We know that trademarks are divided into 45 categories. The first 34 categories are all product categories, and categories 35-45 are all service categories. So what are the standards for dividing these categories?

The International Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration (Nice Classification) gives the general principles of classification of goods and services. Applicants can consult. Generally speaking, the names of goods or services listed in the category headings shall in principle constitute the general names of these goods or services within their general scope. Therefore, to determine the classification of each good or service, you must look at the alphabetical classification table. If the goods cannot be classified according to the Classification Schedule (Classification Order Schedule, Notes, and Alphabetical Classification Schedule), the following description indicates possible criteria:

What criteria are used to classify trademark classes?

(1) Finished products are, in principle, classified according to their functions or uses. If the title of each category does not include the function or use of the manufactured product, the manufactured product shall be classified according to other similar manufactured products in the alphabetical classification scheme. If there is no analogy, classification can be based on auxiliary criteria such as the raw materials of the finished products or their operating methods.

(2) Multifunctional combinations (such as clocks and radios) can be divided into all categories based on the functions or uses of their components. If these functions or uses are not covered by the title of each category, the criteria shown in clause (1) may be used.

(3) Raw materials, unprocessed products, and semi-finished products are, in principle, classified according to their composition.

(4) If it is part of other products and cannot be used for other purposes under normal circumstances, in principle it belongs to the same category as the product. All other cases are classified according to the criteria shown in clause (1).

(5) Finished products and non-finished products are classified according to raw materials. If there are several different raw materials, in principle, they are classified according to the main raw materials.

(6) Special containers for holding commodities shall, in principle, be classified in the same manner as the commodities.