Innovation & intellectual property · 06/10/2021

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, which will take effect on January 1, 2022, as adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks.