A trademark is a sign used to distinguish the goods or services of one enterprise from those of other enterprises. A trademark may be a word, phrase, logo, picture, or other sign. A trademark owner may use it to prevent others from using a similar sign, especially if the use would likely confuse.
Did you know? There is no limit to the number of classes a trademark owner can register under a single Multi-class trademark application. The trademark owner/company can mention all the classes in the same application (Form TM-A) for multiclass trademark registration.
What are Trademark Classifications?
There are 45 trademark registration classes, divided into two categories: product classes and service classes. Product classes include all physical goods, while service classes include all services. The classes are numbered 1-34 for products and 35-45 for services that are produced by the ICGS (International Certification of Goods and Services), sometimes referred to as the "NICE Classification".
Some examples of product classes are:
-Class 1: Chemicals
-Class 2: Paints
-Class 3: Cosmetics
-Class 4: Cleaning agents
-Class 5: Pharmaceuticals
Some examples of service classes are:
-Class 35: Advertising
-Class 36: Insurance
-Class 37: Construction
-Class 38: Telecommunications
-Class 39: Transport
-Class 40: Treatment of materials
The need for classification arises because different products and services require different levels of protection. For example, pharmaceuticals are more likely to be counterfeited than cosmetics, so they would require a higher level of protection. Classifying trademarks makes it easier for the Trademark Office to determine the appropriate level of protection for each trademark.
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Class 1A: Chemicals Used in Industry, Science and Photography
This class includes chemicals used in various industries, including manufacturing, science and photography. Some products that would fall under this class are adhesives, sealants, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, bleaching preparations, laundry detergents and industrial gases.
Class 1B: Adhesives and Sealants
This class includes products that are used to adhere or seal two surfaces together. Some products that would fall under this class are glue, tape, caulking and sealant.
Class 1C: Pesticides, Herbicides and Fungicides
This class includes products that are used to kill or control pests, weeds and fungi. Some examples of products that would fall under this class are insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and weed killers.
Class 1D: Bleaching Preparations and Other Substances for Laundry Use
This class includes products that are used to bleach fabrics or remove stains. Some products that would fall under this class are bleach, laundry detergent and fabric softener.
Class 1E: Industrial Gases
This class includes gases that are used in a variety of industrial applications. Some products that would fall under this class are oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene.
Class 1F: Gases for Welding
This class includes gases that are used in welding and cutting applications. Some products that would fall under this class are oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide and acetylene.
Class 1G: Explosives
This class includes products that are used to create an explosion. Some examples of products that would fall under this class are dynamite, TNT and gunpowder.
Detailed Chemical Names Lists
- acetate of cellulose, unprocessed
- acetates [chemicals]
- acetic anhydride
- acetone
- acetylene tetrachloride
- acetylene
- acid proof chemical compositions
- acids
- acidulated water for recharging batteries
- acidulated water for recharging accumulators
- acrylic resins, unprocessed
- actinium
- activated carbon / activated charcoal
- additives, chemical, to motor fuel/chemical additives to motor fuel
- additives, chemical, to drilling muds / chemical additives to drilling muds
- additives, chemical, to insecticides/chemical additives to insecticides
- additives, chemical, to fungicides/chemical additives to fungicides
- adhesive preparations for surgical bandages
- adhesives for industrial purposes
- adhesives for billposting
- adhesives for paperhanging/adhesives for wallpaper
- adhesives for wall tiles
- agar-agar
- agglutinants for concrete
- agricultural chemicals, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides
- albumenised paper
- albumin [animal or vegetable, raw material]
- alcohol*
- aldehydes*
- alginates for industrial purposes
- alginates for the food industry
- alkalies
- alkaline metals
- alkaline iodides for industrial purposes
- alkaline-earth metals
- alkaloids*
- alum
- alumina
- aluminium iodide
- aluminium chloride
- aluminium silicate
- aluminium hydrate
- aluminium alum
