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HISTORY AND
PURPOSE OF THE NICE CLASSIFICATION
The
International (Nice) Classification of Goods and Services for the
Purposes of the Registration of Marks was established by an Agreement
concluded at the Nice Diplomatic Conference, on June 15, 1957, and was
revised at Stockholm, in 1967, and at Geneva, in 1977.
The countries party to the Nice Agreement
constitute a Special Union within the framework of the Paris Union for
the Protection of Industrial Property. They have adopted and apply the
Nice Classification for the purposes of the registration of marks.
Each of the countries party to the Nice Agreement
is obliged to apply the Nice Classification in connection with the
registration of marks, either as the principal classification or as a
subsidiary classification, and has to include in the official documents and
publications relating to its registrations of marks the numbers of the
classes of the Classification to which the goods or services for which the
marks are registered belong.
Use of the Nice Classification is mandatory not
only for the national registration of marks in countries party to the Nice
Agreement, but also for the international registration of marks effected by
the International Bureau of WIPO, under the Madrid Agreement Concerning
the International Registration of Marks and under the Protocol
Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration
of Marks, and for the registration of marks by the African Intellectual
Property Organization (OAPI), by the Benelux Trademark Office and by the
Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).
The Nice Classification is also applied in a
number of countries not party to the Nice Agreement, Aruba is through the
Netherlands party of the Nice Classification.
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Class Headings |
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Classification for Goods |
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Class 1 |
Chemicals
used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture,
horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed
plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering
preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning
substances; adhesives used in industry. |
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Class 2 |
Paints,
varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of
wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder
form for painters, decorators, printers and artists. |
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Class 3 |
Bleaching
preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing,
scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils,
cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices. |
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Class 4 |
Industrial
oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding
compositions; fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles and
wicks for lighting. |
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Class 5 |
Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for
medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for
babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth,
dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides,
herbicides. |
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Class 6 |
Common
metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings
of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; non-electric cables and
wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and
tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes;
ores. |
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Class 7 |
Machines
and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine
coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles);
agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs. |
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Class 8 |
Hand tools
and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors |
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Class 9 |
Scientific,
nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing,
measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching
apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting,
switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling
electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound
or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; automatic vending
machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers,
calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers;
fire-extinguishing apparatus. |
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Class 10 |
Surgical,
medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs,
eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials. |
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Class 11 |
Apparatus
for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying,
ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes |
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Class 12 |
Vehicles;
apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water. |
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Class 13 |
Firearms;
ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks |
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Class 14 |
Precious
metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith,
not included in other classes; jewellery, precious stones; horological and
chronometric instruments. |
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Class 15 |
Musical
instruments |
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Class 16 |
Paper,
cardboard and goods made from these materials, not included in other
classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery;
adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint
brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional
and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging
(not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
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Class 17 |
Rubber,
gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and goods made from these materials and
not included in other classes; plastics in extruded form for use in
manufacture; packing, stopping and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not
of metal. |
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Class 18 |
Leather and
imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in
other classes; animal skins, hides; trunks and travelling bags; umbrellas,
parasols and walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery. |
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Class 19 |
Building
materials (non-metallic); non-metallic rigid pipes for building; asphalt,
pitch and bitumen; non-metallic transportable buildings; monuments, not of
metal. |
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Class 20 |
Furniture,
mirrors, picture frames; goods (not included in other classes) of wood,
cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber,
mother-of-pearl, meerschaum and substitutes for all these materials, or of
plastics. |
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Class 21 |
Household
or kitchen utensils and containers (not of precious metal or coated
therewith); combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making
materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steelwool; unworked or
semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and
earthenware not included in other classes. |
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Class 22 |
Ropes,
string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags (not
included in other classes); padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber
or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials. |
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Class 23 |
Yarns and
threads, for textile use. |
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Class 24 |
Textiles
and textile goods, not included in other classes; bed and table covers. |
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Class 25 |
Clothing,
footwear, headgear. |
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Class 26 |
Lace and
embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles;
artificial flowers. |
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Class 27 |
Carpets,
rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing
floors; wall hangings (non-textile). |
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Class 28 |
Games and
playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes;
decorations for Christmas trees. |
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Class 29 |
Meat, fish,
poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, dried and cooked fruits and
vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk and milk products; edible
oils and fats. |
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Class 30 |
Coffee,
tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and
preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices;
honey, treacle; yeast, baking-powder; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces
(condiments); spices; ice. |
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Class 31 |
Agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in
other classes; live animals; fresh fruits and vegetables; seeds, natural
plants and flowers; foodstuffs for animals, malt. |
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Class 32 |
Beers;
mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and
fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages. |
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Class 33 |
Alcoholic
beverages (except beers). |
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Class 34 |
Tobacco;
smokers' articles; matches |
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Classification for Services |
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Class 35 |
Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions. |
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Class 36 |
Insurance;
financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs |
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Class 37 |
Building
construction; repair; installation services. |
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Class 38 |
Telecommunications. |
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Class 39 |
Transport;
packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement. |
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Class 40 |
Treatment
of materials. |
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Class 41 |
Education;
providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities. |
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Class 42 |
Scientific
and technological services and research and design relating thereto;
industrial analysis and research services; design and development of
computer hardware and software; legal services. |
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Class 43 |
Services
for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation. |
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Class 44 |
Medical
services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or
animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services. |
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Class 45 |
Personal
and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals;
security services for the protection of property and individuals. |
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