Detailed classification for applications from January 1 2007

Class 1

² 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

• Includes: chemicals that are used in industry, science and agrigulture, including those which make products belonging to other classes, and in particular includes compost and salt for preserving (other than for foodstuffs).
• Does not include: raw natural resins (Class 2); chemical products for use in medical science (Class 5); fungicides, herbicides and preparations for destroying vermin (Class 5); adhesives for stationery or household purposes (Class 16); salt for preserving foodstuffs (Class 30); straw mulch (Class 31).

Class 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

• Includes mainly paints, colorants and preparations used for the protection against corrosion, and in particular includes: paints, varnishes and lacquers for industry, handicrafts and arts; dyestuffs for clothing; colorants for foodstuffs and beverages.
• Does not include: unprocessed artificial resins (Class 1); cosmetic dyes (Class 3); paint boxes (articles for use in school) (Class 16); insulating paints and varnishes (Class 17).

Class 3

Bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, scouring and abrasive preparations; soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics, hair lotions; dentifrices

• Includes deodorants for personal use; sanitary preparations being toiletries.
• Does not include: chemical chimney cleaners (Class 1); degreasing preparations for use in manufacturing processes (Class 1); deodorants other than for personal use (Class 5); sharpening stones and grindstones (hand tools) (Class 8).

Class 4

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

Class 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

• Includes food and beverages which are adapted for medical purposes; preparations for medical purposes and in particular includes sanitary preparations for personal hygiene, other than toiletries; deodorants other than for personal use; cigarettes without tobacco, for medical purposes.
• Does not include, in particular: sanitary preparations being toiletries (Class 3); deodorants for personal use (Class 3); supportive bandages (Class 10).

Class 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

• Includes mainly unwrought and partly wrought common metals as well as simple products made of them
• Does not include: in particular: bauxite (Class 1); mercury, antimony, alkaline and alkaline-earth metals (Class 1); metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists (Class 2).

Class 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

• Includes, in particular: parts of motors and engines; electric cleaning machines and apparatus
• Does not include, in particular: hand-operated hand tools (class 8); motors and engines for land vehicles (class 12)

Class 8

Hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors

• Includes: electric razors and clippers (hand instruments); mainly hand-operated implements used as tools in the respective professions
• Does not include machine tools and implements driven by a motor (class 7); surgical cutlery (class 10); paper knives (class 16); fencing weapons (class 28).

Class 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

• Includes: apparatus and instruments for scientific research in laboratories; protractors; amusement apparatus adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor; computer programs and software
• Does not include certain electrical apparatus and instruments (consult the Alphabetical List of Goods); clocks and watches and other chronometric instruments (Class 14).

Class 10

Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments, artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopaedic articles; suture materials

• Includes supportive bandages; special furniture for medical use

Class 11

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

• Includes air conditioning apparatus; bedwarmers, hot water bottles, warming pans, electric or non-electric; electrically heated cushions (pads) and blankets, not for medical purposes; electric kettles; electric cooking utensils
• Does not include steam producing apparatus (parts of machines)(class 7); electrically heated clothing (class 9)

Class 12

Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water

• Includes: motors and engines for land vehicles; couplings and transmission components for land vehicles; air cushion vehicles.
• Does not include: parts of motors and engines which are in class 7

Class 13

Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks

• Does not include matches which are in class 34

Class 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

Includes: jewellery (i.e., imitation jewellery and jewellery of precious metal and stones); cuff links, tie pins.

Does not include: objects of art not of precious metals (classified according to the material of which they consist); goods in precious metals classified according to their function or purpose, for example:

• metals in foil and powder form for painters, decorators, printers and artists (Class 2)
• amalgam of gold for dentists (Class 5)
• cutlery (Class 8)
• electric contacts (Class 9)
• pen nibs of gold (Class 16)
• teapots (Class 21),
• gold and silver embroidery (Class 26)
• cigar boxes (Class 34);

Class 15

Musical instruments

• Includes: mechanical pianos and their accessories; musical boxes; electrical and electronic musical instruments
• Does not include apparatus for the recording, transmission, amplification and reproduction of sound (class 9)

Class 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

• Includes: paper knives; duplicators; plastic sheets, sacks and bags for wrapping and packaging.
• Does not include: colours (class 2); hand tools for artists (e.g. spatulas, sculptors' chisels) (class 8)

Class 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

• Includes mainly electrical, thermal and acoustic insulating materials and plastics, being for use in manufacture in the form of sheets, blocks and rods; rubber material for recapping tyres; padding and stuffing materials of rubber or plastics; floating anti-pollution barriers

Class 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

• Includes mainly leather, leather imitations, travel goods not included in other classes and saddlery.
• Does not include, in particular: clothing, footwear, headgear (consult the Alphabetical List of Goods).