- aluminium acetate*
- americium
- ammonia*
- ammonia alum
- ammonia [volatile alkali] for industrial purposes / volatile alkali [ammonia] for industrial purposes
- ammoniacal salts
- ammonium salts
- ammonium aldehyde
- amyl alcohol
- amyl acetate
- anhydrides
- anhydrous ammonia
- animal carbon preparations
- animal carbon
- animal albumen [raw material]
- animal charcoal
- metal annealing preparations
- anthranilic acid
- anti-boil preparations for engine coolants
- anti-frothing solutions for batteries / anti-frothing solutions for accumulators
- anti-incrusts
- anti-knock substances for internal combustion engines
- anti-sprouting preparations for vegetables
- anti-tarnishing chemicals for windows
- antifreeze
- antimony sulfide
- antimony oxide
- antimony
- antistatic preparations, other than for household purposes
- argon
- arsenic
- arsenious acid
- artificial sweeteners [chemical preparations]
- artificial resins, unprocessed
- astatine
- automobile body fillers/car body fillers/fillers for car bodies/fillers for automobile bodies
- auxiliary fluids for use with abrasives
- bacterial preparations other than for medical and veterinary use
- bacteriological preparations for acetification
- bacteriological preparations other than for medical and veterinary use
- balm of gurjun [gurjon, gurjan] for making varnish
- barium compounds
- barium
- barium sulfate
- baryta paper
- baryta
- barytes
- bases [chemical preparations]
- basic gallate of bismuth
- bate for dressing skins/dressing, except oils, for skins
- bauxite
- beer preserving agents
- beer-clarifying and preserving agents
- bentonite
- benzene derivatives
- benzene-based acids
- benzoic sulfimide
- benzoic acid
- berkelium
- bicarbonate of soda for chemical purposes
- bichloride of tin
- bichromate of soda
- bichromate of potassium
- biochemical catalysts
- biological tissue cultures other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- biological preparations, other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- birdlime
- bismuth
- bismuth subnitrate for chemical purposes
- blood charcoal
- blue vitriol / copper sulfate [blue vitriol]
- blueprint paper
- blueprint cloth
- bone charcoal
- borax
- boric acid for industrial purposes
- brake fluid
- brazing preparations
- brazing fluxes
- brickwork preservatives, except paints and oils
- bromine for chemical purposes
- caesium
- calcined soda
- calcium carbide
- calcium salts
- calcium cyanamide [fertiliser]
- californium
- camphor, for industrial purposes
- carbide
- carbolineum for the protection of plants
- carbon for filters
- carbon disulfide
- carbon
- carbon black for industrial purposes
- carbon tetrachloride
- carbonates
- carbonic acid
- carbonic hydrates
- casein for industrial purposes
- casein for the food industry
- cassiopium [lutetium] / lutetium [cassiopium]
- catalysts
- catechu
- caustic alkali
- caustic soda for industrial purposes
- caustics for industrial purposes
- cellulose
- cellulose ethers for industrial purposes
- cellulose derivatives [chemicals]
- cellulose esters for industrial purposes
- cement [metallurgy]
- cement preservatives, except paints and oils
- cement for mending broken articles
- cement for footwear
- cement-waterproofing chemicals, except paints
- ceramic materials in particulate form for use as filter media
- ceramic glazings
- ceramic compositions for sintering [granules and powders]
- cerium
- chemical preparations for facilitating the alloying of metals
- chemical condensation preparations
- chemical preparations for scientific purposes, other than for medical or veterinary use
- chemical substances for analyses in laboratories, other than for medical or veterinary purposes/chemical preparations for analyses in laboratories, other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- chemical reagents, other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- chemical preparations for protection against wheat blight [smut] / chemical preparations to prevent wheat smut
- chemical preparations to prevent mildew
- chemical additives for oils
- chemical intensifiers for rubber
- chemical intensifiers for paper
- chemical preparations for smoking meat
- chemical substances for preserving foodstuffs
- chemical preparations for use in photography
- chemicals for use in forestry, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides
- chemicals, except pigments, for the manufacture of enamel
- chemicals for the manufacture of pigments
- chemicals for the manufacture of paints
- chimney cleaners, chemical
- chlorates
- chlorides
- chlorine
- cholic acid
- chromates
- chrome salts
- chrome alum
- chromic acid
- chromic salts
- chromium oxide
- the cinematographic film, sensitised but not exposed/cinematographic films, sensitised but not exposed
- citric acid for industrial purposes
