Mauritius Trademark Registration Costs and Registration Procedures |
The legal basis of Mauritius trademark is the Patents, Industrial Designs and Trademarks Act 2002. Mauritius is a member of the Paris Convention. Mauritius adopts first-to-file basis for trademark protection. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of application and could be renewed for 10 years before the expiry date. |
1. | Mauritius Trademark Registration Fees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2. | Calculation of Registration Costs |
Example 1: One mark one class
Pre-filing search: USD90
Example 2: One mark two classes
Pre-filing search: 90 + 50 = USD140
Example 3: Two marks one class
Pre-filing searches: 90 + 90 = USD180 The costs illustrated in the examples above are based on the assumption of a smooth application, that is, no objection being raised by the IPO or any other third party. Also, the costs stated above exclude courier charges for sending the Power of Attorney and delivery of Certificate of Registration upon acceptance of registration. It is further assumed that the number of items of products included in each class is no more than 20. Each additional item after the first 20 is charged at a fee of USD10. |
3. | Materials Required for Filing of Trademark Application in Mauritius | ||||||||||
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4. | Mauritius Trademark Application Procedures | ||||||||||||||
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5. | Time scale |
Currently it takes around 2 - 4 months to get a trademark registered in Mauritius in a smooth case. |
6. | Payment Term and Payment Method |
Our fees for each stage of an application are to be invoiced and settled before the commencement of each stage of service. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7% or 5% additional charge will be incurred. We currently accept cheque, cash, TT and credit card through Paypal (5% additional charge will incur for paypal). Please click here for payment methods. |
7. | Refund Policy |
No refund of fees will be made after the commencement of services. For example, if we have conducted a pre-filing search and found an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be proceeded, the fees for pre-filing search will not be refunded. If we have already filed an application and the application is objected by the IPO or any other party or refused, there will not be any refunded of fees. In case you have paid our fees for all three stages of an application and the search result indicates that an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be proceeded. The fees for services not performed, i.e., filing for application and issuing of certificate of registration will be refunded, after deducting bank wiring charge. |
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