When applying for trademark registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, or USPTO, you will be required to select a classification describing the goods and services that your mark ...

IP Australia’s recently published guide confirms that existing trademark protection for real-world goods is not sufficient to cover digital goods of the same description. Register for free to receive ...

The Harmonized System (HS) is used by virtually all countries to determine the duty/taxes and admissibility of imported goods. Because the classification of goods under the HS is a legal determination ...

Shippers have placed reference lettering such as “UN” on documentation, creating an impression that the commodity has a dangerous cargo categorisation per the International Maritime Dangerous Goods ...

What does the coming of HS 2028 on January 1, 2028 mean for companies involved in international trade? Developed by the World Customs Organization (WCO), the Harmonized System (HS) is used for the ...

The 11th edition of the Nice Classification has been adopted by the Department of Intellectual Property into guidelines on the classification of goods and services. Following the 2016 amendment to the ...