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April 6,2006
Section Outline of the Section Subsection
1(Measurement and Nano-physics General measurement, Distance and Electrical measurement, General Nano-physics B82B,G01B-G,G01L,G01P-S,G04,G06M,G08C,G09G,G12,H01J-K
2(Material Analysis) Machinery-Chemical analysis, Physical/diagnostic analysis A61B,G01H-K,G01M-N,G01V-W,H02G,H05G
3(Amusement) Amusement, Electric game A63F
4(Natural Resources, Construction) Bio Resources, City and Regional Engineering, Construction, House equipment A01B-G,A01K-M,A23K,A45F,A47B,A47H,A47K,A62B-C,A63B-D,A63G-K,
B02B,B27D,B27H-N, B68B-C,E01B-E21F, F16S
5(Electro Photography , Photographic Materials Digital photography, photographic material B41M,B44C,G03C,G03F,G03G
6(Printing Press and Printer) Printing, Press and Printer B41-B43,G09B,G09D-F
7(Optical Apparatus and Nano-physics) Optical Apparatus and Nano-physics  G01T,G02B-C,G03B-F,G03H,G09F,G21B-K,H01L,H05B,H05H
8(Optical Devices) Optical element, light control G02B,G02F,H01L,H01S
9(Automatic Control) traffic control, Motor control, microwave-line B06B,B60L-M,B61L,G01C,G05B-F,G08B,G08G,H02H-P
10(Motive Machinery and Logistics) Engine control, Motor-fluid machinery, Transfer disposition B02C,B05B-C,B07C,B60K,B65G,B66,F01,F02,F03G,F04, F23R
11(Transportation, Assembling/Manufacturing) transportation equipment, vehicle control, Assembling/Manufacturing B23P,B60B-G,B60J-K,B60P,B60R-S,B60V-B61G,
B61J-K,B62B-K,B62M,B63,B64,B65G,F03H,F16K,F16M,
F16T,H05K
12(General machinery) mechanism of transmission, Braking-machine element B60K,B60T,B61H,B62L,F15,F16B-J,F16N-P,G05G
13(Production machinery) machine tool, non-conventional machining, Assembling/Manufacturing B21D-L,B23,B24,B25,B26,B27B-C,B27F-G,B28D,B30B,
B44,B81B,B81C,G05B,H01L
14(Fiber wrapping machinery) Fiber sheet working, packaging container A21B-C,A22B-C,A23N-A41F,A41H-A42C,A44B,
A61F,B31,B41J,B65B-D,B65H,B67,D01B-C,D01G-H,D02H, 
D03,D04B,D05,F17B-C,H05C
15(Life equipment/appliance, Welfare related equipment/appliance) Home appliance, lighting, Welfare/medical care, Service/safety A41G,A43B,A44C-A45D,A46B,A47C-G,A47L,
A61B-J,A61M-N,B08,B60N,B60Q,B65F,B68G,
D06F,F21H,H01H,H01R,H01T,H02B-G, H05B,H05F
16(Heating equipment, Service equipment) Heating equipment, Cooling equipment, Service/safety A43C-D,A46D,A47J,B60H,F16L,F17D,F22,F23B-Q,F24B-F25D,
F26B-F28G,G07D,H05B
17(Inorganic chemistry, Atmospheric chemistry) inorganic compound, ceramics, environmental clean-up, Separative treatment A61L,A62D,B01,B03,B04,B07B,B09,B28B-C,B29B,C01B-,C04B,
C08J,C23C,C30B,F25J
18(metal working) Metal material working, Electronic material working B21B-C,B22C-D,C23-C25F,H01L
19(Metallic material, Electrochemistry) metallic material, electrochemistry B22F,B23K,C21,C22,H01B,H01M
20(semiconductor equipment) semiconductor element, semiconductor integrated circuit, information transfer H01C-H01G,H01L
21(medical care) pharmaceutical, Medical compound A61C,A61K,A61L,C07D,C07H-J,C08B
22(Bio-technology) genetic engineering, Food-microorganism A01H-J,A01K,A21D,A23B-J,A23L,C07G,C07K,C12C-C13K
23(Organic chemistry) Organic compound, Applied organic material A01N,C05-C07C,C07F,C09B-G,C09J-K,D06P
24(High molecur) High molecular compound, High molecular composition B29B,B29C,C08C-L,C09H
25(Plastic engineering) Resin finishing, Fiber/lamination B05D,B29,B32,B60C,B68F,C14,D01D-F,D02G,D02J,D03D,D04,
D06B-C,D06G-N,D06Q,D07,D21
26(Electric Commerce Technology) Business related technology, Particular application system G06F
27(Interface) Man-Machine interface, information transfer, transmission circuit, Storage management G06C-J,G11C,H03B-D,H03H-J,H03L
28(Information processing, Transfer system) Program management, Storage management, Mobile radio communication, transmission circuit, Program management G06F,G06K,G06N,G09C,H04B-H,H04K-L,H04Q
29(Telephone communication, Digital communication) Telephone system, Microwave-line, Data transfer, Data network H01P-Q,H03F-G,H03J-K,H03M,H04J,H04L-M,H04Q
30(Visual equipment) Sound system, Television G10,H04N,H04R-S
31(Image processing) Image processing system, Still picture, Business related technology G06F,G06K,G06T,H04N
32(Information recording) Record reproduction, Data storage G11B
33(Consumer design) household appliance/supply, processed food and luxury goods, garments and personal belongings, Life related products, Hobby/leisure equipment, and ‹y‚ Ñsport gear, stationeries, Sales material 1-33
34(Industrial design) Transportation-transporting machine, Electrical and electric equipment and Communication instrument/tool, 
General machinery and appliances, industrial machinery and appliances, Civil work/Construction supplies
34-65
35(Trademark(Chemical-Food)) Chemical and food, as well as what extended to multiple categories primarily consisting with Chemical or Food 1-5,29-33
36(Trademark(Machinery-Electric)) Machinery and what extended to multiple categories primarily consisting with machinery 6-13,19
37(Trademark(Fiber-miscellaneous goods)) Fiber and miscellaneous goods, as well as what expanded to multiple categories primarily consisting with fiber or miscellaneous goods 14-18,20-28,34
38(Trademark(Service)) Service and what extended to multiple categories mainly consisting with Service 35-45
(Notes)
The Subsections indicated here follow the International Patent Classification (7th Ed.) for the 1st to 32nd subsections, the categories defined in the attached table 1 of the Enforcement Ordinance for the Design Law for the fields 33rd and 34th subsections, and the categories defined in the attached table of the Enforcement Ordinance for the Trademark Law for the fields 35th to 38th subsections.

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