Under the requirements of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), all member states of the Nice Union shall adopt the 2026 Text of the 13th Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (i.e., the Nice Classification) in due form as of January 1, 2026. For applications for trademark registration filed on or after January 1, 2026, the new version of the Nice Classification shall apply to the classification of goods and services; for those filed prior to the said date, the previous version of the Nice Classification shall apply.

Based on the Nice Classification, the Trademark Office has made corresponding adjustments to the Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services and hereby publishes the Nice Classification together with the revision of the Classification Table of Similar Goods and Services.

Attachment: NCL (13-2026) Chinese version and the revision of the Classification Table (Public Version)

(Source: Trademark Office of the CNIPA)