Morocco signs MoU with WIPO to boost cultural heritage protection
The agreement was signed on Monday by Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication Mehdi Bensaid and WIPO Director General Daren Tang, on the sidelines of the WIPO General Assemblies in Switzerland.
The deal paves the way for Morocco to integrate new legal tools, such as resale and reproduction rights, via the WIPOCONNECT system. It also aims to promote the «Label Maroc» internationally, reinforcing the legal safeguarding of Moroccan cultural heritage through the country's Intellectual Property Office.
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