The secretary shall by regulation establish a classification of goods and services for convenience of administration of this chapter, but not to limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights, and a single application for registration of a mark may include any or all goods upon which, or services with which, the mark is actually being used indicating the appropriate class or classes of goods or services. When a single application includes goods or services which fall within multiple classes, the secretary may require payment of a fee for each class. To the extent practical, the classification of goods and services should conform to the classification adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.Codes, 1942, § 4227-10; Laws, 1952, ch. 338, § 10; Laws, 1971, ch. 437, § 10; Laws, 1996, ch. 402, § 10; Laws, 2009, ch. 386, § 8, eff. 7/1/2009.
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