Common communication of all Оffices of the European Trade Mark and Design Network

In the context of the Convergence Programme, the national Оffices and OHIM are to determine a common approach regarding the acceptability of the terms of the Nice Classification.

The Trade Marks Offices in the EU have created a set of guidelines to assist in determining whether a term of the Nice Classification is sufficiently clear and precise, and can then be accepted by the Offices without further specification.

The Common Communication of May 2^nd 2013 on the Implementation of “IP Translator” and the Common Communication of November 20^th 2013 on the Common Practice of General Indications in the Class Headings of the Nice Classification were similarly updated.