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,...
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 – 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...
In line with its growing relevance as an upper middle-income economy, Mauritius’ IP regime is getting a makeover. A new Industrial Property Bill has been in the pipeline for some time, but was approved and passed by Parliament on 30 July 2019 and published in the...
In line with its growing relevance as an upper middle-income economy, Mauritius’ Intellectual Property (IP) regime is getting a makeover.
Training was conducted by Adams & Adams Partner, Charl Potgieter, with personnel of Customs in Mauritius in November 2017. Members of the Anti-Piracy Unit also attended the training session and are now able to conduct in-market search and seizure operations.
The Mauritius Draft Industrial Property Bill is open for comment Download Here. We are in the process of studying the draft, but in the meantime we are able to offer the following initial comments pertaining to Trade Marks in the Bill. This is a Bill which seeks to...
In line with our continuing efforts to engage with Registries around the continent, we visited the Mauritian Industrial Property Office to discuss various issues with senior officials.
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