TIPO Modifies Article 19 of Enforcement Rules of Trademark Act According to Nice Classification Latest 11th Edition
Enforced from January 1st, 2017, the 11th edition of Nice Classification (The International Classification of Goods and Services) modifies some of the classification’s titles. For being coherence with international regulations, Taiwan Intellectual Property Office (TIPO) amends the details of article 19 of Enforcement Rules of Trademark Act, particularly the title of classification in Class 3, 6, 10, 14, 16-18, 20-22, 24, 26, 28, 31, and 45.
Nice Classification is based on Nice Agreement concerning international classification of goods and services for the registration of marks. Nice Classification is internationally used, and that’s why TIPO’s classification of goods and services refers to its latest update and releases modification version by version.