Morocco
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
12th edition – multiclass application
Possible for word and device marks
On formal and absolute grounds
2 months from publication date
10 years from filing date and renewable for like periods
Vulnerable to cancellation if mark has not been used for 5 consecutive years from filing date
EXTENSION OF TIME
Possible for filing oppositions, counter oppositions, and responding to office action
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
World Intellectual Property Organization, World Trade Organization, Berne Convention, Brussels Convention, Madrid Agreement (Source), Nairobi Treaty, Paris Convention, Trademark Law Treaty (Signature), WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty, Budapest Treaty, Hague Agreement, Lisbon Agreement, Madrid Agreement (Marks), Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty, Nice Agreement, The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- All documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date
RENEWAL
Filing Requirements
- No additional documents are required
What you need to know
- Grace period of 6 months
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
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Extract from the commercial register with sworn French translation, notarized or certificate of change of name/address, notarized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
ASSIGNMENT
Filing Requirements
What you need to know
- Trademarks may be assigned with or without the goodwill of the business concerned
- May be recorded for registrations only
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger with French translation, notarized
What you need to know
- May be recorded for registrations only
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement with verified French translation, notarized
What you need to know
- License recordal is not compulsory but advisable in order to be effective against third parties
- May be recorded for registrations only
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Published and granted patents may be searched by title, patentee name, inventors, and priority/PCT number/date
2 months from publication date
As to form, novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability
Due after grant and payable on the anniversary of the international filing date (for PCT and EP Validation). Grace period of 6 months for late payment with a surcharge
Applications are published once the
examination search report is completed
20 years from the international filing date
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- Copy of international publication (with ISR if published)
- Copy of the specifications in Arabic or French
- Set of drawings in Arabic or French
What you need to know
- Specification and drawings can be submitted within 3 months from filing
CHANGE OF NAME OR ADDRESS
Filing Requirements
- Extract from the commercial register with sworn French translation, notarized or certificate of change of name/address, notarized
MERGER
Filing Requirements
- Certificate of merger, with French translation, notarized
LICENSE
Filing Requirements
- License agreement, with French translation, notarized
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
5 years from filing date
As to form only
Admissible for up to 50 figures
Allowed for two consecutive terms of 5 years each
Yes
No provisions
REGISTRATION
Filing Requirements
- 3 representations of the design
- Short description of the design in French
- Copy of priority document, if priority is claimed, certified
What you need to know
- The title in French and the representations of the design must be submitted at the time of filing, all remaining documents may be submitted within 3 months from filing date with payment of a surcharge
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Office Hours
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