The patent application confidentiality review procedure refers to a review procedure that needs to be carried out in accordance with relevant regulations when the applicant intends to apply for a patent abroad for an invention created in the country to determine whether the patent application itself involves national security or major interests . For the sake of national security, most countries in the world have formulated corresponding confidentiality review systems. Patent applicants need to submit a request for confidentiality review to their own intellectual property management agencies before filing patent applications in foreign countries, and they can only do so after meeting the corresponding conditions. Apply to a foreign country.
- Moroccan Patent Secrecy Examination System: Pursuant to Article 42 17/97 of Moroccan law, the disclosure and use of an invention covered by a patent application may be permanently or temporarily prohibited for national defense purposes. The authority responsible for defense regulation has up to five months to decide whether to keep the patent secret.