Innovation & intellectual property · 29/11/2019

USPTO Adopts International Trademark Classification Changes

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule to implement changes to the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks, effective January 1, 2020, as adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).