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2. The Moroccan trademark authority is the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office, and the official language is French.
3. The Kingdom of Morocco is divided into three parts: the French region, the Spanish region, and the Tangier region. Although Morocco gained independence in 1956, each of the three regions still enforces its own trademark laws, which continue to this day. The acquisition of trademark rights in the French territory of Morocco and Tangier is based on the principle of prior use, while the Spanish territory is based on the principle of prior application, but also takes into account the principle of prior use.
4. Morocco adopts the Nice classification system, which allows for multiple categories of trademarks and accepts applications for goods trademarks, service trademarks, and collective trademarks.
Morocco is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention, the Nice Agreement, and the WIPO Convention, as well as a member of the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Morocco can be handled through either the "single country registration" method or the Madrid international trademark designation of Morocco.
The validity period is 10 years from the date of application; Renewal can be processed within 6 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months (with additional fees) and a validity period of 10 years.
1. Applicant's name and address
2. Goods or services
3. Trademark design
4. Power of attorney, requiring signature and seal
5. To submit priority, proof of priority must be provided
Application acceptance review announcement approval issuance.
Submit application documents to the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office;
The examiner will conduct a formal and substantive examination of the application to confirm whether the application documents are complete and whether the applied trademark meets the basic registration requirements; If the review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the specified time;
Once the review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 2 months from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration and a trademark registration certificate will be issued to the applicant.
