{"id":219304,"date":"2022-12-07T17:46:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T04:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/?p=219304"},"modified":"2023-12-12T12:56:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-11T23:56:44","slug":"trade-mark-classification-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legalvision.co.nz\/trademarks\/trade-mark-classification-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Mark Classifications in NZ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you own intellectual property, you should understand the trade mark classification system, particularly if you are considering registering a trade mark<\/a>. Your intellectual property (IP) is a significant aspect of your business\u2019 success. Therefore, you must protect it adequately. One way you can do this is by registering a trademark that distinguishes your brand from others. This article will take you through the 45 different trade mark classes and why they are essential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Trade Mark Essentials in New Zealand<\/div>\n
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Our free Trade Mark Essentials in New Zealand guide explains how to register and defend your trade mark registration.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n\nDownload Now<\/a> <\/section>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

What are Trade Mark Classes?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When making a trade mark application, you must list the goods and services you will provide consumers under that trade mark. Indeed, these goods and services<\/a> fall into specific trade mark classes. Further, there are 45 trade mark classes, separated by 34 goods classes and 11 services classes, organised in such a way through the trade mark classification system. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This system is a valuable tool to enable similar marks to co-exist as long as the classes of goods or services are entirely different. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For example, two brands with the same name operating in different industries can co-exist, as there is a minimal chance that consumers will confuse the two.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Relevance of Trade Mark Classes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Selecting your trade mark classes is a critical process in the application stage. This is because your trade mark is protected under your chosen goods and services classes. For example, consider you have a food product. In that case, you should register a trade mark for the goods themselves and the process by which you make the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, failure to select all relevant trade mark classes puts your brand at risk. For example, where you do not select all relevant trade mark classes, another brand can use your mark for goods or services you have not elected to include in your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Continue reading this article below the form\n <\/i>\n<\/a>\n

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