Important Changes Have Been Made To The WIPO Nice Classification System

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has announced important updates to the 13th Edition of the Nice Classification System, the international standard for the classification of goods and services in trademark registrations, which entered into force on 1 January 2026.

These revisions introduced by WIPO essentially aim to better reflect modern goods and services in line with changes in commercial practice and to improve clarity and consistency for trademark owners and practitioners.

The major class changes in the WIPO Nice Classification are as follows:

• Glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses have been moved from Class 9 to Class 10.
• Firefighting vehicles, firefighting boats, and rafts have been removed from Class 9 and reclassified under Class 12.