The provisions of the Patents, Industrial Designs and
Trademarks Act 2002 (the "PIDTA") protect
industrial property rights in Mauritius.
The legislation protects patents, inventions, industrial design,
marks (i.e. trademarks, service marks and collective marks),
trade names, layout-designs of integrated circuits, and
geographical indications. As a general proposition the exclusive
right to patents, inventions, industrial designs, marks and trade
names is achieved by registration with the Controller of Industrial
Property Office (the "Controller").
Copyright is not captured within the definition of industrial
property, but it is recognised and protected under Mauritian
law.
The Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits
Act 2002 defines the terms 'integrated
circuit' and 'layout-design'....
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