International Classification of Industrial Designs (8th Edition) Chinese Version

Author: World Intellectual Property Organization
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Publication Date: 2006-06-01
Features: When the Locarno Convention was concluded, it was accompanied by the initial list of main classes and sub-classes. The Locarno Convention established an expert committee composed of representatives from each member state. This expert committee was authorized by the Locarno Convention to revise or supplement the initial list of main classes and sub-classes, and was entrusted with the task of preparing an alphabetically ordered list of products and annotations (which were not formulated at the diplomatic conference); at the same time, the expert committee was authorized to correct and supplement (add) the main classes and sub-classes of the Locarno Classification, the alphabetically ordered list of products, and annotations. The expert committee has revised the Locarno Classification seven times, and the current 8th edition of the classification incorporates all revisions made before November 2002. The new list of main classes and sub-classes includes 32 main classes and 219① sub-classes. The list of products contains 6,831 specific items, divided into two parts: the first part is simply arranged in alphabetical order and does not