- clarification preparations / purification preparations
- coal saving preparations
- cobalt oxide for industrial purposes
- collodion*
- colour- [colour-] brightening chemicals for industrial purposes / colour-brightening chemicals for industrial purposes / colour-brightening chemicals for industrial purposes
- combusting preparations [chemical additives to motor fuel]
- compost
- concrete preservatives, except paints and oils
- concrete-aeration chemicals
- condensation-preventing chemicals
- coolants for vehicle engines
- corrosive preparations
- cream of tartar for industrial purposes
- cream of tartar for chemical purposes
- cream of tartar for the food industry
- creosote for chemical purposes
- crotonic aldehyde
- cryogenic preparations
- cultures of microorganisms, other than for medical and veterinary use
- curium
- currying preparations for skins
- currying preparations for leather
- cyanides [prussiates] / prussiates
- solutions for cyanotype
- cymene
- damp-proofing chemicals, except paints, for masonry
- decolorants for industrial purposes / bleaching preparations [decolorants] for industrial purposes
- defoliants
- degreasing preparations for use in manufacturing processes / grease-removing preparations for use in manufacturing processes
- dehydrating preparations for industrial purposes
- detergent additives to petrol [gasoline] / detergent additives to gasoline / detergent additives to gasoline [petrol]
- detergents for use in manufacturing processes
- dextrin [size]
- diagnostic preparations, other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- diastase for industrial purposes
- diatomaceous earth
- diazo paper
- disincrustants
- dispersions of plastics
- preparations of the distillation of wood alcohol
- distilled water
- dolomite for industrial purposes
- drilling muds
- dry ice [carbon dioxide]
- dysprosium
- Earth for growing
- electrophoresis gels, other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- emollients for industrial purposes
- emulsifiers
- enamel-staining chemicals
- engine-decarbonising chemicals/chemical preparations for decarbonising engines
- enzyme preparations for industrial purposes
- enzyme preparations for the food industry
- enzymes for industrial purposes
- enzymes for the food industry
- epoxy resins, unprocessed
- erbium
- esters*
- ethane
- ethers*
- ethyl alcohol
- ethyl ether
- europium
- expanded clay for hydroponic plant growing [substrate]
- fat-bleaching chemicals
- fatty acids
- ferments for chemical purposes
- fermium
- ferrocyanides
- ferrotype plates [photography]
- fertilisers/manure for agriculture
- fertilising preparations
- filtering materials [vegetable substances]
- filtering materials [mineral substances]
- filtering materials [unprocessed plastics]
- filtering preparations for the beverages industry
- filtering materials [chemical preparations]
- finishing preparations for use in the manufacture of steel
- fire extinguishing compositions
- fireproofing preparations
- fish meal fertilisers
- fissionable chemical elements
- fissionable material for nuclear energy
- fixing solutions [photography]
- fixing baths [photography]
- flashlight preparations
- flocculants
- flour for industrial purposes
- flower preservatives
- flowers of sulfur for chemical purposes
- fluids for hydraulic circuits/liquids for hydraulic circuits
- fluorine
- fluorspar compounds
- formic aldehyde for chemical purposes
- formic acid
- foundry sand
- foundry moulding [moulding] preparations/foundry moulding preparations/foundry moulding preparations
- foundry binding substances
- francium
- fuel for atomic piles
- fuel-saving preparations
- fuller’s earth for use in the textile industry
- fulling preparations
- fulling preparations for use in the textile industry
- gadolinium
- gallic acid for the manufacture of ink
- gallium
- gallnuts
- gallotannic acid
- galvanising baths/baths for galvanising
- galvanising preparations
- gambier
- gas purifying preparations/preparations for the purification of gas
- gelatine for industrial purposes
- gelatine for photographic purposes
- genes of seeds for agricultural production
- getters [chemically active substances]
- glass-frosting chemicals
- glass-staining chemicals
- glaziers’ putty
- glucose for the food industry
- glucose for industrial purposes
- glucosides
- glue for industrial purposes
- glutamic acid for industrial purposes
- gluten for industrial purposes
- gluten for the food industry
- gluten [glue], other than for stationery or household purposes
- glutinous tree-grafting preparations / glutinous preparations for tree-grafting / glutinous preparations for tree-banding / glutinous tree-banding preparations
- glycerides
- glycerine for industrial purposes
- glycol
- glycol ether
- gold salts
- grafting wax for trees
- grafting mastic for trees
- graphite for industrial purposes
