Patent protection in Mauritius

Costs, deadlines, technology markets and law firms for Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius: taking a PCT application to grant costs an estimated US$1,274, plus about US$6,470 in renewal fees over the patent's life. The PCT national phase for Mauritius must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Mauritius together with other ARIPO member states.

Population1.2m
Economy (GDP)US$16bn
RouteNational phase

Patent protection in Mauritius can also be obtained through ARIPO: one ARIPO patent that designates Mauritius and other member states. The figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Mauritius's own patent office, so they may understate its market. See ARIPO.

Mauritius: the economy by sector (US$bn)
Mauritius's share of Sub-Saharan Africa's economy, by sector (%)

Questions about patents in Mauritius

How much does a patent cost in Mauritius?

Our estimate is about US$1,274 to take a PCT application to grant in Mauritius. That is about US$800 in official fees and US$474 in attorney fees. By stage: filing US$714, search US$160, examination request US$240 and grant / issuance / publication US$160. Renewal fees over the patent's life add an estimated US$6,470. These are estimates only, for a standard application (10 claims, 30 pages, a company applicant): the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.

What is the PCT national phase deadline for Mauritius, and which routes are there?

The PCT national phase for Mauritius must be entered within 30 months of the earliest priority date. An ARIPO patent can also designate Mauritius together with other ARIPO member states.

What does Mauritius's economy make and export?

Mauritius' GDP is US$16.2bn, of which services US$10.3bn, industry US$2.9bn (of which manufacturing US$1.8bn) and agriculture US$746m. Spending a year: households US$11.1bn and health care US$766m. Mauritius' exports of goods came to US$2.6bn in 2024. Its 4 largest exports were prepared fish (US$299m, 12% of its exports, #16 in the world), sugar (US$267m, 10% of its exports, #24 in the world), animals (US$111m, 4% of its exports, #3 in the world) and fish (US$101m, 4% of its exports, #49 in the world). Where products are made, a patent there can stop infringing copies being made, not only being sold.

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Patent publications and PCT national phase entries: averages over recent years. Exports: customs trade statistics; re-export hubs are left out. Costs are estimates.