International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification)

 The Vienna Classification (VCL)  is an international classification set up by an Agreement concluded at a Diplomatic Conference held in Vienna in 1973: the Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks.

The Vienna Classification constitutes a hierarchical system that proceeds from the general to the particular, classifying the figurative elements of marks into categories, divisions and sections, on the basis of their shape.

 The Electronic Forum has been available since May 2010. The forum has been developed in order to facilitate the process of submission and discussion of proposals for changes to the Nice, Vienna and Locarno Classifications by the countries of the respective Unions and by certain organizations specialized in the field of trademarks or industrial designs. Access to the information posted on the electronic forum is open to the public.