16Joint Recommendation Concerning Trademark Licensesadopted by the Paris Union Assembly and the <strong>WIPO</strong> GeneralAssembly at the 35 th series of meetings of the Assemblies of theMember States of <strong>WIPO</strong> (September 25 to October 3, 2000).The Joint Recommendation aims atharmonizing and simplifying the formalrequirements for the recordal of trademarklicenses and therefore supplements theTrademark Law Treaty (TLT) of October 27,1994, which is designed to streamline andharmonize formal requirements set bynational or regional offices for the filing ofnational or regional trademark applications, the recordal ofchanges, and the renewal of trademark registrations.Publication no.: 835 • Pages: 38 • Price: 15 Sfr.ISBN A: 978-92-805-0934-2 • C: 978-92-805-0935-9E: 978-92-805-0931-1 • F: 978-92-805-0932-8R: 978-92-805-0936-6 • S: 978-92-805-0933-5Joint Recommendation Concerning Provisions on theProtection of Marks and Other Industrial PropertyRights in Signs, on the Internet (with ExplanatoryNotes) adopted by the Assembly of the Paris Union for theProtection of Industrial Property and the General Assembly of theWorld Intellectual Property Organization (<strong>WIPO</strong>) at the 36 th Series ofMeetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of <strong>WIPO</strong>(September 24 to October 3, 2001)The provisions aim at providing a clear legalframework for trademark owners who wishto use their marks on the Internet and toparticipate in the development of electroniccommerce. They are intended to facilitatethe application of existing laws relating tomarks, and other industrial property rights insigns on the Internet.Publication no.: 845 • Pages: 40 • Price: 15 Sfr.ISBN A: 978-92-805-1047-8 • C: 978-92-805-1049-2E: 978-92-805-1044-7 • F: 978-92-805-1045-4R: 978-92-805-1048-5 • S: 978-92-805-1046-1Guides and ManualsGuide to the International Registration of Marks underthe Madrid Agreement and the Madrid ProtocolUpdated January 2008This Guide is primarily intended forapplicants and holders of internationalregistrations of marks, as well as officials ofthe competent administrations of theMember States of the Madrid Union. It leadsthem through the various steps of theinternational registration procedure andexplains the essential provisions of theMadrid Agreement, the Madrid Protocol and the CommonRegulations.Publication no.: 455 • Pages: 255 approximately • Price: 60 Sfr.ISBN E: 978-92-805-1660-9 • F: 978-92-805-1661-6S: 978-92-805-1662-3Guía del Empresario sobre Marcas e IndicacionesGeográficas – Published in 2007The objective of the guide is to providegeneral information on distinctive signs,considered as differentiation tools that canpromote competitivity among LatinAmerican businessmen. It addresses torepresentatives of the enterprise world andto all person eager to understand thedifferentiation mechanism of usingtrademarks and geographical indications and how it can be tothe advantage of competitivity.Publication no.: 859 • Pages: 104 • Price: 25 Sfr.ISBN S: 978-92-805-1618-0ClassificationsInternational Classification of Goods and Services for thePurposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification),Bilingual versions – Ninth edition published in 2006The Nice Classification consists of aclassification of goods and services for thepurposes of registering trademarks andservice marks. The authentic bilingualversions of the Nice Classification includeClass Headings accompanied by ExplanatoryNotes and a Bilingual (English-French andFrench-English) Alphabetical List of Goodsand Services. The Class Headings describe in very broad termsthe nature of the goods or services contained in each of the34 classes of goods and 11 classes of services. They areaccompanied, where appropriate, by Explanatory Notes whichdescribe in greater detail the type of goods or servicesincluded in the classes concerned. The Bilingual AlphabeticalList comprises around 10,100 indications of goods and 1,500of services edited in English or French, with the equivalentindication in the other language and the number of the classto which each good or service belongs. In order to keep theNice Classification up to date, it is continuously revised and anew edition is published every five years. The ninth editionhas entered into force on January 1, 2007. This classificationis also available on CD-ROM. For more information pleaserefer to the NIVILO:CLASS CD (page 17).Publication no.: 500 • Pages: 260 • Price: 100 Sfr.ISBN Bilingual E/F 978-92-805-1506-0Bilingual F/E 978-92-805-1507-7International Classification of Goods and Services forthe Purposes of the Registration of Marks (NiceClassification), Part I: List of Goods and Services inAlphabetical Order – Ninth edition published in 2006The Nice Classification consists of a classificationof goods and services for the purposes ofregistering trademarks and service marks. TheNice Classification includes Class Headingsaccompanied by Explanatory Notes and anAlphabetical List of Goods and Services. TheClass Headings describe in very broad terms thenature of the goods or services contained in eachof the 34 classes of goods and 11 classes of services. They areaccompanied, where appropriate, by Explanatory Notes whichdescribe in greater detail the type of goods or services included inthe classes concerned. The Alphabetical List comprises aroundA=Arabic – C=Chinese – D=Dutch – E=English – F=French – G=German – I=Italian – J=Japanese – K=Korean – P=Portuguese – R=Russian – S=Spanish
