Understanding Trademarks 101
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) categorizes products and services into classes. If a trademark covers more than one product or service that fall into multiple classes, additional fees are required for each additional class. The USPTO assigns numbers to its classes, and each number corresponds to a named category.
Please keep in mind that the class headings or short titles are generally too broad to be used as a sole description of products or services. Also, an international class number alone cannot be used as a listing.
Product ("Goods") Classes:
Class 1: Chemical Products, including industrial chemicals, artificial resins, plastics, manures, and adhesives
Class 2: Paint Products, including paints, varnishes, and metal foils for painters
Class 3: Cosmetics and Cleaning Products, including soap, cosmetics, and cleaning agents
Class 4: Lubricant and Fuel Products, including oils, lubricants, and fuels
Class 5: Pharmaceutical Products, including medical preparations and sanitary products
Class 6: Metal Products, including metal building materials and common metals
Class 7: Machinery Products, including machines, engines, and agricultural implements
Class 8: Hand Tool Products, including hand tools and cutlery
Class 9: Computer and Software Products and Electrical and Scientific Products, including computers, recording equipment, and scientific instruments
Class 10: Medical Instrument Products, including medical and surgical instruments
Class 11: Environmental Control Instrument Products, including lighting and heating equipment
Class 12: Vehicles and Products for locomotion by land, air or water, including vehicles and transportation equipment
Class 13: Firearm Products, including firearms, ammunition, and explosives
Class 14: Jewelry Products, including jewelry made of precious metals
Class 15: Musical Instrument Products, including musical instruments
Class 16: Paper and Printed Material Products, including paper products, printed matter, and office supplies
Class 17: Rubber Products, including rubber goods and plastic materials
Class 18: Leather Products (not including clothing), including leather goods and animal hides
Class 19: Non-Metallic Building Material Products, including non-metallic building materials and paving materials.
Class 20: Furniture Products (includes furniture, mirrors, picture frames, goods made of wood, cork, reed, ivory, plastics, etc.)
Class 21: Houseware and Glass Products (includes household utensils, glassware, porcelain, steel-wool, etc.)
Class 22: Ropes, Cordage and Fiber Products (includes ropes, string, nets, tents, padding, raw fibrous textile materials, etc.)
Class 23: Yarns and Threads (includes yarns and threads for textile use)
Class 24: Fabrics and Textile Products (includes textiles, beds, table covers, etc.)
Class 25: Clothing and Apparel Products (includes clothing, footwear, headgear)
Class 26: Lace, Ribbons, Embroidery, and Fancy Goods (includes lace, embroidery, ribbons, buttons, artificial flowers, etc.)
Class 27: Floor Covering Products (includes carpets, rugs, mats, linoleum, wall hangings, etc.)
Class 28: Toys and Sporting Goods Products (includes games, playthings, gymnastic and sporting articles, decorations, etc.)
Class 29: Meat and Processed Food Products (includes meat, fish, poultry, meat extracts, fruits and vegetables, jellies, eggs, oils, etc.)
Class 30: Staple Food Products (includes coffee, tea, cocoa, sugar, flour, bread, ice, etc.)
Class 31: Natural Agricultural Products (includes agricultural, horticultural, and forestry products, live animals, fruits, seeds, foodstuffs, etc.)
Class 32: Light Beverage Products (includes nonalcoholic drinks, fruit drinks, syrups, etc.)
Class 33: Wines and Spirits (alcoholic beverages excluding beers)
Class 34: Smoker's Products (includes tobacco, smokers' articles, matches)
Service Classes
Class 35: Advertising, Business, and Retail Services (advertising, business management, office functions, etc.)
Class 36: Insurance and Financial Services (insurance, financial affairs, real estate affairs, etc.)
Class 37: Construction and Repair Services (building construction, repair, installation services, etc.)
Class 38: Communication Services (services for communicating by sensory means)
Class 39: Transportation and Storage Services (transportation, packaging, storage of goods, travel arrangement, etc.)
Class 40: Treatment and Processing of Materials Services (services for treatment of materials)
Class 41: Education and Entertainment Services (education, training, entertainment, sporting, cultural activities, etc.)
Class 42: Computer and Software Services and Scientific Services (scientific and technological services, computer hardware and software design and development, etc.)
Class 43: Restaurant and Hotel Services (services for providing food and drink, temporary accommodations, etc.)
Class 44: Medical and Beauty Services and Agricultural Services (medical services, veterinary services, beauty care, agriculture, horticulture, forestry services, etc.)
Class 45: Personal, Legal, and Social Services (legal services, security services, personal and social services for individuals, etc.)
Remember that only one class is covered under a standard trademark application filing fee. Each additional class costs $250/each.
