Morocco is ranked 2nd in intellectual property with a total rate of 59.62% in the whole Middle East and North Africa (MENA), according to a recent report released by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center.
Morocco is placed 2nd in MENA, behind Israel, which topped the ranking with a total rate of 72.52%.
In the MENA region, Jordan came 3rd behind Morocco with a total rate of 44.53%, followed by the UAE with a total rate of 41.98%, Saudi Arabia 5th with a total of 40.38%, Kenya 6th with a total rate of 37.25%, South Africa 7th with a total of 36.61%, Egypt 8th with a total of 32.59%, Kuwait is placed in the 9th position with a total of 27.86%, and Nigeria came 10th with a total of 27.43%.
Globally, the US sat at the top record in intellectual property with a total rate of 95.31%, ahead of the UK with a total rate of 93.90%, and Germany with a total rate of 92.27%.
The report was based on intellectual property (IP) indicators, which provide confidence and security to the overall process of knowledge creation and innovation.
The IP indicators involve 9 categories of protection, including patents, copyrights, trademarks, design rights, trade secrets, commercialization of IP assets, enforcement, systemic efficiency, and membership and ratification of international treaties.
IP rights also provide for the commercial platform on which knowledge is created, exchanged, and used for the purpose of advancing technological innovation, added the report.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center, launched in October 2007 is working around the world to champion intellectual property rights as vital to creating jobs, saving lives, advancing global economic growth, and generating breakthrough solutions to global challenges.
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