Starting from January 1, 2025, WIPO will officially begin to implement the 15th edition of the Locarno Classification. The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) will officially implement the Design Practice Guide No. 3 based on this classification. The original Practice Guide No. 4 of 2020 will be officially discontinued, and the new guidelines will be consistent with the 15th edition of the Locarno Classification, which will take effect on January 1, 2025.
Under the new guidelines, IPOS will classify each article, non-physical product, or set of articles and non-physical products of a design according to the classification provided for in the 15th edition of the Locarno Classification, with the exception of Class 32, which deals with graphic symbols and logos, surface patterns, ornamentation, and interior and exterior arrangements.
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