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 10th of August 2019. The
Bill will come into effect once the effective date is proclaimed
– this is expected in the coming months.
Although the new Bill will not bring about significant changes
to the landscape of traditional national trade marks, it does
provide welcomed statutory clarity on certain aspects.
In this update, we touch on some of the changes with respect to
trade marks, trade names, and Geographic Indications (GI's).
Some of the headline changes and clarifications include:
