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Morocco is part of the European Patent Office (EPO). In order for an EP patent to be enforced in Morocco, the patent must be granted by the EPO and then validated in Morocco. During the application process, renewal fees must be paid to the EPO. For more information, please visit our EPO renewal fee article.
Once a patent is granted by the EPO and validated in Morocco, the renewal fee is paid to the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office. The rules that apply to a national Moroccan patent also apply to an EP patent in Morocco, which will be described in detail below.
Renewal fees in Morocco must be paid by certain dates. In this section you will find a description of how these renewal due dates are calculated, both the very first renewal due date and all subsequent renewal due dates.
No annuities are due throughout the application process. The first renewal is paid on the first anniversary of the filing date after the grant to the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office.
For example, if the grant date is 2022-01-20 and the filing date is 2018-03-09, then the first renewal must be paid by 2022-03-09.
After the first renewal has been paid, all subsequent annuities must be paid annually on the anniversary of the filing date.
For example, if the filing date was on September 9, then all subsequent annuities will be due on September 9 each year.
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There are no annuities due in Morocco before the patent is granted. Once the patent has been granted, annuities must be paid annually in accordance with the rules described above under the section Due Dates.
At present, the opening of the renewal payment window in Morocco has not been officially specified. Consequently, we are unable to confirm the earliest date on which the renewal fee can be paid.
Yes, it is possible to renew a Moroccan patent after its renewal due date. If you fail to pay the renewal fee before the due date, a grace period of 6 months is given wherein the renewal fees can still be settled. When entering the grace period you will incur a surcharge fee to be settled along with the renewal fee. If you wish to maintain the patent, both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will have to be settled.
For example, if a patent has a renewal due date of 2021-05-31 and the due date is missed, the patent will enter the grace period from 2021-06-01. After this point both the renewal fee and the surcharge fee will need to be settled by 2021-11-30. Failure to pay these fees before the surcharge due date will result in the patent lapsing.
A patent will stay in force for 20 years in Morocco from the filing date if successfully renewed in accordance with the rules described above. If the patent is not renewed, it will lapse by the end of the grace period measured from the latest renewal due date.
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