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3.2 Class or classes
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An application to register a trade mark must be for the registration of a trade mark in respect of particular goods and services within one or more classes. Therefore, an application to register a trade mark must specify the class of the Nice Classification in effect at the time of the application in which registration is sought, before it can be accepted.15
The Nice Classification comprises 45 classes. Of those 45 classes, classes 1 to 34 pertain to goods, while classes 35 to 45 pertain to services.
For more information on the classification of goods and services, see the Practice Guidelines on Classification and Specification.
Footnote
15Regulation 44(c) of the Regulations
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