Nice Classification

E93651

Nice Classification is an international system that categorizes goods and services into standardized classes for the registration of trademarks.


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international classification system
legal standard
trademark classification system
administeredBy World Intellectual Property Organization NERFINISHED
adopted 1957
adoptedAt Nice, France NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks classification NERFINISHED
appliesTo service marks
trademarks
basedOn Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks NERFINISHED
enables comparability of trademark registrations across jurisdictions
governs grouping of goods and services into classes for trademark registration fees
hasNumberOfClasses 45
hasNumberOfGoodsClasses 34
hasNumberOfServicesClasses 11
includesClassRange Class 1–Class 34 for goods
Class 35–Class 45 for services
isPartOf international intellectual property classification systems
languageVersions English
French
other official WIPO languages
latestEditionPublisher World Intellectual Property Organization NERFINISHED
legalBasis Nice Agreement NERFINISHED
legalEffect binding on contracting parties to the Nice Agreement
maintainedBy WIPO International Bureau NERFINISHED
provides alphabetical list of goods and services
class headings
explanatory notes
purpose classification of goods for trademark registration
classification of services for trademark registration
harmonization of trademark classification worldwide
region international
relatedTo Locarno Classification
Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks
surface form: Vienna Classification
revisionCycle periodic editions and versions
scope goods
services
shortName NCL
standardizes terminology for goods and services in trademark law
status in force
typeOf multilingual classification system
updatedBy Committee of Experts of the Nice Union
usedBy international trademark registration systems
national trademark offices
regional trademark offices
usedFor determining scope of protection of trademarks
drafting trademark specifications
searching trademark databases
usedIn Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks NERFINISHED