NICE, VIENNA AND LOCARNO AGREEMENTS

About: 

• List of agreements: Union Cabinet has approved proposal for accession of India to: 
  • The Nice Agreement on the International classification of goods and services for the purposes of registration of marks. 
    
    
  • The Vienna Agreement for setting up an International classification of the figurative elements of marks. 
    
    
  • The Locarno Agreement for establishing an International classification for industrial designs. 
    
    
  
  
  
• Benefits of accession: Accession to the Agreements will – 
  • help the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) in India to harmonise the classification systems for examinational of trademark and design applications, in line with the classification systems followed globally. 
    
    
  • give an opportunity to include Indian designs, figurative elements and goods in the international classification systems. 
    
    
  • instill confidence in foreign investors in relation to protection of IPs in India. 
    
    
  • facilitate in exercising rights in decision making processes regarding review and revision of the classifications under the agreement.