Class 19

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

• Includes: semi-worked woods (for example, beams, planks, panels); veneers; building glass (for example, floor slabs, glass tiles); glass granules for marking out roads; letter boxes of masonry.
• Does not include: cement preservatives and cement-waterproofing preparations (Class 1); fireproofing preparations (Class 1).

Class 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

• Includes mainly furniture and its parts and plastic goods, not included in other classes; metal furniture and furniture for camping; bedding (for example: mattresses, spring mattresses, pillows); looking glasses and furnishing or toilet mirrors; registration number plates not of metal; letter boxes not of metal or masonry
• Does not include special furniture for laboratories which is in class 9; special furniture for medical use which is in class 10; bedding linen which is in class 24; certain special types of mirrors, classified according to their function or purpose (consult the Alphabetical List of Goods)

Class 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

• Includes mainly small, hand-operated utensils and apparatus for household and kitchen use as well as toilet utensils, glassware and articles in porcelain; electric toothbrushes
• Does not include: certain goods made of glass, porcelain and earthenware (consult the Alphabetical List of Goods); cleaning preparations, soaps, etc. (Class 3); small apparatus for mincing, grinding, pressing, etc., driven by electricity (Class 7); razors and shaving apparatus, clippers (hand instruments), metal implements and utensils for manicure and pedicure (Class 8); cooking utensils, electric (Class 11); toilet mirrors (Class 20).

Class 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

• Includes mainly rope and sail manufacture products, padding and stuffing materials and raw fibrous textile materials; cords and twines in natural or artificial textile fibres, paper or plastics
• Does not include strings for musical instruments which are in class 15

Class 23

Yarns and threads, for textile use

Class 24

Textiles and textile goods, not included in other classes; bed and table covers

• Includes mainly textiles (piece goods) and textile covers for household use
• Does not include: certain special textiles (consult the Alphabetical List of Goods); electrically heated blankets, for medical purposes (Class 10) and not for medical purposes (Class 11); table linen of paper (Class 16); horse blankets (Class 18).

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

• Includes fishing tackle; equipment for various sports and games
• Does not include diving equipment (class 9); amusement apparatus adapted for use with television receivers only (class 9); fishing nets (class 22); clothing for gymnastics and sports (class 25).

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

• Includes mainly foodstuffs of animal origin as well as vegetables and other horticultural comestible products which are prepared for consumption or conservation
• Does not include baby food or dietetic substances adapted for medical use which are in class 5; salad dressings (class 30); foodstuffs for animals (class 31); live animals (class 31)

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

• Includes mainly foodstuffs of plant origin prepared for consumption or conservation as well as auxiliaries intended for the improvement of the flavour of food; beverages with coffee, cocoa or chocolate base; cereals prepared for human consumption (for example, oat flakes and those made of other cereals)
• Does not include medicinal teas and dietetic substances adapted for medical use and baby food which are in class 5; raw cereals (class 31); foodstuffs for animals (class 31).

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

• Includes mainly land products not having been subjected to any form of preparation for consumption, live animals and plants as well as foodstuffs for animals; raw woods; fertilised eggs for hatching; mollusca and crustacea (live)
• Does not include: cultures of micro-organisms and leeches for medical purposes (Class 5); semi-worked woods (Class 19); artificial fishing bait (Class 28); rice (Class 30); tobacco (Class 34).

