Under Administrative Circular No. 1 of 2026, the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism notified practitioners on 26 January 2026 that, starting 27 January 2026, the Trade Mark Office has adopted the 13th Edition of the International Nice Classification.

Under the 13th Edition, certain new services have been introduced, and several goods and services have been reclassified, including:

• Corrective glasses, sunglasses, and contact lenses from Class 9 to Class 10 (likely limited to non smart items);
• Certain rescue vehicles from Class 9 to Class 12;
• Electrically heated clothing not intended for protection or medical use from Class 11 to Class 25; and
• New services have been added, including “Artificial intelligence as a service (AiaaS)” in Class 42.