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Law No. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property (promulgated by Dahir No. 1-00-91 of 9 Kaada 1420 (February 15, 2000))

Year of current version:	2000
Date of Text (Enacted):	February 15, 2000
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Competition, Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, Industrial Designs, Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits, Patents (Inventions), Trade Names, Trademarks, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:	The notification by Morocco to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states: 'This Law protects patents for invention, layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits, industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, indications of source and appellations of origin and prevents unfair competition in relation to the aforementioned elements.' Date of entry into force: See Article 234 for further details.
Available Texts:
Arabic	القانون رقم 17.97 المتعلق بحماية الملكية الصناعية (الصادر بموجب الظهير رقم 1-00-91 المؤرخ 9 ذي القعدة 1420 الموافق (15 فبراير 2000))
English	Law No. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property (promulgated by Dahir No. 1-00-91 of 9 Kaada 1420 (February 15, 2000))
French	Loi n° 17-97 relative à la protection de la propriété industrielle (promulguée par Dahir n° 1-00-91 du 9 Kaada 1420 (15 février 2000)) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Circular No. 4994/410 of 1 April 2006 relating to the new customs regulations on border measures aimed at strengthening the protection of intellectual property rights (MA042) Decree No. 2-05-1485 of 20 February 2006 amending and supplementing Decree No. 2-00-368 of 7 June 2004 implementing Law No. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property (MA040) Joint Order of the Minister of Finance and Privatization and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Economic Renewal No. 206-06 of 6 February 2006 laying down the conditions for implementation of Chapter VII relating to border measures of Law No. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property (MA041) Decree No. 2-00-368 of 7 June 2004, implementing Law No. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property (MA035) Law No. 13-99 creating the Moroccan Industrial and Commercial Property Office (promulgated by Dahir No. 1-00-71 of 9 Kaada 1420 (February 15, 2000)) (MA005) Criminal Code (promulgated by Dahir No. 1-59-413 of 26 November 1962 (28 Jumada II 1382)) (MA045) Is amended by Law No. 31-05 amending and supplementing Law No. 17-97 on the Protection of Industrial Property (promulgated by Dahir No. 1-05-190 of 15 Moharrem 1427 (February 14, 2006)) (MA039)
WIPO Lex No.:	MA002

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