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Classes of goods and services
The following list is a description of the main types of goods or services
found in each class. It is not exhaustive, and if you are unsure exactly which
class your goods or services fall into, you may wish to conduct a search of
the classification database.
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Please note: If you need any further information regarding
goods and services, please contact us.
Goods and services are divided into different classes according to the NICE
international classification system. There are presently 34 classes of goods
and 11 classes of services. When applying to register a trade mark, you need
to decide in which class(es) you wish to protect your trade mark.
Classes
of goods
Classes
of services
Classes of goods
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing,
scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics,
hair lotions; dentifrices.
4. Industrial oils and greases; lubricants; dust absorbing, wetting and binding
compositions; fuels (including motor spirit) and illuminants; candles and wicks
for lighting.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors.
9. 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.
10. Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial
limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials.
11. Apparatus for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating,
drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.
12. Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water.
13. Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks.
14. Precious metals and their alloys and goods in precious metals or coated
therewith, not included in other classes; jewellery, precious stones; horological
and chronometric instruments.
15. Musical instruments.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. Building materials (non-metallic); non-metallic rigid pipes for building;
asphalt, pitch and bitumen; non-metallic transportable buildings; monuments,
not of metal.
20. 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.
21. 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.
22. 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.
23. Yarns and threads, for textile use.
24. Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; bed and table
covers.
25. Clothing, footwear, headgear.
26. Lace and embroidery, ribbons and braid; buttons, hooks and eyes, pins and
needles; artificial flowers.
27. Carpets, rugs, mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering
existing floors; wall hangings (non-textile).
28. Games and playthings; gymnastic and sporting articles not included in other
classes; decorations for Christmas trees.
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.
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.
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.
32. Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks; fruit
drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages.
33. Alcoholic beverages (except beers).
34. Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches.
Classes of services
35.* Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions.
36. Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs.
37. Building construction; repair; installation services.
38. Telecommunications.
39. Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement.
40. Treatment of materials.
41. Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural
activities.
42. Scientific and technological services and research and design relating
thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of
computer hardware and software.
43. Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation.
44. Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human
beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services.
45. Legal services; security services for the protection of property and individuals;
personal and social services rendered by others to meet the needs of individuals.
* Retail services and wholesaling services are classified in class 35. Please
note however that these services generally relate to the retailing or wholesaling
of other people’s goods rather than your own.
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