Hong Kong Regulations

TRADE MARKS RULES - RULE 74

Classification of goods and services

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CLASSIFICATION (SECTIONS 8 AND 54)

(1) For the purposes of trade marks registrations dated before the
commencement of the Ordinance, goods are classified in the manner appearing in
Schedule 3, unless any specification has been converted to Schedule 4 in
accordance with rule 75.

(2) For the purposes of registrations of trade marks relating to goods dated
on or after the date of the commencement of the Ordinance, and of
registrations of registered users thereunder, and for the purposes of any
registrations dated before the commencement of the Ordinance in respect of
which the specifications have been converted in accordance with rule 75, goods
are classified in the manner appearing in Part 1 of Schedule 4.

(3) For the purposes of registrations of trade marks relating to services,
services are classified in the manner appearing in Part 2 of Schedule 4.
(Enacted 1992)