6. Conversion to the current Nice edition

The owner of a trade mark registered with a specification classified under the Third Schedule, Fourth Schedule of the Trade Marks Regulations 1954 or the Eighth Edition of the Nice Classification may apply to the Commissioner for conversion of the specification to the Ninth Edition of the Nice Classification¹⁶.

Where a person applies for conversion to the current edition of the Nice Classification, they will be required to submit the following information¹⁷:

1. The name of the owner;
2. The address for service;
3. If the owner has an agent, the agent’s name; and
4. The registration number of the trade mark.

An applicant for conversion may also nominate registration in additional classes if the current registration falls into additional classes under the most recent edition of the Nice Classification¹⁸.

Footnotes

¹⁶ See regulation 139 of the Trade Marks Regulations 2003.

¹⁷ See regulation 140 of the Trade Marks Regulations 2003.

¹⁸ See regulation 141 of the Trade Marks Regulations 2003.