The opposition shall be lodged in accordance with the following procedure:
(1) Opposition shall be communicated without delay to the owner of the registration
application or his/her representative where appropriate, by registered letter with
acknowledgement of receipt;
(2) Any response or remark submitted to the agency responsible for industrial property by
one of the parties shall be communicated without delay to the other party by
registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt;
(3) That agency shall draw up a draft decision in the light of the opposition and any
remarks in response. The draft shall be communicated by that agency, by registered
letter with acknowledgement of receipt, to the parties so that they may potentially
challenge its merits. If the draft is not challenged within 15 days of the receipt of
notification, it shall constitute a decision;
(4) The opposition shall be ruled upon in the light of the most recent remarks;
(5) If the opposing party has withdrawn his/her opposition or if the opposition ceases to
be relevant following a common agreement among the parties, the opposition
proceedings shall be closed.
The initial time period of six months referred to in the first paragraph above shall be
suspended:
(a) if the opposition is based on a trademark registration application;
(b) in the event of actions for nullity, forfeiture or claims of ownership;
(c) upon joint application filed by the parties to the agency responsible for industrial
property, although the suspension period must not exceed six months from the date
when that application was filed.
The arrangements for filing an extension or suspension application provided for above shall be
laid down by regulation.”
“Article 148.4 – Mention of the decisions of the agency responsible for industrial property
referred to in Article 148.3 shall be recorded in the national trademark register and shall be
published in accordance with the arrangements laid down by regulation.”
“Article 148.5 – Appeals against the decision by the agency responsible for industrial property
referred to in the first paragraph of Article 148.3 above shall be dealt with by the Commercial
Court of Appeal of Casablanca.”
“Article 182.1 – Applications for the protection of geographical indications and appellations of
origin shall be recorded in a register known as the “national register of geographical
indications and appellations of origin”, held by the agency responsible for industrial property
in accordance with the arrangements laid down by regulation.”
“Article 182.2 – The applications referred to in Article 182.1 above shall be published in
accordance with the arrangements laid down by regulation.