DGIP officers have been attending training on classification of trademarks this week.
According to the DGIP blog (see here), training on the Nice and Vienna classification systems is being conducted by the DGIP and WIPO from 25 to 29 August 2014. The Nice Classification system deals with classification of goods and services, and the Vienna Classification system deals with classification of figurative elements of trademarks.
The Indonesian Trademark Office hasn’t actually adopted the Nice Classification system. However, it does use it as a guide, and in practice follows the Nice system closely. The DGIP blog story also notes that all ASEAN member countries have agreed to implement the Madrid Protocol (see our post here), which applies the Nice Classification system.
It's great to see substantive progress towards a functional AEC (ASEAN Economic Community) system of prosecution of intellectual property rights.