On April 1, 2021, the JPO began a trial Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with the Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC).
As a result, applications that have been determined to be patentable in Japan can now be subjected to accelerated examination in Morocco through a simplified procedure upon application by the applicant.

This is the second JPO to conduct PPH with the African region, following the Egyptian Patent Office (EGPO).
With the start of the PPH trial with Morocco, the number of countries/regions with which the JPO has concluded PPH agreements now stands at 46.

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
https://www.meti.go.jp/press/2020/03/20210325001/20210325001.html