Nice agreement is a multilateral international convention, its full name is "the international classification of goods and services Trademark Registration nice agreement". The agreement was signed in June 15, 1957 in the southern city of France, the April 8, 1961 entry into force. Nice agreement member countries have now developed to 65. Our country joined the nice alliance in August 9, 1994. The purpose of the nice agreement is to establish a common international classification system for the registration of trade marks, and to ensure its implementation. At present, the international classification includes 45 categories, of which 34 categories of goods, services, 11 categories, a total of more than 10 thousand goods and services. The applicant is required to complete the goods and services in general, in which the. Not only are all nice union members using this category, but also non nice union members can use the classification table. The difference is that nice union members can participate in the revision of the classification table, rather than the members of the right to participate. At present, the world has more than and 130 countries and regions using this classification. Since November 1, 1988, our country has adopted the international classification, which has greatly facilitated the trademark applicant, has standardized the management of the Trademark Office, and has been in close contact with the international trademark affairs. Especially since China's accession to the Kniss agreement in 1994, we have actively participated in the revision and improvement of the Kniss classification, which has been a number of Chinese characteristics to join the Kniss classification. Kniss classification list regularly revised, one is to increase the new product, two is to be included in the classification of goods in accordance with the new point of view to adjust, in order to have the inherent unity of goods. Kniss classification tenth edition since January 1, 2012.
Kniss classification includes two parts, one part is the classification of goods and services, according to the classification of goods and services, according to the alphabetical order of goods and services.
Arrange the goods and services in accordance with the order of the 1-45 class according to the classification list of categories. Each class has a class number and title, each title summarizes this class contains features and scope of goods. Finally, a list this class includes all goods or services, each item or service has a sequence number, in order to find. In addition, each class has a comment, the class includes what goods, this and related categories of goods how to distinguish, how to divide the edge of merchandise categories are explained, the notes on the classification of the some confusable categories of goods are of great help. Such as the third class, the class name is "washing with bleach and other materials, cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparation, soap, perfumes, essential oils, cosmetics, perfume, toothpaste, tooth powder." This category mainly includes bath products and cosmetics. In particular, including: personal hygiene products for cosmetic use deodorant. Especially do not include: clean the chimney with chemical products (first class); used in the production process to stains activities (first class); non personal use deodorant (fifth class); stone or hand scrub round (Section 8).
The other part is a list of goods and services that are in alphabetical order. The world intellectual property organization publishes a list of goods and services that are arranged in English and French. China's trademark authorities have also arranged for the Chinese phonetic alphabet in order to arrange the goods and services classification table. Using this form to refer to the general merchandise category is as easy as looking up a dictionary. As a production of TV and video recorder enterprises, in the two kinds of goods to apply for trademark registration, in accordance with the order of the Chinese phonetic alphabet, it is easy to can be found in the two goods belong to class 9; another example, a food production enterprise to apply for trademark registration in the milk and ice cream, with the help of the table, you can also quickly find the two goods belong to the 29 (milk) and 30 of the class (ice cream).