Morocco

The Moroccan Parliament approved on December 18th, 2014, a new Industrial Property Law published in the Official Gazette No. 6318 on December 18th, 2014. The new Law No. 23.13 amends and supplements Law No 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property which took effect on December 18th, 2014. Morocco is a member of the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. 

Trademark registration classification:

Nice Classification

 Requirements:

  • The name, address and nationality of the applicant and the nature of its business.
  • A list of the goods to be covered by the application.
  • Fifteen prints of the trademark (not exceeding 8x8 centimeters) and printing block, which may be obtained locally.
  • A Power of Attorney simply signed and stamped by the applicant.
  • A certified copy of the basic registration, if convention priority is to be claimed; this must be submitted within 3 months of filing. 

Procedure:

  • A trademark application has to be filed before the ‘Moroccan Office for Industrial and Commercial Property’ in Casablanca by a local agent. 
  • The Moroccan PTO examines an incoming trademark application with regard to compliance with formal requirements and absolute grounds for refusal. The PTO does not examine conflicts with prior identical or similar trademarks.
  • After filing, the trademark is published in the official bulletin of the State 
  • The opposition period is 2 months from publication of the trademark in the Official Gazette. The opposition is done at OMPIC.
  • After two months of publication, and if no opposition has occurred, the trademark is registered.
  • It takes approximately 3-5 months from first filing to registration.

Duration and Renewal: A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from date of application.The registration is renewable for periods of 10 years.


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