Trademark Classes Overview
All goods or services are categorized within international trademark classes. Classes associated with goods are found in international trademark classes 1-34, while classes associated with services may be found in international trademark classes 35-45. Any start-up, small business or entrepreneur should make certain that they prosecute their trademark in the correct international classification. And if the product and/or service falls into multiple international classes, then multiple trademark applications should be filed in every appropriate trademark class. For example, if a new small business owner is considering a trademark for her new brand of chocolate bar, and she is selling her chocolate bar over the internet and from a storefront, she should strongly consider prosecuting her trademark in international class 30 for chocolate bars and international class 35 for a retail store.
International Trademark Classes Descriptions
The following is brief descriptions of international classes 1-45, and can also be found on the USPTO website:
Trademark Class 1 – Chemicals
Chemicals used in industry, science and photography, as well as in agriculture, horticulture and forestry; unprocessed artificial resins, unprocessed plastics; manures; fire extinguishing compositions; tempering and soldering preparations; chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs; tanning substances; adhesives used in industry.
Trademark Class 2 – Paints
Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants; mordants; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists.
Trademark Class 3 – Cosmetics and Cleaning Preparations
Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices.
Trademark Class 4 – Lubricants and Fuels
Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding compositions; fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles and wicks for lighting.
Trademark Class 5 – Pharmaceuticals
Pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic substances adapted for medical use, food for babies; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides.
Trademark Class 6 – Metal Goods
Common metals and their alloys; metal building materials; transportable buildings of metal; materials of metal for railway tracks; non-electric cables and wires of common metal; ironmongery, small items of metal hardware; pipes and tubes of metal; safes; goods of common metal not included in other classes; ores.
Trademark Class 7 – Machinery
Machines and machine tools; motors and engines (except for land vehicles); machine coupling and transmission components (except for land vehicles); agricultural implements other than hand-operated; incubators for eggs.
Trademark Class 8 – Hand Tools
Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors.
Trademark Class 9 – Electrical and Scientific Apparatus
Scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, 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; automatic vending machines and mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment and computers; fire-extinguishing apparatus.
Trademark Class 10 – Medical Apparatus
Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials.
Trademark Class 11 – Environmental Control Apparatus
Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.
Trademark Class 12 – Vehicles
Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water.
Trademark Class 13 – Firearms
Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks.
Trademark Class 14 – Jewelry
Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated therewith, not included in other classes; jewelry, precious stones; horological and chronometric instruments.
Trademark Class 15 – Musical Instruments
Musical instruments.
Trademark Class 16 – Paper Goods and Printed Matter
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; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers’ type; printing blocks.
Trademark Class 17 – Rubber Goods
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; flexible pipes, not of metal.
Trademark Class 18 – Leather Goods
Leather and imitations of leather, and goods made of these materials and not included in other classes; animal skins, hides; trunks and travelling bags; umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks; whips, harness and saddlery.
Trademark Class 19 – Nonmetallic Building Materials
Building materials (non-metallic); non-metallic rigid pipes for building; asphalt, pitch and bitumen; non-metallic transportable buildings; monuments, not of metal.
Trademark Class 20 – Furniture and Articles Not Otherwise Classified
Furniture, mirrors, picture frames; 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
Household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steelwool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes.
Trademark Class 22 – Cordage and Fibers
Ropes, string, nets, tents, awnings, tarpaulins, sails, sacks and bags (not included in other classes); padding and stuffing materials (except of rubber or plastics); raw fibrous textile materials.
Trademark Class 23 – Yarns and Threads
Yarns and threads, for textile use.
Trademark Class 24 – Fabrics
Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; bed and table covers.
Trademark Class 25 – Clothing
Clothing, footwear, headgear.
Trademark Class 26 – Fancy Goods
Lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and needles; artificial flowers.
Trademark Class 27 – Floor Coverings
Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors; wall hangings (non-textile).
Trademark Class 28 – Toys and Sporting Goods
Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other classes; decorations for Christmas trees.
Trademark Class 29 – Meats and Processed Foods
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
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.
Trademark Class 31 – Natural Agricultural Products
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
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 – Wine and Spirits
Alcoholic beverages (except beers).
Trademark Class 34 – Smokers’ Articles
Tobacco; smokers’ articles; matches.
Trademark Class 35 – Advertising and Business
Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
Trademark Class 36 – Insurance and Financial
Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
Trademark Class 37 – Building Construction and Repair
Building construction; repair; installation services.
Trademark Class 38 – Telecommunications
Telecommunications.
Trademark Class 39 – Transportation and Storage
Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.
Trademark Class 40 – Treatment of Materials
Treatment of materials.
Trademark Class 41 – Education and Entertainment
Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities.
Trademark Class 42 – Computer and Scientific
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
Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation.
Trademark Class 44 – Medical, Beauty & Agricultural
Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services.
Trademark Class 45 – Personal
Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals; personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.