The Protection of the Index of 35th Class About Retail Services Subgroup in the Classification of Marks

Abstract

The effect of classroom contents on brand protection in the Nice system causes intense discussion of the contents of the service classes, especially. While the 35th class as a service class is already a class whose content is trying to be concretized, the content of the services called "retail sales services" in the 35.05 subgroup has become more controversial after the changes after 2011. In particular, the classes placed in the content of the retail services sub-group constitute the focus of the debate on this issue. In this discussion, it is evaluated by different opinions whether the property classes registered in 35.05. In addition, the owners of registered trademarks in the goods classes, 35.05. Whether it can sell products with the same brand without registering its sub-group constitutes one of the conflicts in practice. In other words, the borderline of the concept of "retail sales services" with other classes is tried to be determined. Especially the meaning of "retail sales services" needs to be evaluated in determining this line.