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December 2024
International Trademark Classification Office, Trademark Division
The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) which is based on Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an internationally common classification among many jurisdictions.
The changes to the previous version (12th edition, version 2024) were adopted by the Committee of Experts of the Nice Union at its 34rd session which was held from 22 to 26 April 2024, as a hybrid style both at the headquarters of the World Intellectual Property Organization, in Geneva, Switzerland and online. And the International Classification of Goods and Services, 12th edition, version 2025 will enter into force on January 1st, 2025.
Japan Patent Office releases the “International Classification of Goods and Services in Japanese translation with Similar Group Codes” corresponding to the International Classification of Goods and Services 12th edition, version 2025 as follows.
The International Classification of Goods and Services, 12th edition, version 2025 will be applied to the applications on or after January 1st, 2025.
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