Publication of Japan-Korea Concordance List of Similar Group Codes
(Corresponding to Nice Classification, 11th edition, Version 2017 (NCL11-2017))

January 2017

Trademark Division

The Japan Patent Office (JPO) and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) are working on a cooperative project to compile concordance lists that indicate the corresponding relationships between the respective, similar group codes used for trademark examination at the JPO and the KIPO, based on a bilateral agreement the two offices signed.

Similar group codes are the codes assigned to goods and services that are presumed to be similar to each other in trademark examination. The project aims to improve the predictability of examination results, by encouraging users who file trademark applications with the JPO or the KIPO to utilize the concordance lists when searching for the existence of already registered trademarks.

As a result of the JPO-KIPO cooperation, the JPO is pleased to publish the Japan-Korea Concordance List of Similar Group Codes corresponding to Nice Classification, 11th edition, Version 2017 (NCL(11-2017)), which came into effect on January 1, 2017.

Published materials

Japan-Korea Concordance List of Similar Group Codes (corresponding to Nice Classification, 11th edition, version 2017 (NCL (11-2017)) (PDF:1,497KB) (Excel:1,100KB)

Meanings of Items in the Concordance Lists

•  Class: Class to which goods or services belong
•  Basic No: Unique No. of goods and services given to the goods and services in the International Classification
•  EN - Goods and Services NCL (11-2017): Indication of goods and services in English listed in NCL(11-2017)
•  Acceptable or not by the JPO:
  • ○＝Indication of goods and services acceptable by JPO
  • ×＝Indication of goods and services not acceptable by JPO
• Japanese Translation: Translations in Japanese for goods and services corresponding to the NCL (11-2017)
• JPO’s similar group codes: Similar group codes assigned to goods and services by JPO
• Acceptable or not by the KIPO:
  • ○＝Indication of goods and services acceptable by KIPO
  • ×＝Indication of goods and services not acceptable by KIPO
• Korean Translation: Translations in Korean for goods and services corresponding to the NCL (11-2017)
• KIPO’s similar group codes: Similar group codes assigned to goods and services by KIPO

Reference

“Similar Group Codes” used at the JPO

[Last updated 31 January 2017]

Contact

Japan Patent Office Trademark Division FAX: +81-3-3580-5907 E-mail: PA1T90@jpo.go.jp