Intellectual Property in MoroccoSmit & Van Wyk assists with the protection of Intellectual Property in Morocco, including the filing, prosecution and enforcement of patents, designs, trade marks, copyright and plant breeders’ rights. Our team of Intellectual Property attorneys have the...
The system for validating European patents in Morocco introduced under the validation agreement between the European Patent Organisation and the government of the Kingdom of Morocco provides European patent applicants with a simple and cost-effective way of obtaining patent protection in Morocco....
Morocco patents require absolute novelty and a substantive examination should be requested when filing your patent application. The payment of annual renewal fees from the 3rd anniversary of the filing date will keep your patent in force for a maximum period of 20 years. It is possible to validate...
Morocco trade marks are valid for 10 years from the filing date and are renewable every 10 years thereafter. Morocco is a member of the Paris Convention and the Madrid Protocol (an international system for obtaining trade mark protection for a number of regions through a single application) and...