WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide MU - Mauritius
Industrial Property Office of Mauritius (IPOM)

    Applicable as from 14 March 2025
    (published on 14 March 2025)

    Summary of latest changes in this version
    GENERAL INFO: Payment methods RO: Electronic filing, Incorporation by reference, Color drawings

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    Previous version(s): You can consult previous versions of the document. The only applicable version is the current version.
    15 Sep 2023, 15 Aug 2024, 1 Sep 2024, 1 Nov 2024, Current Version

    Useful information

    The PCT Applicant’s Guide is updated almost every week with information received by the International Bureau.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    List of abbreviations used in this document:
    Office: Industrial Property Office of Mauritius (IPOM)
    List of currencies used in this document:
    CHF (Swiss franc), MUR (Mauritian rupee)
    Countries and Offices information:
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    Office profile
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    PCT Reservations, Declarations, Notifications and Incompatibilities
    The Office does not have any reservations, declarations, notifications or incompatibilities.
    Refer to the full list.
    Office Closed dates
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    International Phase

    Annex B - Information on Contracting States or Intergovernmental Organization

    Contracting State:
    Mauritius
    Two-letter code:
    MU
    Name of Office:
    Industrial Property Office of Mauritius (IPOM)
    Location:
    11th Floor
    Sterling House
    Lislet Geoffroy Street
    Port Louis
    Mauritius
    Mailing address:
    Same as above
    Telephone:
    (230) 260 28 10
    E-mail:
    trademark@intnet.mu
    Website:
    Facsimile:
    (230) 210 97 02
    Does the Office accept the filing of documents by facsimile or the like means (PCT Rule 92.4)?
    No
    Would the Office accept evidence of mailing a document, in case of loss or delay, where a delivery service other than the postal authorities is used (PCT Rule 82.1)?
    Yes
    Competent receiving Office(s) for international applications filed by nationals or residents of this State:
    IB, 
    MU
    Does national legislation restrict the filing of international applications with foreign Offices?
    Refer to the Office
    Competent designated (or elected) Office(s) for this State:
    MU
    Types of protection available via the PCT:
    Patents in addition to utility models
    Payment methods accepted by the Office:
    As RO:
    1.Cash
    2.Credit card
    3.Check drawn in the name of the Government of Mauritius
    Availability under the national law for an international-type search (PCT Article 15):
    None
    Provisional protection after international publication:
    None
    Information of interest if this Contracting State is designated (or elected)
    Time when the name and address of the inventor must be given:
    The indication of the inventor’s name and address is not required by the Office
    Are there special provisions concerning the deposit of microorganisms and other biological material?
    Yes

    Annex C - Receiving Office

    Competent receiving Office for nationals and residents of:
    Mauritius
    Language in which international applications may be filed:
    English
    Language accepted for language-dependent free text in the sequence listing:
    English
    Language in which the request may be filed:
    English
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if application filed on paper:
    3
    Does the receiving Office accept the filing of international applications in electronic form?
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 19 September 2024, pages 152 et seq.
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing
    Does the receiving Office accept the submission of pre-conversion documents and, if yes, in which format (Section 706 of the PCT Administrative Instructions)?
    Yes, any format
    Does the receiving Office accept incorporation by reference (PCT Rule 20.6)?
    Yes
    Does the receiving Office accept the submission of color drawings on an informal basis and transmit them to the International Bureau?
    No
    Does the receiving Office accept requests for restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3)?
    Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests
    Competent International Searching Authority:
    AT, 
    AU, 
    EP
    Competent International Preliminary Examining Authority:
    AT, 
    AU, 
    EP
    Fees payable to the RO:
    Transmittal fee:
    5,000 MUR
    International filing fee:
    Equivalent in MUR of 1,330 CHF
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    Fee per sheet in excess of 30:
    Equivalent in MUR of 15 CHF
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    Reductions (under Schedule of Fees, item 4):
    Electronic filing (the request in character coded format):
    Equivalent in MUR of 200 CHF
    Electronic filing (the request, description, claims and abstract in character coded format):
    Equivalent in MUR of 300 CHF
    Search fee:
    Equivalent in MUR of the search fee payable to the International Searching Authority chosen by the applicant: Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    Fee for priority document (PCT Rule 17.1(b)):
    per page, 300 MUR
    Fee for requesting restoration of the right of priority (PCT Rule 26bis.3(d)):
    None
    Is an agent required by the receiving Office?
    No, if the applicant resides in Mauritius
    Yes, if he is a non-resident
    Who can act as agent?
    Any attorney or lawyer registered in Mauritius
    Waiver of power of attorney:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph 11.048).
    Has the Office waived the requirement that a separate power of attorney be submitted?
    No
    Has the Office waived the requirement that a copy of a general power of attorney be submitted?
    No

    Annex L - Deposits of Microorganisms and Other Biological Material

    Requirements of designated and elected Offices
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    Time (if any) earlier than 16 months from priority date by which applicant must furnish:
    — the indications prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii):
    Information not yet available
    — any additional indications:
    Information not yet available
    Additional indications (if any) which must be given besides those prescribed in Rule 13bis.3(a)(i) to (iii) pursuant to notifications from the Office:
    Information not yet available

    National Phase

    Summary of requirements for entry into the national phase

    Information not yet available

    The procedure in the national Phase

    Information not yet available

    Annexes

    Annex MU.I - Fees
    Information not yet available
    Forms
    Please refer to the Office.
    Current version applicable from 14 Mar 2025 , printed on 1 Jun 2025
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