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Update to Trade Mark practice guidelines

IPONZ has recently updated its Conflicting Goods and Services list, which provides guidance on whether goods or services are similar to other goods or services.

IPONZ has updated the Conflicting Goods and Services List under its practice guidelines on identical or similar trade marks. We have also updated the corresponding Conflicting Class Table in section 6.2 of these guidelines, to align with the Conflicting Goods and Services List.

The new Conflicting Goods and Services List includes entries that reflect recent changes to the international classification of goods and services. These changes came into effect on 1 January 2026 with the 13th edition of the Nice Classification.

View the updated Conflicting Goods and Services List and practice guidelines:

Conflicting goods and services list [PDF, 744 KB]

10 Relative grounds – Identical or similar trade marks

Published on January 28, 2026
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