The UAE Trademark Office has recently shifted its trademark classification system from the 9th edition to the 10th edition of the Nice International Classification for Goods and Services, which entered into force on January 1, 2012 and applies to new applications only.
Following these changes, the country classification in our region is now as follows:
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Country
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Nice Edition Adopted
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Algeria
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10th
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Bahrain
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10th
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Cyprus
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10th
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Egypt
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10th
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Gaza
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8th
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Iraq
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7th with local sub- classification
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Jordan
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10th
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Kuwait
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8th; Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32 and pork meat in class 29 can not be registered
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Lebanon
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10th
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Libya
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8th; Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, as well as Christmas trees and related products in class 28 can not be registered
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Morocco
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10th
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Oman
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10th
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Qatar
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7th; Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32 and pork meat in class 29 can not be registered
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Saudi Arabia
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10th; Class 33, alcoholic goods in class 32, pork meat in class 29 and Christmas trees and related products in class 28 can not be registered
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Sudan
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8th; Class 33 and alcoholic goods in class 32 can not be registered
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Syria
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10th
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Tunisia
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10th
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United Arab Emirates
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10th; Class 33 and alcoholic goods in class 32 can not be registered
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West Bank
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8th
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Yemen
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8th; Class 33 and alcoholic goods in class 32 can not be registered
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