Saudi Arabia Adopts Tenth Edition of Nice Classification

RIYADH – The Tenth Edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks under the Nice Agreement (Nice Classification) has been officially adopted in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, according to the Trademark Office at the Ministry of Commerce and Trade.

The Trademark Office is now ready to receive trademark applications for goods and services under the same edition of the classification.

The Nice Classification is a system of classifying goods and services for the purpose of registering trademarks. The system groups products into 45 classes and allows users seeking to trademark a good or service to choose from these classes as appropriate.