# TMEP § 1401.02(c): International Alphabetical List

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## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1401.02(c)
- **Heading:** International Alphabetical List
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1400 - Classification and Identification of Goods and Services / TMEP § 1401.02(c)

## Text

In addition to the General Remarks, list of
international classes, and explanatory notes (
see
TMEP §1401.02(a)
), the Nice Classification includes the
Alphabetical List of goods and services. The Alphabetical List provides guidance
concerning classification of particular goods and services. The Alphabetical List is
published by the World Intellectual Property Organization and is available online at
http://www.wipo.int/classifications/nice/en/
.  French and Spanish
versions of the Alphabetical List are also available online. Note: The paper
publication of the Nice Classification was discontinued in 2011 with the publication
of the 10th edition.
As the Alphabetical List was developed to
classify
goods and services and not to identify specific goods
and services, most entries in the Alphabetical List will not be sufficiently definite
to use in an
identification
of goods and/or services.  If such
entries are provided as identifications, the USPTO exercises its discretion to
require greater particularity.
See
In re Omega SA,
494 F.3d 1362, 83 USPQ2d 1541 (Fed. Cir.
2007).
The USPTO’s
Acceptable Identification
of Goods and Services Manual
(ID Manual) provides general guidance
on whether an identification is sufficiently definite.
See
TMEP
§1402.04
.

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- [TMEP § 1401.02(b) Short Titles for International Trademark Classes](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1401.02(b).md)
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