other · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2012-08-09 · Effective 2012-08-09 · 77 FR 47528
Document
Document number
2012-19568
Federal Register citation
77 FR 47528
CFR reference
37 CFR 6
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2012-08-09
Effective date
2012-08-09
Commerce docket
Docket No. PTO-T-2012-0027
Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") issues a final rule to incorporate classification changes adopted by the Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ("Nice Agreement"). These changes became effective January 1, 2012, and are listed in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (10th ed., 2011), which is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO"). In addition, the USPTO is amending some punctuation and grammar to conform to what appears in the Nice Agreement.