Locarno Agreement Concerning the International Classification for Industrial Designs was adopted on Oct. 8, 1968 by a diplomatic conference in Locarno (Switzerland), to which were invited all the member countries of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (hereinafter “the Locarno Agreement,” the Locarno Classification).

Locarno Classification consists of:

(i) a list of classes and subclasses;
(ii) an alphabetical list of items, in which both designs together with an indication of the corresponding classes and subclasses;
(iii) explanatory notes.

Locarno Agreement requires that the industrial property office of each contrasting countries “included in the official documents for the deposit or registration of the [industrial] samples and, if they are officially published, the publication number of classes of the Locarno Classification, which include the [industrial] samples” (Article 2 (3). Recommendations of the Committee of Experts relating to how the classes and subclasses must be indicated on the above mentioned documents and publications.

On October 1, 1998 the following 35 countries have participated in the Locarno Agreement: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Korea, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Guinea, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Malawi, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Yugoslavia.

ICID (8 edition):

Class 01 food

Class 02 articles of clothing and haberdashery

Class 03 travel accessories, wallets, umbrellas, articles of personal use, not included in other classes.

Class 04 brushware.

Class 05 dimensional textile products, artificial and natural sheet material.

Class 07 household items not included in other classes.

Class 08 tools and hardware.

Class 09 containers, packaging and containers used for transporting or storing goods.

Class 10 watches, and other instruments and tools for measurement, control and alarm systems.

Class 11 adornments.

Class 12 vehicles and lifting devices.

Class 13 Equipment for production, distribution and conversion of electrical energy.

Class 14 equipment for recording, transmission and processing of information.

Class 15 Machines, not included in other classes.

Class 16 photo and video equipment, optical instruments.

Class 17 Musical instruments.

Class 18 Printing and office equipment.

Class 19 Stationery and office supplies and accessories, and supplies for arts and learning.

Class 20 equipment for trade and advertising signs.

Class 21 Games, toys, tents and sports goods.

Class 22 weapons, pyrotechnic products, hunting equipment and fishing equipment for the destruction of insect pests.

Class 23 equipment for distribution of liquids and gases, sanitary equipment, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, solid fuel.

Class 24 Medical and laboratory equipment.

Class 25 Building materials, construction and design of the elements.

Class 26 Lighting apparatus.

Class 27 Tobacco products and smokers’ supplies.

Class 28 Pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, toiletries and appliances.

Class 29 devices, and equipment against fire, to prevent accidents or rescue.

Class 30 items and accessories for the animals and care for them.

Class 31 Machines and appliances for preparing food or beverages are not included in other classes.

Class 99 misc.