BEIRUT - The Ninth 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 adopted in Lebanon with effect from October 1, 2007, according to Salwa Fa'aour, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and Trade.
As of the aforementioned date, the Intellectual Property Office has been accepting trademark applications for goods and services under the same edition of the classification.
The Nice Classification consists of a classification of goods and services for the purposes of registering trademarks and service marks. It is based on the Nice Agreement that is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The Ninth Edition of the Classification has been in force since January 1, 2007.