Mauritius has become the 157 th Contracting State of the PCT. This means that from 15 March 2023 applicants will now be able to use the PCT system to obtain patent protection in Mauritius.

When entering regional phase in ARIPO it is common for applicants to request examination upon filing in order for the application to be examined sooner rather than later. The result of this, however, is additional costs for surcharges that the applicant may not have been aware of.

Restoring an ARIPO application or ARIPO patents, designs and utility models.