Designation of Class

In an application for registration of a mark, the

applicant should designate the international class number(s) that are appropriate for

the identified goods and/or services whenever the information is known.

37 C.F.R. §2.32(a)(7)

. See

TMEP §1401.02(a)

for the international

classification schedule with explanatory notes and

§1401.03(b)

regarding inaccurately classified goods or

services in applications filed under §1 or §44.

Electronically filed §1 and/or §44 applications

submitted on or after January 18, 2025 are subject to an additional fee if the

application does not include correctly classified goods/services with an identification

of goods/services taken directly from the USPTO’s

Acceptable Identification of

Goods and Services Manual

(ID Manual) within the electronic form.

See

TMEP §819.03

for information regarding the free-form text ID

fee.