- guano
- gum tragacanth for industrial purposes
- gum arabic for industrial purposes
- gum solvents/degumming preparations
- gums [adhesives], other than for stationery or household purposes
- metal hardening preparations
- heavy water
- helium
- holmium
- hormones for hastening the ripening of fruit
- horticultural chemicals, except fungicides, herbicides, insecticides and parasiticides
- humus top dressing
- humus
- hydrates
- hydrazine
- hydrochlorates
- hydrochloric acid
- hydrofluoric acid
- hydrogen peroxide/dioxide of hydrogen
- hydrogen
- hypochlorite of soda
- hyposulfites
- industrial chemicals
- iodic acid
- iodine for industrial purposes
- iodine for chemical purposes
- iodised salts
- iodised albumen
- ion exchangers [chemicals]
- iron salts
- isinglass other than for stationery, household or alimentary purposes
- isotopes for industrial purposes
- kainite
- kaolin / china clay / china slip
- ketones
- kieselgur
- krypton
- lactic acid
- lactose [raw material]
- lactose for industrial purposes
- lactose for the food industry
- lamp black for industrial purposes
- lanthanum
- lead arsenate
- lead oxide
- lead acetate
- leather glues
- leather-dressing chemicals
- leather-impregnating chemicals
- leather-renovating chemicals
- leather-waterproofing chemicals
- lecithin for industrial purposes
- lecithin [raw material]
- lecithin for the food industry
- lime chloride
- lime carbonate
- lime acetate
- limestone hardening substances
- liquids for removing sulfates from batteries/liquids for removing sulfates from accumulators
- lithia [lithium oxide]
- lithium
- litmus paper
- loam
- magnesite
- magnesium carbonate
- magnesium chloride
- magnetic fluid for industrial purposes
- malt albumen
- manganate
- manganese dioxide
- mangrove bark for industrial purposes
- masonry preservatives, except paints and oils
- mastic for leather
- mastic for tires [tyres] / cement for pneumatic tires [tyres] / mastic for tyres / mastic for tires
- meat tenderisers for industrial purposes
- mercuric oxide
- Mercury
- mercury salts
- metalloids
- methane
- methyl ether
- methyl benzene
- methyl benzol
- preparations of microorganisms, other than for medical and veterinary use
- milk ferments for industrial purposes
- milk ferments for the food industry
- milk ferments for chemical purposes
- mineral acids
- moderating materials for nuclear reactors
- moistening [wetting] preparations for use in the textile industry/wetting preparations for use in the textile industry
- moistening [wetting] preparations for use in bleaching/wetting preparations for use in bleaching
- moistening [wetting] preparations for use in dyeing/wetting preparations for use in dyeing
- mordants for metals
- mould-release preparations / mold-release preparations
- must-fining preparations
- naphthalene
- neodymium
- neon
- neptunium
- nitrate paper
- nitrate of uranium
- nitrates
- nitric acid
- nitrogen
- nitrogenous fertilisers
- nitrous oxide
- oenological bactericides [chemical preparations for use in wine making]
- oil dispersants
- oil cement [putty]
- oil-bleaching chemicals
- oil-purifying chemicals
- oil-separating chemicals
- oils for tanning leather
- oils for preparing leather in the course of manufacture
- oils for currying leather
- oils for the preservation of food
- oleic acid
- olivine [silicate mineral]
- opacifiers for glass
- opacifiers for enamel
- oxalates
- oxalic acid
- oxygen
- palladium chloride
- paper pulp
- peat [fertiliser]
- peat pots for horticulture
- pectin for industrial purposes
- pectin for the food industry
- pectin [photography]
- perborate of soda
- percarbonates
- perchlorates
- persulfates
- persulfuric acid
- petroleum dispersants
- phenol for industrial purposes
- compositions for the manufacture of phonograph records
- phosphates [fertilisers]
- phosphatides
- phosphoric acid
- phosphorus
- photographic paper
- photographic emulsions
- photographic developers
- photographic sensitisers
- photometric paper
- photosensitive plates
- picric acid
- plant growth regulating preparations
- plasticisers
- plastics, unprocessed
- plastisols
- plutonium
- polish removing substances/substances for removing polish
- polonium
- potash water
- potash
- potassium
- potassium oxalate
- potato flour for industrial purposes
- potting soil
- power steering fluid
- praseodymium
- preparations for stimulating cooking for industrial purposes
- preservatives for tiles, except paints and oils
- preservatives for pharmaceutical preparations
- substances for preventing runs in stockings
- preparations for preventing the tarnishing of glass
- preparations for preventing the tarnishing of lenses
- by-products of the processing of cereals for industrial purposes
- promethium
- propellant gases for aerosols
- protactinium
- protective gases for welding
- protein [raw material]
