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Nov 09, 2016 (Newsletter Issue 20/16)
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Nice Classification Changes Soon Adopted


The USPTO has issued 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. The rule entitled "International Trademark Classification Changes" published in the Federal Register today (81 Fed. Reg. 76,867 (November 4, 2016)), and will become effective January 1, 2017.

Source: www.uspto.gov