1710,100 indications of goods and 1,500 of services. <strong>WIPO</strong> publishesthe authentic paper versions of the Nice Classification in two parts.Part I lists, in alphabetical order, all the goods in one list and all theservices in another list, with indication of the number of the class towhich each good or service belongs. Part II lists, in alphabetical orderfor each class, the goods or services belonging to that class. In orderto keep the Nice Classification up to date, it is continuously revisedand a new edition is published every five years. The ninth edition hasentered into force on January 1, 2007.This classification is also available on CD-ROM. For more informationplease refer to the NIVILO:CLASS CD (page 17).Publication no.: 500.1 • Pages: 172 • Price: 100 Sfr.ISBN E: 978-92-805-0937-3 • F: 978-92-805-0939-7International Classification of Goods and Services forthe Purposes of the Registration of Marks (NiceClassification), Part II: List of Goods and Services inClass Order – Ninth edition published in 2006The Nice Classification consists of aclassification of goods and services for thepurposes of registering trademarks and servicemarks. The Nice Classification includes ClassHeadings accompanied by Explanatory Notesand an Alphabetical List of Goods and Services.The Class Headings describe in very broadterms the nature of the goods or servicescontained in each of the 34 classes of goods and 11 classes ofservices. They are accompanied, where appropriate, byExplanatory Notes which describe in greater detail the type ofgoods or services included in the classes concerned. TheAlphabetical List comprises around 10,100 indications of goodsand 1,500 of services. <strong>WIPO</strong> publishes the authentic paperversions of the Nice Classification in two parts. Part I lists, inalphabetical order, all the goods in one list and all the services inanother list, with indication of the number of the class to whicheach good or service belongs. Part II lists, in alphabetical order foreach class, the goods or services belonging to that class. In orderto keep the Nice Classification up to date, it is continuouslyrevised and a new edition is published every five years. The ninthedition has entered into force on January 1, 2007.This classification is also available on CD-ROM. For moreinformation please refer to the NIVILO:CLASS CD (page 17).Publication no.: 500.2 • Pages: 162 • Price: 100 Sfr.ISBN E: 978-92-805-0938-0 • F: 978-92-805-0940-3International Classification of the Figurative Elements ofMarks (Vienna Classification) – Sixth edition published in 2007The Vienna Classification provides symbols formarks that consist of, or contain, figurativeelements. It constitutes a hierarchical systemthat proceeds from the general to theparticular, dividing all figurative elements intocategories, divisions and sections. Explanatorynotes have been introduced whereappropriate. The classification comprises a totalof 29 categories, 144 divisions, 788 main sections and 879 auxiliarysections in which the figurative elements of marks are classified.In order to keep the Vienna Classification up to date, it iscontinuously revised and a new edition is published every five years.The current (sixth) edition will enter into force on January 1, 2008.This classification is also available on CD-ROM. For moreinformation please refer to the NIVILO:CLASS CD (page 17).Publication no.: 502 • Pages: 141 • Price: 50 Sfr.ISBN E: 978-92-805-1611-1 • F: 978-92-805-1612-8NIVILO:CLASS (Nice, Vienna and Locarno Classifications) – CDVersion 2.1This disc contains the authentic versions ofthe current editions of the InternationalClassification of Goods and Services for thePurposes of the Registration of Marks (NiceClassification, ninth edition), theInternational Classification of the FigurativeElements of Marks (Vienna Classification, sixth edition) andthe International Classification for Industrial Designs (LocarnoClassification, eighth edition).Publication no.: CD NIVILO:CLASS • Price: 60 Sfr.ISBN Bilingual E/F 978-92-805-1613-5Periodicals<strong>WIPO</strong> Gazette of International MarksPeriodical – Published weeklyThis Gazette is the official publication underthe Madrid Agreement Concerning theInternational Registration of Marks and theProtocol to that Agreement. The pricequoted is for an annual subscription to thepaper version of this Gazette. The Gazette isalso available on CD-ROM.Publication no.: 103 • Pages: 540 • Price: 660 Sfr.ISSN Trilingual F/E/S 1020-4679<strong>WIPO</strong> Gazette of International Marks – CDElectronic Periodical – Published monthlyThis is the CD-ROM version of the officialpublication under the Madrid AgreementConcerning the International Registration ofMarks and the Protocol to that Agreement.This cumulative version is published everyfour weeks, each new disk containing theinformation from previous disks and new information fromthe last four weeks. This CD-ROM edition also includes acumulative index, which allows simple searches to be madeaccording to the name of the holder, the internationalregistration number, any verbal elements of the mark and thetype of record published. The quoted price is for an annualsubscription to the CD-ROM version of this Gazette.The Gazette is also available in paper form.Publication no.: CD GMI • Price: 150 Sfr.Available in: Trilingual F/E/SROMARIN – DVD – Read-Only Memory of Madrid Active RegistryInformation – Electronic Periodical – Published every four weeksROMARIN stands for “Read-Only-Memory ofMadrid Active Registry INformation.” TheROMARIN database contains informationregarding all international registrations ofmarks made under the Madrid AgreementConcerning the International Registration ofMarks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement that havebeen entered in the International Register and that arecurrently in force. The ROMARIN database contains a moredetailed history of international marks than the MadridExpress Database.Publication no.: ROMARIN-DVD • Price: 750 Sfr.ISSN: Triilingual E/F/S 1020-217XA=Arabic – C=Chinese – D=Dutch – E=English – F=French – G=German – I=Italian – J=Japanese – K=Korean – P=Portuguese – R=Russian – S=Spanish