- pyrogallic acid
- quebracho for industrial purposes
- radiator flushing chemicals
- radioactive elements for scientific purposes
- radium for scientific purposes
- radon
- rare earth
- reagent paper, other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- reducing agents for use in photography
- refrigerants
- renovating preparations for phonograph records
- compositions for repairing tires [tyres] / tire repairing compositions / tyre repairing compositions
- compositions for repairing inner tubes of tires [tyres]
- rhenium
- rock salt
- rubber preservatives
- rubidium
- saccharin
- sal ammoniac
- sal ammoniac spirits
- salicylic acid
- salt, raw
- salt for preserving, other than for foodstuffs
- saltpeter / saltpetre
- salts [fertilisers]
- salts [chemical preparations]
- salts for industrial purposes
- salts of precious metals for industrial purposes
- salts for galvanic cells/salts for galvanic batteries
- salts for colouring [colouring] metal/salts for colouring metal/salts for colouring metal
- salts from rare earth metals
- salts of alkaline metals
- samarium
- sauce for preparing tobacco
- scale removing preparations, other than for household purposes
- scandium
- seawater for industrial purposes
- seaweeds [fertilisers]
- sebacic acid
- seed preserving substances
- selenium
- self-toning paper [photography]
- sensitised paper
- sensitised cloth for photography
- sensitised photographic plates
- sensitised plates for offset printing
- sensitised films, unexposed
- separating and unsticking [ungluing] preparations / ungluing preparations / unsticking and separating preparations
- preparations for the separation of greases
- silicates
- silicon
- silicones
- silver salt solutions for silvering
- silver nitrate
- size for finishing and priming
- size for use in the textile industry
- sizing preparations
- slag [fertilisers]
- soap [metallic] for industrial purposes
- soda ash
- sodium
- sodium salts [chemical compounds]
- soil conditioning preparations
- soldering chemicals/welding chemicals
- soldering fluxes
- solidified gases for industrial purposes
- solvents for varnishes
- soot for industrial or agricultural purposes
- sorrel salt
- spinel [oxide mineral]
- spirits of salt
- spirits of vinegar [dilute acetic acid]
- stain-preventing chemicals for use on fabrics
- starch paste [adhesive], other than for stationery or household purposes
- starch for industrial purposes
- starch-liquifying chemicals [ungluing agents] / ungluing agents [chemical preparations for liquifying starch]
- stearic acid
- stem cells other than for medical or veterinary purposes
- strontium
- substrates for soil-free growing [agriculture]
- sulfates
- sulfides
- sulfonic acids
- sulfur
- sulfuric ether
- sulfuric acid
- sulfurous acid
- sumac for use in tanning
- superphosphates [fertilisers]
- synthetic materials for absorbing oil
- synthetic resins, unprocessed
- talc [magnesium silicate]
- tan
- tan-wood
- tannic acid
- tannin
- tanning substances
- tapioca flour for industrial purposes
- tartar other than for pharmaceutical purposes
- tartaric acid
- technetium
- compositions for the manufacture of technical ceramics
- tellurium
- metal tempering preparations
- tensio-active agents / surface-active chemical agents
- terbium
- test paper, chemical
- tetrachlorides
- textile-brightening chemicals
- textile-impregnating chemicals
- textile-waterproofing chemicals
- thallium
- thiocarbamide
- thorium
- compositions for threading
- thulium
- titanite
- titanium dioxide for industrial purposes
- toluol / toluene
- toning baths [photography]
- toning salts [photography]
- toxic gas neutralisers
- preparations of trace elements for plants
- transmission fluid
- tree cavity fillers [forestry]
- tungstic acid
- uranium oxide
- uranium
- vine disease-preventing chemicals
- vinic alcohol
- viscose
- vulcanisation accelerators
- vulcanising preparations
- wallpaper removing preparations
- water glass [soluble glass]
- water-purifying chemicals
- water-softening preparations
- wax-bleaching chemicals
- wine finings
- witherite
- wood pulp
- wood alcohol
- wood vinegar [pyroligneous acid] / pyroligneous acid [wood vinegar]
- X-ray films, sensitised but not exposed
- xenon
- ytterbium
- yttrium
- zirconia
Also Read: What Are Different Types of Trademarks in India? Examples & Kinds of Trademarks
Conclusion
Trademarks are a great way to set your product and business apart from others and establish yourself as the origin of your product. If your product is a chemical, there is a good chance it will fall under the class 1 trademark. That means the applicant must mention the correct trademark class while applying for Trademark Registration. In case of an incorrect class, the registration process will start again from the zero level.
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