The International Classifications of industrial property subject matters (hereinafter referred to as the International Classifications) are established by the respective international agreements.
Ukraine accessed to international agreements concerning the International Classifications of industrial property subject matters, in particular:
- The Nice Agreement concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks ratified by the Law of Ukraine of 01.06.2000 № 1762-III. The Agreement entered into force in Ukraine on December 29, 2000;
- The Locarno Agreement establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs ratified by the Law of Ukraine of 17.12.08 № 684-VI. The Agreement entered into force in Ukraine on July 7, 2009;
- The Vienna Agreement establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks ratified by the Law of Ukraine of 18.02.09 № 1000-VI. The Agreement entered into force in Ukraine on July 29, 2009;
- The Strasbourg Agreement concerning the International Patent Classification ratified by the Law of Ukraine of 17.12.08 № 683-VI. The Agreement entered into force in Ukraine on April 7, 2010.
Accession to the mentioned international agreements by Ukraine enables our country not only to use the International Classifications but also to participate actively in their enhancement, in particular, within the Committees of Experts of corresponding Unions.
The current versions/editions of the International Classifications translated into Ukrainian represented as electronic versions complete with search systems – Information and Reference Systems (IRS) – are listed below. All systems are accessible free of charge.
INTERNATIONAL PATENT CLASSIFICATION
IRS "International Patent Classification (IPC)"
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE REGISTRATION OF MARKS
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF THE FIGURATIVE ELEMENTS OF MARKS
IRS "International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification)"
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
IRS "International Classification for Industrial Designs (Locarno Classification)"
INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATIONS ON THE WIPO WEBSITE
- International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification)
- Other materials relating to the NCL