Over the last few years, there has been increasing debate surrounding the appropriate trademark classification for digital assets. The most recent edition of the Nice Classification (the 12th Edition) ...

South Africa has officially adopted the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification (NCL 13-26) with effect from 1 January 2026, following its implementation by the World Intellectual Property Office on ...

The scope of trademark applications is crucial when it comes to protection and enforcement. Consequently, accurately analysing, identifying and classifying the goods and services designed to be ...

Major amendments to Canadian trademark law took effect on 17 June 2019. Although five years had elapsed between when the amendments were first passed and the date that they came into force, many ...

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The Nice Classification of Goods & Services is an international classification created for the purpose of registration of trademarks. The Nice Agreement is what most countries around the world follow ...

The International Nice Classification allows all entities which are part of the Nice Convention to unify under one criteria the classification of goods and services to be protected with a trade mark.