Communiqué on the Classification of Goods and Services for Trademark Registration Applications (TÜRKPATENT: 2026/2)
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This Turkish regulation establishes the official list of goods and services (EK-1) to be used in trademark registration applications filed with the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TÜRKPATENT). Goods are grouped into 34 classes and services into 11 classes following the Nice Classification system under the Nice Agreement. The communiqué explains how general headings cover all similar items in a class, how unlisted goods/services are treated by similarity, and how identical-goods determination is made during examination. It also specifies formatting rules for retail services in Class 35 and states that when both old and new lists are used together, the 2026 list prevails. The previous communiqué (TÜRKPATENT: 2024/2) is repealed.
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Key Changes
- Adopts new EK-1 classification list effective 26 February 2026 with 34 goods classes and 11 service classes
- Repeals previous Communiqué TÜRKPATENT: 2024/2 published 20 December 2024
- General class headings deemed to cover all goods/services in that Nice class
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What this law requires
Use the official Goods and Services Classification List (EK-1) in Attachment 1 when filing trademark registration applications with TÜRKPATENT, organized in 34 classes for goods and 11 classes for services following the Nice Classification system
When goods or services listed in the application are not explicitly listed in EK-1, evaluate and classify them by similarity to listed goods or services in the same Nice class that share similar nature, function, or purpose
For Class 35 retail services applications, when using the general heading format for 'Services of bringing together goods to enable customers to conveniently view and purchase them', write only specific goods or goods groups in the designated field (marked with *), not services or service groups
When both the 2026/2 Communiqué list (EK-1) and the previous 2024/2 Communiqué list are used together in a single application, the 2026/2 list (EK-1) prevails and takes precedence for classifying goods and services
Apply general headings in the classification list as covering all similar items and all goods or services defined within that heading that fall within the relevant Nice class