International Trademark Classification Changes

The record

Publisher

Federal Register

Agency

Commerce Department; Patent and Trademark Office

Source

Federal Register

Kind

Federal Register: final rule

Jurisdiction

United States

Topics

Other

Importance

Notable, the middle of three tiers Kresmion sets by fixed rules from the source's own fields

Published (source time)

2026-08-26 (the source gives a date only)

First seen on Kresmion

2026-10-26 18:24 UTC

The original

• PDF (Federal Register)

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The publisher's summary

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this final rule to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Agreement). These changes are listed in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (13th ed., ver. 2027) (Nice Classification), which is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and will become effective on January 1, 2027.

The publisher's words, as published.

Federal Register document

Document number

2026-17437

Document type

Rule

Status

Published