International Trademark Classification Changes
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues a final rule to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Agreement). These changes are effective January 1, 2017, and are listed in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (11th ed., ver. 2017), which is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
- Task
- Read the news
- Patent or trademark
- both
- Legacy system
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- Current entry point
- www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/11/04/2016-26682/international-trademark-classification-changes (permanent link in the Federal Register, verified 2026-09-30)
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- Fee
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- What you need (account or API key)
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- Published
- 2016-11-04
- Document type
- Rule
- Source
- USPTO documents published in the Federal Register (Federal Register API)(retrieved 2026-10-06)
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- International Trademark Classification Changes
- International Trademark Classification Changes
- International Trademark Classification Changes
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- Electronic Filing Systems for Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
- Partial Replacement of an Earlier National Registration or Registrations by an International Registration
- New Mailing Addresses for Paper Submissions of Trademark-Related Correspondence and Madrid Protocol Rules Change