Note of the International Bureau
At its eighteenth session, held in Geneva from October 2 to 11, 2000, the Committee of Experts of the Nice Union adopted a number of changes to the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) (see Annexes IV and V of document CLIM/CE/18/5*), which changes will be published in the Alphabetical List of the next (eighth) edition of the Classification that will enter into force on January 1, 2002.
It should be noted, in particular, that the Committee of Experts adopted the following new indications relating to the Internet, which can be used from now on.
| Class/ Classe |
Adopted indication/ Indication adoptée |
|---|---|
|
New indication of Goods/Nouvelle indication de produits |
|
|
9 |
Electronic publications [downloadable] |
|
New indications of Services/Nouvelles indications de services |
|
|
35 |
On-line advertising on a computer network |
|
35 |
Data search in computer files [for others] |
|
35 |
Rental of advertising time on communication media |
|
36 |
Home banking |
|
38 |
Electronic bulletin board services [telecommunications services] |
|
38 |
Providing telecommunications connections to a global computer network |
|
38 |
Telecommunications routing and junction services |
|
38 |
Teleconferencing services |
|
38 |
Providing user access to a global computer network [service providers] |
|
39 |
Storage of electronically-stored data or documents |
|
41 |
Publication of electronic books and journals on-line |
|
41 |
Electronic desktop publishing |
|
41 |
Game services provided on-line [from a computer network] |
|
41 |
Digital imaging services |
|
41 |
Providing on-line electronic publications [not downloadable] |
|
42 |
Data conversion of computer programs and data [not physical conversion] |
|
42 |
Computer system design |
|
42 |
Duplication of computer programs |
|
42 |
Conversion of data or documents from physical to electronic media |
|
42 |
Creating and maintaining web sites for others |
|
42 |
Hosting computer sites [web sites] |
|
42 |
Installation of computer software |
| Class/ Classe |
Place/ Endroit |
Adopted Change/ Changement adopté |
|---|---|---|
|
Change in an Explanatory Note/Changement à apporter à une note explicative |
||
|
9 |
Explanatory Note |
Under "This Class includes, in particular:" introduce at the end: Sous "Cette classe comprend notamment :" ajouter à la fin : |
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Fin du document]
* The document CLIM/CE/18/5 and the Annexes thereto are available on the WIPO Web site on the Internet: http://www.wipo.int/meetings

