2.1 Classification system

Under earlier legislation, the different editions of the Nice Classification were incorporated into the Schedules to the Trade Mark Regulations 1954. However, as the Schedules are no longer in force, all references to the Schedules to the Trade Mark Regulations 1954 have been amended to read “Classification System” on the IPONZ database.

The IPONZ database and the journal now record the previous Schedule as follows:

• Schedule 3 is referred to as Classification System 3
• Schedule 4 is referred to as Classification System 4

The latest editions of the Nice Classification are now referred to by their relevant number.

• The Eighth Edition of the Nice Classification is referred to as Classification System 8
• The Ninth Edition of the Nice Classification is referred to as Classification System 9

The Ninth Edition of the Nice Classification came into force on 1 January 2007⁴. The main changes to the Nice Classification as a result of the introduction of the Ninth Edition are set out in Appendix 1.

Footnote

⁴ Trade Marks Amendment Regulations 2006