As recently reported, Morocco presently boasts the largest number of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Africa with 68 so-called ‘sui generis' GIs recorded. This is followed distantly by South Africa...

On 23 April 2024, Morocco's Culture Minister, Mehdi Bensaid, met in Geneva with the Director-General of WIPO, Darren Tang, with a view to discuss ways in which Morocco can protect its cultural heritage...

The Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property has announced that as of 28 May 2018, it will only issue electronic trade mark registration and renewal certificates, with the OMPIC stamp.

WIPO has extended its collaboration with Morocco to include a joint master's degree program on IP and Innovation.

A new scale of official fees has been introduced by the Moroccan Industrial Property Office (OMPIC) with effect from 1 October 2012.

Morocco's industrial property statistics reveal significant increases in trademark applications, industrial designs, and patent filings during the first half of 2026. The data demonstrates growing commercial activity across pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and technology sectors, while universities drive nearly half of domestic patent applications.

Western Sahara is an Atlantic-coastal desert area of 266,000km2, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, Morocco, Algeria and Mauritania.

In June 2021, the Casablanca Commercial Court invalidated the Moroccan businessman Mohamed Zehraoui's claim to use the word "Habanos", which belongs to the Cuban Habanos Corporation, on cigars manufactured in Morocco.