Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

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intellectual property treaty international treaty

The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.

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Label	Occurrences
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks canonical	11
Contracting Parties to the Nice Agreement	1
International Classification of Goods and Services	1
International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks	1
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks classification	1
Nice Classification of goods and services	1
WIPO documentation on the Nice Classification	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132590 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
Context triple: [World Intellectual Property Organization, administersTreaty, Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks]

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
C. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
D. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
E. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
Target entity description: The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
C. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
D. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
E. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intellectual property treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	WIPO ⓘ linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
appliesIn	multiple jurisdictions worldwide ⓘ
appliesTo	international trademark registrations ⓘ national trademark registrations ⓘ regional trademark registrations ⓘ
bindingOn	contracting states that have ratified or acceded to the agreement ⓘ
category	treaty concluded under the auspices of WIPO ⓘ
classificationStructure	classes of goods and services ⓘ
classificationSystemName	Nice Classification ⓘ
classificationType	hierarchical classification ⓘ
concludedAt	Nice, France ⓘ
contains	explanatory notes for classes of goods and services ⓘ list of classes of goods and services ⓘ
effect	facilitates international comparison of trademark registrations ⓘ promotes uniformity in trademark classification ⓘ simplifies trademark registration procedures ⓘ
establishes	Nice Classification of goods and services ⓘ linked to: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks international classification of goods and services for the registration of marks ⓘ
field	intellectual property ⓘ trademark law ⓘ
governs	classification of goods for trademark registration ⓘ classification of services for trademark registration ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalArea	industrial property ⓘ
legalStatus	multilateral treaty in force ⓘ
purpose	to establish a common classification system for goods and services for the registration of marks ⓘ to harmonize trademark classification among member states ⓘ
regulates	use of a common classification in official trademark documents ⓘ
relatedTo	Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property ⓘ Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ
scope	goods ⓘ services ⓘ
shortName	Nice Agreement ⓘ
signedIn	Nice, France ⓘ
standardizes	terminology for goods and services in trademark registration ⓘ
subjectOf	Nice Classification ⓘ
updatedBy	periodic revisions of the Nice Classification ⓘ
usedBy	World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau ⓘ linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization trademark offices of contracting parties ⓘ
usedFor	registration of service marks ⓘ registration of trademarks ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Intellectual Property Organization → administersTreaty → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Madrid Protocol → relatedTo → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks → establishes → Nice Classification of goods and services ⓘ

linked to: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

WIPO-administered treaties → includes → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Nice Agreement → fullName → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Nice Agreement → classificationName → International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

linked to: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Nice Classification → alsoKnownAs → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks classification ⓘ

linked to: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Nice Classification → basedOn → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

WIPO member states → canJoin → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks → relatedTo → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Geneva Act of the Nice Agreement → partOf → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Stockholm Act of the Nice Agreement → partOf → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Nice Classification → basedOnTreaty → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

subject linked to: NCL

Nice Classification → relatedTo → International Classification of Goods and Services ⓘ

subject linked to: NCL

linked to: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Committee of Experts of the Nice Union → jurisdiction → Contracting Parties to the Nice Agreement ⓘ

linked to: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

Committee of Experts of the Nice Union → legalBasis → Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ⓘ

Committee of Experts of the Nice Union → subjectOf → WIPO documentation on the Nice Classification ⓘ

linked to: Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks

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