 – Adams & Adams, an internationally recognised and leading African law firm, is proud to announce the opening of a franchise office in Mauritius, marking a significant milestone in the firm’s strategy to enhance its legal service offerings across Africa. “Mauritius is one of Africa’s fastest-growing economies, with a robust legal framework […]

Mauritius has acceded to the Madrid Protocol and Hague Act on 6 February 2023. Both the Madrid System and the Hague System will be effective in Mauritius from 6 May 2023. Mauritius accedes to Madrid Protocol and Hague Act On 6 February 2023, Mauritius deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, as well […]

On 21 December 2022, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) gave notice of the deposit by the Government of the Republic of Mauritius of its instrument of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) on December 15, 2022. By doing so, Mauritius has become the 157th Contracting State of the PCT. […]

Mauritius has preserved its title as Africa’s most inventive nation, surpassing the likes of South Africa, Kenya, and Senegal despite a rough year of inflation and the lingering impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has ranked the island nation 45th globally in its annual Global Innovation Index for 2022, making […]

Trademarks On 31 January 2022, the previously promulgated Industrial Property Act, 2019 was proclaimed and came into force in Mauritius. The Industrial Property Regulations 2022, made under the Act, also came into force on 31 January 2022. The Industrial Property Act, 2019 is now a combined Act covering all industrial property related issues in one […]

On 25 September 2020, the Republic of Mauritius deposited its Instrument of Accession to the Lusaka Agreement with the Director General of ARIPO. The accession of Mauritius brings the total number of states who have acceded to the Lusaka Agreement to twenty. Whilst Mauritius is now a full member of ARIPO it has not yet […]

Mauritius – Good for Investment and IP Protection In line with its growing relevance as an upper-middle-income economy, Mauritius’ IP regime is getting a makeover. In the pipeline for some time, the new Industrial Property Bill was finally passed by Parliament on the 30th of July 2019 and published in the Government Gazette on the […]