Following a meeting between the Director-General of the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) and the President of European Patent Office (EPO), on 22 September 2021, the two offices signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) relating to the...
Morocco
Africa Update 2020 – Morocco
OMPIC and WIPO sign Memorandum On the 4th of October 2019, the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) concerning the promotion of...
Morocco now permits the recordal of trade mark rights directly with customs authorities
It is now possible for owners of trade marks locally registered in Morocco – as well as international registrations designating Morocco – to record a suspension application at the customs authorities, requesting the seizure or suspension of any counterfeit products bearing their trade mark.
Morocco confirms Larbi Benrazzouk as the new head of the IP Office (OMPIC)
Morocco has appointed Larbi Benrazzouk as general director of the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC).
MOROCCO | REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL CERTIFICATES NOW ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY
The Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) has announced that as of 28 May 2018, it will only issue electronic trade mark registration and renewal certificates, with the OMPIC stamp. This is in line with the office's Strategic Plan 2016-2020...
MOROCCO (April 2018)
Representatives from Adams & Adams, Simon Brown, Nicky Garnett and Dieter Welthagen travelled to Casablanca to visit our Associate Office, as well as the Office Marocain de la Propriete Industrielle et Commerciale (OMPIC). This was our first visit to Morocco since...
MOROCCO | INCREASE IN IP OFFICIAL FEES
The Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) has recently announced an increase in the official fees in respect of all intellectual property matters with effect from 1 October 2017. This includes the official fees for all trade mark, design and...
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