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(State on 8 May 2014)
(1) The countries to which this Agreement applies constitute a Special Union.
(2) They shall, with a view to the registration of marks, adopt the same classification of goods and services.
(3) This classification shall consist of:
(4) The list of classes and the Alphabetical List of Goods shall be those published by the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property in 1935.
(5) The list of classes and the Alphabetical List of Goods and Services may be amended or supplemented by the Committee of Experts established by Art. 3 of this Agreement and in accordance with the procedure set out in that Article.
(6) The Classification shall be established in the French language and, on the request of each contracting country, an official translation into its language may be published by the International Bureau of Intellectual Property (hereinafter referred to as "the Bureau"). ") referred to in the Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization 1 (hereinafter referred to as "the Organization") , in agreement with the National Administration concerned. Each translation of the list of goods and services shall mention, in relation to each product or service, in addition to the serial number of the Alphabetical Enumeration in the language in question, the serial number that it carries in the list established in French language.
(1) Subject to the obligations imposed by this Agreement, the scope of the international classification shall be that attributed to it by each contracting country. In particular, the international classification is not binding on the contracting countries or on the assessment of the extent of the protection of the mark, nor on the recognition of service marks.
(2) Each contracting country reserves the right to apply the International Classification of Goods and Services as a principal or ancillary system.
(3) The Offices of the Contracting Countries shall include in the official titles and publications of the registrations of marks the numbers of the classes of the international classification to which the goods or services belong for Which the mark is registered.
(4) The fact that a name appears in the Alphabetical List of Goods and Services does not affect any rights that may exist in that name.
(1) A Committee of Experts shall be established with the International Bureau to decide on any amendments or additions to the International Classification of Goods and Services. Each of the contracting countries shall be represented on the Committee of Experts, which shall be organised by a rules of procedure adopted by a majority of the countries represented. The International Bureau shall be represented on the Committee.
(2) Proposals for amendments or additions shall be made by the Offices of the contracting countries to the International Bureau, which shall transmit them to the members of the Committee of Experts not later than two months before the meeting of the Committee In which these proposals will be considered.
(3) Decisions of the Committee concerning amendments to the Classification shall be taken unanimously by the contracting countries. By modification, it is necessary to hear any transfer of products from one class to another, or any creation of new classes resulting in such transfer.
(4) Decisions of the Committee on additions to the Classification shall be taken by a simple majority of the Contracting Parties.
(5) Experts shall have the right to express their opinions in writing or to delegate their credentials to the expert from another country.
(6) In the event that a country has not appointed an expert to represent it, and in the event that the designated expert has not communicated his or her opinion within a period to be fixed by the rules of procedure, the country in question would be Considered to accept the decision of the Committee.
(1) All amendments and additions decided by the Committee of Experts shall be notified to the Offices of the Contracting Countries by the International Bureau. The entry into force of the decisions shall take place, with regard to the additions, upon receipt of the notification and, with regard to the amendments, within six months from the date of dispatch of the notification.
(2) The International Bureau, in its capacity as depositary of the classification of goods and services, shall incorporate the amendments and additions into force. These amendments and additions shall be published in the two periodicals Industrial Property And International Marks.
(5) The Assembly shall adopt its rules of procedure.
(2) The Director General and any staff member designated by him shall participate, without the right to vote, in all meetings of the Assembly, the Committee of Experts, and any other committee of experts or working groups of the Assembly or the Committee Experts can create. The Director General or a staff member designated by him shall be ex officio secretary of those bodies.
(4) The International Bureau shall carry out any other tasks assigned to it.
(2) The budget of the Special Union shall be adopted taking into account the requirements of coordination with the budgets of the other Unions administered by the Organization.
3) The budget of the Special Union shall be financed by the following resources:
(5) The amount of fees and amounts due for services rendered by the International Bureau under the Special Union shall be fixed by the Director General, who shall report to the Assembly.
(8) Account verification shall be carried out, in accordance with the arrangements laid down in the Financial Regulation, by one or more countries of the Special Union or by external auditors, who shall, with their consent, be appointed by the Assembly.
