Trademark Class List

Your brand is your identity. It’s the symbol of your hard work, creativity, and the trust you’ve built with your customers. Protecting that identity through trademark registration is crucial. But before you embark on that journey, understanding the trademark class list system in India is essential.

What is a Trademark Class?

Imagine a giant filing cabinet with sections dedicated to different types of products and services. The trademark classification list functions similarly. There are 45 trademark class list for trademark categories, with the first 34 trademark class for goods and the remaining 11 trademark class for services. Each trademark class categories similar products or services, making the trademark registration process more streamlined.

Why is Choosing the Right TM Class Important?

Choosing the right TM class is essential for trademark registration in India. If you choose the wrong trademark class list, your trademark application may be rejected.

• Accuracy: Selecting the correct class ensures your trademark is examined against relevant applications.
• Cost-effectiveness: You only pay the fee applicable to the chosen class(es). Filing in multiple classes might incur additional charges.
• Protection Scope: Your trademark protection extends to the goods/services listed within your chosen class.

Exploring the Trademark Class List

The official trademark class search list is published by the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trademarks [Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks, Government of India]. You can find it on their website [ipindia.gov.in]. It provides a detailed description of each class. Here’s a glimpse into some common TM classes:

Trademark classification of goods

Trademark Class 1: Chemicals (soaps, detergents, etc.)

Products: Industrial chemicals, adhesives for industry, chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs, tanning substances, and unprocessed plastics.

Trademark Class 2: Paints

Products: Paints, varnishes, lacquers, preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood, colorants, mordants, and raw natural resins.

Trademark Class 3: Cosmetics and Cleaning Preparations

Products: Soaps, perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions, and dentifrices.

Trademark Class 4: Lubricants and Fuels

Products: Industrial oils and greases, lubricants, dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions, fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants, and candles and wicks for lighting.

Trademark Class 5: Pharmaceuticals (medicines, healthcare products)

Products: Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations, sanitary preparations for medical purposes, dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary use, food for babies, dietary supplements, and plasters.

Trademark Class 6: Metal Goods

Products: Common metals and their alloys, metal building materials, transportable buildings of metal, non-electric cables and wires of common metal, and small items of metal hardware.

Trademark Class 7: Machinery

Products: Machines and machine tools, motors and engines (except for land vehicles), machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles), and agricultural implements other than hand-operated.

Trademark Class 8: Hand Tools

Products: Hand tools and implements (hand-operated), cutlery, side arms, and razors.

Trademark Class 9: Electrical and Scientific Apparatus

Products: Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, checking (supervision), lifesaving, and teaching apparatus and instruments, apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images, magnetic data carriers, and computers.

Trademark Class 10: Medical Apparatus

Products: Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth, and orthopedic articles.

Trademark Class 11: Environmental Control Apparatus

Products: Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes.

Trademark Class 12: Vehicles

Products: Vehicles, apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water.

Trademark Class 13: Firearms

Products: Firearms, ammunition and projectiles, explosives, and fireworks.

Trademark Class 14: Jewelry

Products: Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, not included in other classes, jewelry, precious stones, and horological and chronometric instruments.

Trademark Class 15: Musical Instruments

Products: Musical instruments.

Trademark Class 16: Paper Goods and Printed Matter

Products: Paper, cardboard, and goods made from these materials, not included in other classes, printed matter, bookbinding material, photographs, stationery, adhesives for stationery or household purposes, artists’ materials, paintbrushes, typewriters and office requisites (except furniture), instructional and teaching material (except apparatus), plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes), printers’ type, and printing blocks.

Trademark Class 17: Rubber Goods

Products: Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica, and goods made from these materials and not included in other classes, plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture, packing, stopping, and insulating materials, and flexible pipes, not of metal.

Trademark Class 18: Leather Goods (bags, wallets, belts)

Products: Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other classes, animal skins, hides, trunks and traveling bags, umbrellas, parasols, and walking sticks, and whips, harness, and saddlery.

