Section 32: Rights conferred by registration
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32. Rights conferred by registration
(1) The exploitation of a registered industrial design in Mauritius by any
person, other than the registered owner, shall require the agreement of the
latter.
(2) For the purposes of this Act, “exploitation” of a registered industrial
design means the making, selling or importation of articles bearing or embodying a design which is a copy, or substantially a copy, of the registered
industrial design.
(3) Any right under a registered industrial design shall not extend to act
in respect of articles which have been put on the market in Mauritius by the
registered owner or with his consent.
(4) Any registered owner of an industrial design shall, in addition to any
other rights, remedies or actions available to him, have the right to institute
Court proceedings against any person who infringes the industrial design by
performing, without his agreement, any act referred to in subsection (2) or
who performs any act which is likely to amount to infringement.