# International Trademark Classification Changes
> **US Patent and Trademark Office** · Final rule. · Published 2023-08-02 · Effective 2024-01-01 · 88 FR 50767
## Document
- **Document number:** 2023-16396
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Patent and Trademark Office
- **Federal Register citation:** 88 FR 50767
- **CFR reference:** 37 CFR 6
- **Publication date:** 2023-08-02
- **Effective date:** 2024-01-01
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. PTO-T-2023-0032
## Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issues this 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 are listed in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification), which is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and will become effective on January 1, 2024.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/08/02/2023-16396/international-trademark-classification-changes)
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