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 Government Gazette on 10 August 2019. The Bill
will come into effect on a date to be fixed by Proclamation. It is
expected that this will occur in the coming months.
Although, the new Act 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 clarification include the following:
