MAURITIUS
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Design
Forms part of
- ARIPO
- OAPI
- PARIS CONVENTION
- MAURITIUS
- ARIPO
- OAPI
PParis Convention
Convention establishing World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Agreement concerning the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)
Industrial designs (no utility models)
Industrial Classification for Industrial Designs under the Locarno Agreement Ninth Edition (although Mauritius is not a signatory to the Locarno Agreement)
National novelty requirementAbsolute novelty
12-month grace period from date of disclosure
Formal examination
Five years from filing date with two further extension periods of 5 years each.
Maintenance payments every 5-year period.
No use requirement