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Patent Information
International and Regional Arrangements:
- Paris Convention: Yes
- PCT: No
- ARIPO: No
- OAPI: No
Filing Requirements:
- Specification, claims, abstract and drawings in English (required on the day of filing)
- Power of Attorney, legalised by Apostille (required on day of filing)
- Assignment of Invention, legalised by Apostille (can be filed within 2 months of filing)
- Declaration by Applicant, legalised by Apostille (can be filed within 2 months of filing)
- Certified Priority document with verified English translation, if applicable (can be filed within 2 months of filing)
- Copies of any search and examination reports for corresponding patent applications (in order to expedite grant and reduce examination costs)
Novelty: Absolute novelty is required
Patentability: Methods of medical treatment, surgery and diagnosis are not patentable
Excess Fees: None
Examination: Applications are subjected to substantive examination
Term of Patent: 20 years from the filing date
Renewals: Payable annually from the third anniversary of the filing date
General Information
- Area: Approximately 1850 km2
- Population: 1.3 million
- Capital: Port Louis
- Currency: Mauritian Rupee
- GDP: $17.5 billion (2010)
- Domain name extension: .mu
- Languages: French, English (official languages)
- Exports: Clothing; textiles; sugar; cut flowers; molasses; fish
- Imports: Manufactured goods; capital equipment; foodstuffs; petroleum products; chemicals
International / Regional Conventions:
- Berne Convention
- Paris Convention
- WIPO Convention
- WTO/TRIPS
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