# The Trade Marks Rules 2008, Rule 7: Classification of goods and services; section 34

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) The prescribed system of classification for the purposes of the registration of trade marks is the Nice Classification.
(2) When a trade mark is registered it shall be classified according to the version of the Nice Classification that had effect on the date of application for registration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1797/rule/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/trade-marks-rules-2008/rule-7
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