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3. Classification examination

IPONZ will examine the application to ensure the goods and services are clear and have been correctly classified. When examining a specification of goods or services, an examiner must consider four things:

Whether the nature of the goods and services is clear (section 31)
Whether the goods and services are correctly classified in the class or classes applied for (section 31)
Whether the specification contains a registered trade mark or the applicant’s own mark
Whether the applicant has applied for an unreasonably wide range of goods and/or services (section 32(2)).

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Last updated 16 November 2009

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