Class 32

Beers; mineral and aerated waters and other non-alcoholic drinks; fruit drinks and fruit juices; syrups and other preparations for making beverages

• Includes mainly non-alcoholic beverages, as well as beer
• Does not include beverages for medical purposes (class 5); milk beverages (milk predominating) (class 29); beverages with coffee, cocoa or chocolate base which are in class 30

Class 33

Alcoholic beverages (except beers)

• Does not include medicinal drinks which are in class 5

Class 34

Tobacco; smokers' articles; matches

Class 35

Advertising; business management; business administration; office functions

• Includes retail services; wholesale services; importation and exportation services

Class 36

Insurance; financial affairs; monetary affairs; real estate affairs

• Includes banking services; exchange brokers services; credit institution services; services connected with monetary affairs vouched for by trustees

Class 37

Building construction; repair; installation services

• Includes services auxiliary to construction services like inspections of construction plans; services of shipbuilding; services consisting of hiring of tools or building materials; various repair services such as those in the fields of electricity, furniture, instruments, tools

Class 38

Telecommunications

• Includes mainly services allowing at least one person to communicate with another by a sensory means, including via telephone and Internet; services which consist essentially of the diffusion of radio or television programmes

Class 39

Transport; packaging and storage of goods; travel arrangement

• Includes services connected with the hiring of transport vehicles; services connected with the functioning of airports; services connected with the packaging and parcelling of goods before dispatch; services relating to the inspection of vehicles or goods before transport

Class 40

Treatment of materials

• Includes services rendered by the mechanical or chemical processing or transformation of objects or inorganic or organic substances

Class 41

Education; providing of training; entertainment; sporting and cultural activities

• Includes mainly services rendered by persons or institutions in the development of the mental faculties of persons or animals, as well as services intended to entertain or to engage the attention; services consisting of all forms of education of persons or training of animals; services having the basic aim of the entertainment, amusement or recreation of people; presentation of works of visual art or literature to the public for cultural or educational purposes

Class 42

Scientific and technological services and research and design relating thereto; industrial analysis and research services; design and development of computer hardware and software

Includes mainly services provided by persons, individually or collectively, in relation to the theoretical and practical aspects of complex fields of activities; such services are provided by members of professions such as chemists, physicists, engineers, computer specialists etc; scientific research services for medical purposes.

Does not include:

• business research and evaluations (Class 35);
• word processing and computer file management services (Class 35);
• financial and fiscal evaluations (Class 36);
• mining and oil extraction (Class 37);
• computer (hardware) installation and repair services (Class 37);
• services provided by the members of professions such as medical doctors, veterinary surgeons, psychoanalysts (Class 44);
• medical treatment services (Class 44);
• garden design (Class 44);
• legal services (Class 45).

Class 43

Services for providing food and drink; temporary accommodation

• Includes: mainly services provided by persons or establishments whose aim is to prepare food and drink for consumption and services provided to obtain bed and board in hotels, boarding houses or other establishments providing temporary accommodation; boarding for animals
• Does not include: rental services for real estate such as houses, flats, etc., for permanent use (Class 36); arranging travel by tourist agencies (Class 39); preservation services for food and drink (Class 40); discotheque services (Class 41); boarding schools (Class 41); rest and convalescent homes (Class 44).

Class 44

Medical services; veterinary services; hygienic and beauty care for human beings or animals; agriculture, horticulture and forestry services

• Includes: artificial insemination services; pharmacy advice animal breeding; services relating to the growing of plants such as gardening; services relating to floral art such as floral compositions as well as garden design
• Does not include: vermin exterminating (other than for agriculture, horticulture and forestry) (Class 37); installation and repair services for irrigation systems (Class 37); ambulance transport (Class 39); animal slaughtering services and taxidermy which are in class 40; timber felling and processing (Class 40); animal training services (Class 41); health clubs for physical exercise (Class 41); scientific research services for medical purposes (Class 42); boarding for animals (Class 43); retirement homes which are in class 43.

Class 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;

• Includes: services rendered by lawyers to individuals, groups of individuals, organizations and enterprises; investigation and surveillance services relating to the safety of persons and entities; services provided to individuals in relation with social events, such as social escort services, matrimonial agencies, funeral services
• Does not include: professional services giving direct aid in the operations or functions of a commercial undertaking (Class 35); services relating to financial or monetary affairs and services dealing with insurance (Class 36); escorting of travellers and security transport (class 39); services consisting of all forms of education of persons and performances of singers or dancers (class 41); services provided by others to give medical, hygienic or beauty care for human beings or animals (class 44).

Please note that the information contained in this document is intended to be a guide only. For legal advice, we recommend that you contact a patent attorney or lawyer familiar with intellectual property law.

Footnote

² Nice Classification 9th Edition.