Classes

Patents, Trade Marks, Designs and Plant Breeder’s Rights each have an internationally recognised classification system which divides their respective applications into different technology groups, classes of services or goods, or plant varieties. India uses these classification systems to assist with searching our databases of patents, trademarks, designs and plant varieties. Classes for patents are determined by the International Patent Classification system; Trade Marks by the NICE International Classification; designs by the Locarno System of Classification; and plant breeder’s rights by the International Union for the Protection of New Plant Varieties (UPOV).