Trademark registration is an important step in intellectual property protection for any brand. Companies dealing with industrial products, chemicals, and raw materials require Class 1 trademarks. Trademarks are categorized into 45 classes using the Nice Classification System, which splits goods and services. Class 1 specifically deals with chemicals that can be applied industrially, agriculturally, or in research work. A trademark registered in this class provides exclusive rights over chemical products. It also protects businesses from counterfeit and imitation products, keeping their brand safe.
The following is a brief overview of what Trademark Class 1 covers, its importance to businesses, and the process of registering under this class.
What is a Trademark Class 1?
Trademark Class 1 pertains to the chemical, chemical products. They use them in big industries related to manufacturing and agriculture or pharmaceuticals and research. The class refers to many chemicals. For example industrial chemicals, laboratory reagents, fertilizers and cleaning preparations. These kinds of items are used widely in any industry, as they work as a product that guarantees businesses to use a special identity in any marketplace.
Products falling in class 1 cannot be sold directly to customers. However, they can be sold to manufacturers, industries, and researchers in lots. All businesses trading chemical products are required to make trademark registrations under this class. In doing so, this ensures their brand is not being misused. Moreover, this ensures building confidence in its sector.
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Goods Included in Trademark Class 1
Trademark Class 1 comprises a wide variety of chemical products that are utilized in various industrial sectors. Here are some of the significant products in this class:
1. Industrial Chemicals
Acids and Bases: Sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, and caustic soda, for instance, which are applied during manufacturing.
Solvents: Acetone, ethanol, and turpentine, among others, are applied to dissolve other substances.
Catalysts: Chemicals that catalyze chemical reactions in industrial processes such as platinum and aluminium oxide.
Polymers: Synthetic materials such as plastic resins and elastomers for manufacturing.
Adhesives and glues: Chemical products used to bond material in manufacturing and construction.
2. Agricultural Chemicals
Fertilizers: Chemical compounds to improve the fertility of the soil and enhance the growth of plants, like nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Pesticides and herbicides: Chemicals meant to regulate pests, weeds, and diseases affecting crops and plants.
Plant growth regulators: Chemical compounds that can regulate growth such as inhibitors or growth promoters.
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3. Drugs and Biochemicals
Drugs: Active ingredients and chemical compounds that produce medications, such as aspirin or antibiotics.
Vitamins and dietary supplements: Chemical compounds and chemicals added in dietary supplements or enhancing the nutritional content of foods.
Reagents and research chemicals: Chemical compounds for various research and analytical activities.
4. Cleaning and industrial preparations
Detergents and cleaning agents: Chemicals used for cleaning surfaces, machinery, and equipment in industrial settings.
Rust preventatives and lubricants: Chemicals used to prevent rusting and enhance the functioning of machinery and equipment.
Corrosion inhibitors: Chemicals used to prevent the corrosion of metal surfaces in industrial applications.
5. Miscellaneous Chemical Products
Chemical compositions for use in manufacturing: Such as paint additives, coatings, and inks used in various industrial applications.
Dyes and pigments: Chemicals used to tint materials such as textiles, paper, and plastics.
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Goods Not Included in Trademark Class 1
Though Trademark Class 1 is very broad, there are some commodities not covered by this class. Such products are usually found in other classes. Products not included in Class 1 include the following ones:
Cosmetics and personal care products: These are Class 3 (such as shampoos, and perfumes).
Pharmaceutical preparations for human use: These are sub-classed under Class 5.
Agricultural instruments and equipment: These are classified under Class 8 or Class 7.
Foodstuffs and drinks: These are excluded in Class 1 and appear as Class 29- meat, fish, milk etc.- or Class 32 drinks.
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List of Goods in Class 1 of Trademark
Here is the comprehensive list of goods that must be classified under Trademark Class 1:
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
albumenized 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-incrustants
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 [fertilizer]
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 filtering 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
cinematographic film, sensitized but not exposed / cinematographic films, sensitized but not exposed
citric acid for industrial purposes
clarification preparations / purification preparations
coal saving preparations
cobalt oxide for industrial purposes
collodion*
color- [colour-] brightening chemicals for industrial purposes / color-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 cyanotyping
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]
fertilizers / manure for agriculture
fertilizing 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 fertilizers
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 molding [moulding] preparations / foundry moulding preparations / foundry molding 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
galvanizing baths / baths for galvanizing
galvanizing 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 tenderizers 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 sensitizers
photometric paper
photosensitive plates
picric acid
plant growth regulating preparations
plasticizers
plastics, unprocessed
plastisols
plutonium
polish removing substances / substances for removing polish
polonium
potash water
potash
potassium
potassium dioxalate
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 earths
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 / salpetre
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 coloring [colouring] metal / salts for colouring metal / salts for coloring 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 [fertilizers]
sebacic acid
seed preserving substances
selenium
self-toning paper [photography]
sensitized paper
sensitized cloth for photography
sensitized photographic plates
sensitized plates for offset printing
sensitized films, unexposed
separating and unsticking [ungluing] preparations / ungluing preparations / unsticking and separating preparations
preparations for the separation of greases
silicates
silicon
Know the Legal Framework wrt Trademark Law in India
Class 1 is significant for companies producing chemical and industrial products. Companies manufacturing industrial chemicals, agricultural products, or pharmaceutical ingredients register their trademarks in Class 1 to protect their brands. This way, they establish themselves in the market. Trademark registration keeps the intellectual property safe, while the registered trademark distinguishes products from competitors. This registration lays the necessary foundation for long-term chemical industry business success. Class 1 registration serves as a beacon to securing the future of your brand, especially if your business deals in industrial chemicals or related products.
Trademark Class 1 FAQs
Q1. What goods are under Class 1?
These include industrial chemicals, agricultural chemicals, cleaning agents, and pharmaceutical ingredients.
Q2. What is not included in Class 1?
Cosmetics, pharmaceuticals for human use, and foodstuffs fall outside Class 1.
Q3. How do I register a trademark under Class 1?
Fill out a trademark application to the relevant trademark office to specify your chemical goods.
Q4. Why register a trademark under Class 1?
It guards your brand, affords exclusivity, and distinguishes your products from others in the market.
Q5. What is the lifespan of a trademark in Class 1?
A Class 1 trademark has a lifespan of 10 years, which may be renewed perpetually.
