In India, trademarks are categorized into 45 distinct classes under the Nice Classification system, each representing specific goods or services. Selecting the appropriate class is crucial for effective trademark protection.
Goods Classes (1–34):
- Class 1: Chemicals used in industry, science, and photography.
- Class 2: Paints, varnishes, and lacquers.
- Class 3: Cleaning, polishing, scouring, and abrasive preparations.
- Class 4: Industrial oils, greases, and fuels.
- Class 5: Pharmaceuticals and other medical preparations.
- Class 6: Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials.
- Class 7: Machines and machine tools; motors (except for land vehicles).
- Class 8: Hand tools and implements; cutlery; razors.
- Class 9: Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signaling, checking (supervision), life-saving, and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating, or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission, or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; compact discs, DVDs, and other digital recording media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
- Class 10: Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments; artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials.
- Class 11: Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes.
- Class 12: Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water.
- Class 13: Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks.
- Class 14: Precious metals and their alloys; jewelry; precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments.
- Class 15: Musical instruments.
- Class 16: Paper, cardboard, and goods made from these materials; 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; printers’ type; printing blocks.
- Class 17: Rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica, and goods made from these materials; plastics in extruded form for use in manufacture; packing, stopping, and insulating materials; flexible pipes, not of metal.
- Class 18: Leather and imitations of leather; goods made of these materials; animal skins, hides; trunks and traveling bags; umbrellas, parasols, and walking sticks; whips, harness, and saddlery.
- Class 19: Building materials (non-metallic); non-metallic rigid pipes for building; asphalt, pitch, and bitumen; non-metallic transportable buildings; monuments, not of metal.
- Class 20: Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; goods of wood, cork, reed, cane, wicker, horn, bone, ivory, whalebone, shell, amber, mother-of-pearl, meerschaum, and substitutes for these materials; or of plastics.
- Class 21: 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); glassware, porcelain, and earthenware not included in other classes.
- Class 22: Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks, and bags; padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials.
- Class 23: Yarns and threads, for textile use.
- Class 24: Textiles and textile goods; bed and table covers.
- Class 25: Clothing, footwear, headgear.
- Class 26: Lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers.
- Class 27: Carpets, rugs, mats, and matting; linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; wall hangings (non-textile).
- Class 28: Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees.
- Class 29: Meat, fish, poultry, and game; meat extracts; preserved, dried, and cooked fruits and vegetables; jellies, jams, compotes; eggs, milk, and milk products; edible oils and fats.
- Class 30: Coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, rice, tapioca, sago, artificial coffee; flour and preparations made from cereals; bread, pastry, and confectionery; ices; honey, treacle; yeast, baking powder; salt, mustard; vinegar, sauces (condiments); spices; ice.
- Class 31: 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.
- Class 32: Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic beverages; fruit beverages and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages.
- Class 33: Alcoholic beverages (except beers).
- Class 34: Tobacco; smokers’ articles;
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