CABINET CHAILLOT

New PPH agreement between INPI and Moroccan Patent Office (OMPIC)

Moroccan patent office follows JPTO, USPTO, CIPO, INPI (Brazil), KIPO and CNIPA with which INPI already has a PPH agreement

As from 01/11/2023, PPH agreement will apply between INPI (French patent office) and OMPIC (Moroccan patent office).

Applicants of a French patent application accepted by INPI will be able to request acceleration of proceedings of a corresponding Moroccan patent application, and reciprocally, applicants of a Moroccan patent application accepted by OMPIC will be able to request acceleration of proceedings of a corresponding French patent application.

This is the 7th PPH agreement signed by INPI.

See press release here (only in French)

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