# International Trademark Classification Changes
> **US Patent and Trademark Office** · Final rule. · Published 2007-05-22 · Effective 2007-05-22 · 72 FR 28610
## Document
- **Document number:** E7-9764
- **Category:** other
- **Sub-agency:** US Patent and Trademark Office
- **Federal Register citation:** 72 FR 28610
- **CFR reference:** 37 CFR 6
- **Publication date:** 2007-05-22
- **Effective date:** 2007-05-22
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. PTO-T-2007-0004
## Abstract

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (Office) 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, 2007, and are listed in the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (9th ed., 2006), which is published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In addition, the Office is amending some punctuation and spelling in certain wording so the wording conforms to what appears in the Nice Agreement.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2007/05/22/E7-9764/international-trademark-classification-changes)
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