morocco

Morocco Profile

Morocco is located in the Maghreb region of North Africa. The interior of Morocco is rugged and mountainous, with vast expanses of desert. It is one of only three countries in the world that have both Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines (the other two are Spain and France). Morocco has a population of 33.8 million and a total land area of 446,550 km2 (172,410 ft2). Morocco is an influential member of the Arab League and part of the Union for the Mediterranean and the International Organization of la Francophonie. It is the sixth largest economy in Africa.

Moroccan Intellectual Property Legal System

• "Design Protection Act"
• The Design Protection Act

International Organization/Agreement

• Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
• Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and Their International Registration
• Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
• Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
• WIPO Copyright Treaty
• WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
• Trademark Law Treaty
• Patent Cooperation Treaty
• Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
• Nairobi Treaty for the Protection of the Olympic Emblem
• Brussels Convention on the Sending of Program Signals for Satellite Transmissions
• "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
• Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
• Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
• Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
• Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Origin of Goods
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
• Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works