Patent Registration in Mauritius
Mauritius national patent filing and prosecution with the Industrial Property Office under the Industrial Property Act 2019, for a 20-year term from the filing date subject to annual maintenance fees. Grant is reported to take roughly 18–24 months, which is a reported figure and not an Office SLA. The s.136 requirement that an applicant resident or principally established outside Mauritius act through a Mauritius legal practitioner or approved agent is stated in the official trade-mark guidelines as a general representation rule and is applied here, but should be confirmed explicitly for patents. Turnaround below is the Comriq drafting-and-filing window, not the grant timeline.
10–30 business days
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What we will need from you
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Specification, claims, abstract and any drawings
Inventor and applicant details
Priority document, where priority is claimed
Mauritius legal practitioner or approved agent for an applicant based outside Mauritius
s.136 of the Industrial Property Act 2019 requires a foreign applicant (ordinary residence or principal place of business outside Mauritius) to be represented by a Mauritius legal practitioner or approved agent. Verified in the official trade-mark guidelines as a general IP-office representation rule; confirm it explicitly for patents in the Act / the patent guidelines.
Cost breakdown
Our fee and the government’s are always separate lines. Government fees are passed through at exactly what the authority charges — we add nothing to them.
| Patent application filing feeCommonly cited at Rs 10,000 for filing, which is not a figure we will quote. | Confirmed before payment |
| Annual maintenance fees (per year of the 20-year term)only if it appliesConfirm the maintenance-fee table on the Industrial Property Office source before advising on the cost of holding the patent. | Confirmed before payment |
| Comriq professional fee | Fixed fee within 1 business day |
How it runs
You will see these exact stages update in your client portal as we progress.
Drafting
Specification and claims drafted with the inventor.
Local Representative Appointed
A Mauritius legal practitioner or approved agent is appointed where the applicant is based outside Mauritius (s.136 IP Act 2019).
Application Filed
Filed with the Industrial Property Office of Mauritius; the prescribed filing fee is confirmed against the official fee schedule at the time of filing.
Examination & Grant
Prosecution to grant — reported to take roughly 18–24 months, which is not an Office-published timeline. The 20-year term runs from the filing date, maintained by annual fees.
Indicative guidance — confirmed before payment
Requirements and statutory fees are set by Industrial Property Office of Mauritius (Industrial Property Act 2019) and change without notice. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. Your engagement letter and quote are the binding documents.