Applicants and attorneys can familiarise themselves with the changes to the classification system before it comes into force.

A summary of all changes introduced in the general remarks and explanatory notes in the new edition and the changes approved to the alphabetical list of goods and services are available:

1 January 2017: Changes to the NICE classification system
(MS Word Document, 27.8KB)

Any questions arising from this notice please contact Darrel Hendy on 01633 811148 or e-mail tmclassificationenquiries@ipo.gov.uk.