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Trade Marks Journal No. 013/2012
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International Classification of Goods and Services
NICE Classification – Tenth Edition (Circular No. 3/2011, dated 16 September 2011)
The Tenth Edition of the NICE Classification for the purposes of the registration of trade
marks will come into effect on 1 January 2012 and is available for reference at
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/nice/en/news/2011/news_0002.html
For more information regarding the specific changes, please refer to the Nice Union Report
CLIM/CE/21/ which is obtainable at
http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=151741.
Changes include the transfer of goods and services from one class to another, addition of
items to a class, deletion of items, changes in descriptions and changes to the class
headings. The Registry will provide more information on the specific changes shortly.
The Search & Pick and eTrademarks Search databases will be duly updated and the
relevant changes will be captured once the Tenth Edition of the NICE Classification comes
into force on 1 January 2012.
The Ninth Edition of the Nice Classification shall continue to apply to all applications filed
before 1 January 2012. Applications filed on or after 1 January 2012 shall be filed in
accordance with the Tenth Edition of the NICE Classification. For the avoidance of doubt,
there will be no reclassification of goods and services for existing applications filed prior to 1
January 2012, after the Tenth Edition of the NICE Classification comes into force. The
Registry will conduct cross class searches to ensure that relevant citations are captured.
International Classification of Goods and Services
NICE Classification – Tenth Edition
Specific Changes (Circular No. 6/2011, dated 16 December 2011)
With reference to our circular issued on 16 September 2011, the Tenth Edition of the NICE
Classification for the purposes of the registration of trade marks will come into effect on 1
January 2012.
The Registry has compiled a list of specific changes which includes:
• items that have been added to the Tenth (10 th ) edition of the NICE Classification;
• items that no longer exist in the Tenth (10 th ) edition of the NICE Classification;
• items that have been transferred to another class;
• descriptions of goods and services that have been changed; and
• descriptions of goods and services that have been changed and transferred to another class.
For the listing of the specific changes, please refer to the same Circular at
www.ipos.gov.sg > Trade Marks> Other Information & Updates > Pertaining to the
Classification of Goods and Services.