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Updated version of NICE Classification system

Explore the latest update to the Nice Classification, version 12, coming into effect on January 1, 2023, which introduces fresh categories focusing on blockchain technologies. For further details, check out WIPO.

Twelfth update to the NICE classifying system
Twelfth update to the NICE classifying system

Updated version of NICE Classification system

New Edition of the Nice Classification to Include Blockchain Technologies and Blockchain News

Starting from January 1, 2023, the twelfth edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, commonly known as the Nice Classification, will enter into force. This new edition includes significant additions related to blockchain technologies and blockchain news.

The updated Nice Classification is designed to offer improved guidance for the practice followed by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). It will provide guidelines for the examination of applications for international registration, making it beneficial for the Offices of the Contracting Parties of the Madrid Union, as well as applicants and registrants.

The new edition of the Nice Classification, accessible on the WIPO website (https://www.wipo.int/classifications/nice/en/), includes newly added goods and services specifically related to blockchain technologies and blockchain news. These include services and goods connected to blockchain application development, blockchain-based data storage, blockchain transaction verification, and blockchain security solutions.

The inclusion of new types of goods and services related to blockchain technologies and blockchain news is a notable feature of the twelfth edition of the Nice Classification. This update is expected to offer better guidance for the examination of applications for international registration, potentially streamlining the registration process for businesses operating in the blockchain news sector.

The new Nice Classification will be available for public access on the WIPO website from January 1, 2023. The twelfth edition of the Nice Classification is intended for use by the Offices of the Contracting Parties of the Madrid Union and is aimed at providing guidance for international registration.

In summary, the new edition of the Nice Classification, which comes into effect on January 1, 2023, includes significant additions related to blockchain technologies and blockchain news. It is expected to offer improved guidance for the practice followed by the International Bureau of WIPO and streamline the registration process for businesses operating in the blockchain news sector. The new Nice Classification can be found on the WIPO website, making it easily accessible to all.

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