1) Proposals to amend s. 5, 6, 7 and this Article may be presented by any country member of the Assembly or by the Director General. These proposals shall be communicated by the Assembly to the Member States of the Assembly at least six months before being submitted to the Assembly for consideration.
(2) Any amendment to the articles referred to in para. 1) is adopted by the Assembly. Adoption shall require three-fourths of the votes cast; however, any change in s. 5 and this paragraph shall require four-fifths of the votes cast.
(3) Any amendment to the articles referred to in para. (1) shall enter into force one month after the receipt by the Director General of written notifications of acceptance, effected in accordance with their respective constitutional requirements, of the three-fourths of the countries which were members of The Assembly at the time when the amendment was adopted. Any amendment of the said Articles thus accepted shall bind all the countries which are members of the Assembly at the time when the amendment enters into force or become members at a later date; however, any amendment that increases the Financial obligations of the countries of the Special Union shall bind only those of them who have notified their acceptance of the amendment.
(1) Each of the countries of the Special Union which has signed this Act may ratify it and, if it has not signed it, may accede to it.
(2) Any country foreign to the Special Union, party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1 , may accede to this Act and thereby become a member of the Special Union.
(3) Instruments of ratification and accession shall be deposited with the Director General.
(5) Ratification or accession shall entail the full accession to all clauses and admission to all the benefits stipulated by this Act.
(6) After the entry into force of this Act, a country shall not accede to the Act of 15 June 1957 2 Of this Agreement except in conjunction with the ratification of or accession to this Act.
1 RS 0.232.01 /.04
2 RS 0.232.112.7
This Agreement shall have the same force and duration as the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1 .
(1) This Arrangement shall be subject to revisions in order to introduce desirable improvements thereto.
(2) Each of these reviews will be the subject of a conference to be held between the delegates of the countries of the Special Union.
(2) Countries outside the Special Union which become party to this Act shall apply it in respect of any country of that Union which is not a party to this Act. The said countries admit that the said country of the Union applies in its relations with them the provisions of the Act of 15 June 1957.
1 RS 0.232.112.7
(1) Any country may denounce this Act by notification addressed to the Director General. Such denunciation shall also denounce the Act of 15 June 1957 1 Of this Agreement and shall have effect only in respect of the country which has made it, the Agreement remaining in force and enforceable in respect of other countries of the Special Union.
(2) Denunciation shall take effect one year after the day on which the Director General has received the notification.
(3) The right of denunciation provided for in this Article shall not be exercised by any country before the expiration of five years from the date on which it became a member of the Special Union.
1 RS 0.232.112.7
The provisions of Art. 24 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property 1 Apply to this Agreement.
(2) This Act shall remain open for signature at Stockholm until January 13, 1968.
(3) The Director General shall transmit two copies, certified by the Government of Sweden, of the signed text of this Act to the Governments of all countries of the Special Union and, upon request, to the Government of any other country.
(4) The Director General shall register this Act with the Secretariat of the United Nations.
(5) The Director General shall notify the Governments of all countries of the Special Union of the signatures, deposits of instruments of ratification or accession, the entry into force of all provisions of this Act, and the notifications of Denunciation.
(1) Until the entry into office of the first Director General, references in this Act to the International Bureau of the Organization or to the Director General shall be regarded as relating respectively to the Office of the Union established by the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property or its Director.
(2) The countries of the Special Union which have not ratified or acceded to this Act may, for five years after the entry into force of the Convention establishing the Organization 1 , exercise, if they so desire, the rights provided for in Articles 5 to 8 of this Act, as if they were bound by those Articles. Any country wishing to exercise such rights shall, for that purpose, file with the Director General a written notification that takes effect on the date of its receipt. Such countries shall be deemed to be members of the Assembly until the expiration of that period.
In witness whereof, The undersigned, duly authorized to that effect, have signed this Act.
Done at Stockholm, 14 July 1967.
(Suivent signatures)
(Eighth Edition)
Coming into force on 1 Er January 2002
Class 1. Chemicals for use in industry, science, photography, and agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, raw plastics; fertilisers for land; compositions Fire extinguishing; preparations for soaking and soldering metals; chemical products for the preservation of food; tanning materials; adhesives (stickers) for use in industry.
