The U.S.-Morocco FTA contains strong intellectual property protections, which were incorporated in Moroccan intellectual property legislation in 2006. Pursuant to its FTA obligations, Morocco enacted legislation that increased protection of trademarks, copyrights and patents. While the protection of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) is improving as a result of these provisions, counterfeit DVDs and CDs remain widely available throughout Morocco and weaknesses remain in country's mechanisms for detection and sanctioning of internet-based IPR violations. Morocco's Customs Office, Copyright Office (BMDA), and the Office of Industrial and Commercial Property (OMPIC) have initiated campaigns to target Morocco's largest counterfeit manufacturers and importers, with mixed success. Consumer product companies have stated that counterfeiters have become increasingly sophisticated in their production and distribution of counterfeit goods.
Secured interests in property are recognized and enforced through the "Administration de la Conservation Foncière.