Trademark Class 19: Non-Metallic Building Materials

Products: Building materials (non-metallic), non-metallic rigid pipes for building, asphalt, pitch and bitumen, non-metallic transportable buildings, and monuments, not of metal.

Trademark Class 20: Furniture and Articles Not Otherwise Classified

Products: Furniture, mirrors, picture frames, and goods (not included in other classes) of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum, and substitutes for all these materials, or of plastics.

Trademark Class 21: Housewares and Glass

Products: Household or kitchen utensils and containers, combs and sponges, brushes (except paintbrushes), brush-making materials, articles for cleaning purposes, steel wool, unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building), and glassware, porcelain, and earthenware not included in other classes.

Trademark Class 22: Cordage and Fibres

Products: Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks, and bags (not included in other classes), padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics), and raw fibrous textile materials.

Trademark Class 23: Yarns and Threads

Products: Yarns and threads, for textile use.

Trademark Class 24: Fabrics

Products: Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes, bed and table covers.

Trademark Class 25: Clothing

Products: Clothing, footwear, headgear.

Trademark Class 26: Fancy Goods

Products: Lace and embroidery, ribbons, and braid, buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles, artificial flowers.

Trademark Class 27: Floor Coverings

Products: Carpets, rugs, mats, and matting, linoleum, and other materials for covering existing floors, wall hangings (non-textile).

Trademark Class 28: Toys and Sporting Goods

Products: Games and playthings, gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes, decorations for Christmas trees.

Trademark Class 29: Meats and Processed Foods

Products: Meat, fish, poultry, and game, meat extracts, preserved, frozen, dried and cooked fruits and vegetables, jellies, jams, compotes, eggs, milk and milk products, edible oils and fats.

Trademark Class 30: Staple Foods

Products: Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee, flour and preparations made from cereals, bread, pastry and confectionery, edible ices, honey, treacle, yeast, baking-powder, salt, mustard, vinegar, sauces (condiments),

Trademark Class 31: Natural Agricultural Products

Includes agricultural, horticultural and forestry products and grains not included in other classes, live animals, fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds, natural plants and flowers, foodstuffs for animals, malt.

Trademark Class 32: Light Beverages

Encompasses beers, mineral and aerated waters, and other non-alcoholic drinks, fruit drinks and fruit juices, syrups and other preparations for making beverages.

Trademark Class 33: Wines and Spirits

Covers alcoholic beverages (except beers).

Trademark Class 34: Smokers’ Articles

Includes tobacco, smokers’ articles, matches.

Trademark Classification of Services

Trademark Class 35: Advertising and Business

Encompasses advertising, business management, business administration, office functions. Example : (Trademark class 35 for consultancy, tax firm, accounting business, advertising business, consulting, etc)

Trademark Class 36: Insurance and Financial

Includes insurance, financial affairs, monetary affairs, real estate affairs.

Trademark Class 37: Building and Construction

Covers building construction, repair, installation services.

Trademark Class 38: Telecommunications

Involves telecommunications services.

Trademark Class 39: Transportation and Storage

Comprises transport, packaging and storage of goods, travel arrangement.

Trademark Class 40: Treatment of Materials

Includes treatment of materials.

Trademark Class 41: Education and Entertainment

Encompasses education, providing of training, entertainment, sporting and cultural activities. (Tardemark Class 41 for Youtube Channel, Instagram Influencer, Facebook Creators, Trainer, News Portal, Blogger, Vlog, 

Trademark Class 42: Computer and Scientific

Covers scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software.

Trademark Class 43: Hotels and Restaurants

Includes services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation.

Trademark Class 44: Medical and Veterinary

Comprises medical services, veterinary services, hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals, agriculture, horticulture and forestry services.

Trademark Class 45: Personal and Legal

Encompasses legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals. Example (Trademark Class for law firm, law website, legal service, advisory, etc)