Class 2. Colours, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; tinctorials; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in sheets and powder for painters, decorators, printers and artists.
Class 3. Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices.
Class 4. Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; products to absorb, water and bind dust; fuels (including gasoline for engines) and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting.
Class 5. Pharmaceutical and veterinary products; sanitary preparations for medicine; dietetic substances for medical use, baby food; plasters, materials for dressings; materials for plating teeth and dental impressions; Disinfectants; products for destroying harmful animals; fungicides, herbicides.
Class 6. Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable structures of metal; metal materials for railway tracks; non-electric cables and wires; locksmith and metal hardware; pipes Metal; safes; metal products not included in other classes; ores.
Class 7. Machines and machines-tools; engines (with the exception of engines for land vehicles); couplings and transmission components (with the exception of those for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than those operated manually; Incubators for eggs.
Class 8. Manually trained hand tools and instruments; cutlery, forks and spoons; white weapons; razors.
Class 9. Scientific, nautical, geodesic, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, control (inspection), emergency (rescue) and teaching instruments; apparatus and instruments for the Conduct, distribution, transformation, accumulation, adjustment or control of the electrical current; apparatus for recording, transmitting, reproducing sound or images; magnetic recording media, discs Acoustics; vending machines and device mechanisms Pre-payment; cash registers, calculating machines, information processing equipment and computers; fire extinguishers.
Class 10. Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopaedic articles; suture material.
Class 11. Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generation, cooking, cooling, drying, ventilating, water distribution and sanitation.
Class 12. Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water.
Class 13. Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks.
Class 14. Precious metals and their alloys and products thereof or in plywood not included in other classes; jewellery, jewelry, precious stones; watchmaking and chronometric instruments.
Class 15. Musical instruments.
Class 16. Paper, paperboard and products thereof, not included in other classes; products of the printing; articles for bindings; photographs; stationery; adhesives (stickers) for stationery or household; material for artists; brushes; Typewriter and office equipment (except furniture); instructional or teaching materials (except apparatus); plastics for packaging (not included in other classes); printing type; printing plates.
Class 17. Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica and products thereof not included in other classes; products of semi-working plastics; materials for caulking, suffocating and insulating; flexible pipes not of metal.
Class 18. Leather and imitations of leather, produced in these materials not included in other classes; animal skins; trunks and suitcases; umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks; whips and saddlery.
Class 19. Non-metallic building materials; non-metallic rigid pipes for construction; asphalt, pitch and bitumen; non-metallic transportable buildings; non-metallic monuments.
Class 20. Furniture, ice (mirrors), frames; products, not included in other classes, of wood, cork, reed, jonc, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whale, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, sea foam, substitutes for all these materials or of plastics.
Class 21. Household or kitchen utensils and containers (not of precious metal or plywood); combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brosserie materials; cleaning equipment; iron straw; crude or semi-finished glass (at Glass of construction); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes.
Class 22. Cordes, twine, nets, tents, tarpaulins, sails, bags (not included in other classes); padding materials (except rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials.
Class 23. Yarn for textile use.
Class 24. Textile fabrics and textile products not included in other classes; bed and table covers.
Class 25. Clothing, footwear, headgear.
Class 26. Dentelles and embroidery, ribbons and laces; buttons, hooks and eyelets, pins and needles; artificial flowers.
Class 27. Carpets, mats, mats, linoleum and other floor coverings; wall hangings not of textile materials.
Class 28. Games, toys; gymnastic and sports articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees.
Class 29. Meat, fish, poultry and game; meat extracts; preserved, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk and milk products; edible oils and fats.
Class 30. Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, coffee substitutes; flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, ices; honey, molasses syrup; yeast, powder for lifting; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice to cool.
Class 31. Agricultural, horticultural, forestry and seed products, not included in other classes; live animals; fresh fruit and vegetables; seeds, plants and natural flowers; food for animals, malt.
Class 32. Beer; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages.
Class 33. Alcoholic beverages (except beers).
