The international classification of trademarks * * * includes 45 categories, including 34 categories of goods and services 1 1, and * * * includes more than 10000 goods and services. Generally speaking, all the goods and services that an applicant needs are included. Not only all members of the Nice alliance use this classification table, but also non-nice alliance members can use it. The difference is that members of the Nice Alliance can participate in the revision of the classification table, while non-member countries have no right to participate.

Nice classification table includes two parts, one is the classification table of goods and services arranged by category, and the other is the classification table of goods and services arranged alphabetically.

1. Goods and services are arranged in the order of 1-45 according to the classification table arranged by category. Each category has a category number and a title, and the title of each category summarizes the characteristics and scope of the goods contained in that category. Finally, list all the goods or services included in this category, and each commodity or service has a serial number for easy searching.

In addition, each category has a note, which explains what goods the category mainly includes, how to distinguish this category from related categories of goods, and how to classify marginal goods. This note is of great help to some confusing commodity classification.

2. The other part is an alphabetical list of goods and services. The World Intellectual Property Organization has published a classification table of goods and services arranged in English and French. Chinese trademark authorities have also compiled and printed a classification table of goods and services arranged in pinyin order. Using this table to look up the categories of general commodities is as convenient as looking up a dictionary.

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In the past, the trademark authorities of various countries formulated their own commodity classification tables according to their national conditions and their understanding of commodities, which were used by the trademark authorities and trademark registration applicants. The commodity classification table is not static. It will be gradually increased and revised with the richness of commodities and people's understanding of commodities.

Since 1923, China has formulated and published five commodity classification tables. By the 1950s, the world economy had developed greatly and international exchanges were more frequent. Some countries believe that the use of their own commodity classification tables can no longer adapt to the international convergence of trademark affairs, which brings trouble to the registration of trademark owners abroad and is not conducive to the development of trademark cause and economy.

The trademark authorities in these countries believe that trademark registration needs an internationally unified commodity classification table. In this case, the Nice Agreement came into being.

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