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Okt 14, 2013
Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China
Stephen Yang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China

Changes in China: Retail and Wholesale Services


Xiang Gao, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China , Stephen Yang, Peksung Intellectual Property Ltd., China According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a new version of the 10th edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) entered into force on January 1, 2013. The new version includes a number of changes. On November 26, 2012, the China Trademark Office (CTMO) online published a notice concerning preparation for adoption of the new version from the same date.
The CTMO has a self-edited Classification of Similar Goods and Services for Registration of Marks in China (Classification Book) by adoption of almost all goods or services listed in the Nice Classification and addition of some Chinese-characteristic goods which do not appear in the Nice Classification. The CTMO had not previously accepted the term  read more