Patent protection in Morocco applies to inventions meeting novelty, inventive step, and industrial applicability requirements. All filings are lodged with OMPIC.
• Patents are typically valid for 20 years from the filing date, subject to annual maintenance fee payments.
• Applicants must provide a specification, claims, and supporting documents describing the invention in detail.
• OMPIC conducts substantive examinations based on local patentability criteria.
• Morocco’s status as a contracting state of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) permits applicants to enter the national phase following an international application.
Once granted, patent owners hold exclusive rights in Morocco to prevent unauthorized manufacture, sale, or use of the patented invention.