Class 34. Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches.
Class 35. Advertising; business management; commercial administration; clerical work.
Class 36. Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
Class 37. Construction; repair; installation services.
Class 38. Telecommunications.
Class 39. Transportation; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangements.
Class 40. Materials processing.
Class 41. Education; training; entertainment; sports and cultural activities.
Class 42. Scientific and technological services and related research and design services; industrial analysis and research services; computer and software development and development; legal services.
Class 43. Food and beverage services; temporary accommodation.
Class 44. Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services.
Class 45. Personal and social services rendered by third parties to meet the needs of individuals; security services for the protection of property and individuals.
| States Parties |
Ratification Accession (A) Statement of Succession (S) |
Entry into force |
||
| Algeria |
24 March |
1972 A |
July 5 |
1972 |
| Germany A |
19 June |
1970 |
19 September |
1970 |
| Australia A |
10 May |
1972 A |
August 25 |
1972 |
| Austria A |
11 May |
1973 A |
August 18 |
1973 |
| Belgium A |
October 31 |
1974 |
12 February |
1975 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina A |
2 June |
1993 S |
1 Er March |
1992 |
| Croatia A |
28 July |
1992 S |
8 October |
1991 |
| Denmark |
26 January |
1970 |
4 May |
1970 |
| Faroe Islands |
28 July |
1972 |
28 October |
1972 |
| Spain A |
2 February |
1979 |
9 May |
1979 |
| United States A |
23 February |
1972 A |
25 May |
1972 |
| Finland A |
May 16 |
1973 A |
August 18 |
1973 |
| France A |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| Guadeloupe |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| Guyana (French) |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| Wallis and Futuna Islands |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| Martinique |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| New Caledonia |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| French Polynesia |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| Meeting |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
2 May |
1975 |
August 12 |
1975 |
| Hungary A |
18 December |
1969 |
19 April |
1970 |
| Ireland A |
March 27 |
1968 |
12 November |
1969 |
| Israel |
July 30 |
1969 |
12 November |
1969 |
| Italy A |
20 January |
1977 |
24 April |
1977 |
| Liechtenstein A |
21 February |
1972 A |
25 May |
1972 |
| Luxembourg A |
19 December |
1974 A |
24 March |
1975 |
| Macedonia |
July 23 |
1993 S |
8 September |
1991 |
| Morocco |
October 16 |
1975 |
24 January |
1976 |
| Monaco A |
27 June |
1975 |
4 October |
1975 |
| Montenegro A |
4 December |
2006 S |
3 June |
2006 |
| Norway A |
8 March |
1974 |
13 June |
1974 |
| Netherlands A |
4 December |
1974 |
6 March |
1975 |
| Caribbean (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) |
10 October |
2010 |
10 October |
2010 |
| Czech Republic A |
1 Er January |
1993 S |
29 December |
1970 |
| United Kingdom |
26 February |
1969 |
12 November |
1969 |
| Russia A |
April 8 |
1971 A |
26 July |
1971 |
| Serbia A |
14 June |
2001 S |
April 27 |
1992 |
| Slovenia A |
12 June |
1992 S |
25 June |
1991 |
| Sweden A |
August 12 |
1969 |
12 November |
1969 |
| Switzerland |
26 January |
1970 |
4 May |
1970 |
| This state has, like Switzerland, ratified the Nice Agreement, revised in 1977 in Geneva (RS 0.232.112.9 ), or has acceded to it. Accordingly, that arrangement replaces the present arrangement in the relations between Switzerland and that State. |
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1 Titles have been added to the articles of the arrangement in order to facilitate their reading; the original text does not contain titles.
2 This Agreement shall remain applicable to Switzerland only in relations with the Contracting States which are not party to the Nice Agreement revised in 1977 in Geneva (RS 0.232.112.9 ).
3 Art. 1 ch. 7 of the 2 Dec AF. 1969 (RO 1970 601)
4 RO 1973 1719, 1979 293, 1984 981, 2003 3422, 2008 4047, 2014 1215. A version of the updated scope of application is published on the DFAE website (www.dfae.admin.ch/traites).
