Trademarks are divided into 45 classes to categorize the vast assortment of products and services in a market. One of those classes is Trademark Class 11. These are lighting, heating, and cooking equipment. Many of these are necessities for everyday life and are used not only in homes but also industries and commercial buildings.

This article explains the Trademark Class 11 coverage and its significance in registering a trademark under that class. We are going to discuss how such registration can be instrumental in protecting brands and providing other significant benefits.

What is Trademark Class 11?

Class 11 Trademark mainly concerns items used for lighting, heating, cooking, and sanitary purposes. It encompasses various products like light bulbs, lamps, heaters, air conditioners, stoves, and other home appliances. Further, this class also incorporates products used for ventilation, cooling, and purification.

Classification of goods under Class 11 has the benefit of safeguarding the legal rights of any business. It would bar third parties from using or copying marks and products. In competitive markets, trademark registration is inevitable. It enables companies to differentiate goods and protect their intellectual properties.

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Products Included in Trademark Class 11

Trademark Class 11 encompasses various goods that pertain to lighting, heating, cooking, and other household or industrial utilities. The most common categories under Class 11 are:

1. Lighting Equipment

• Light Bulbs: Traditional incandescent bulbs, fluorescent lamps, LED lights, and energy-saving bulbs.

• Lamps: Table lamps, floor lamps, ceiling lamps, and outdoor lighting.

• Lighting Fixtures: Chandeliers, sconces, and pendant lighting used for interior or exterior decoration.

• Street Lamps: Used for street lighting, highway illumination, and other public areas

• Floodlights: To illuminate large areas such as stadiums or construction sites.

• Electric Lanterns: portable devices used for lighting purposes such as lanterns for outdoor adventures or emergencies

2. Heating Appliances

• Heaters: Portable or fixed that warm a room or outside space

• Electric Blankets: heated blankets or bed spreads used to warm up.

• Radiators: Appliances used to warm air or liquid for climate control in buildings.

• Air Conditioners: Machines used for cooling and controlling the indoor temperature.

• Stoves and Furnaces: Cooking stoves, gas heaters, and industrial furnaces used for heating and cooking.

3. Cooking Appliances

• Stoves and Cooktops: Gas or electric cooking appliances used for heating and cooking food.

• Microwave Ovens: Appliances used for rapid cooking or reheating food with microwave radiation.

• Ovens: Those which are conventional and convection, used for baking and roasting.

• Coffee Machines: Devices used to brew coffee, including espresso machines and drip coffee makers.

• Toasters and Grills: Small cooking appliances used to toast bread or grill food.

4. Sanitary and Environmental Equipment

• Water Filters: Those used to purify water to be drunk or otherwise.

• Ventilators: Devices used to improve the circulation of air indoors, reduce humidity levels.

• Dehumidifiers: Devices that remove moisture from the air, commonly used in humid climates or damp areas.

• Air Purifiers: Devices that clean the air in homes, offices, and industrial settings by removing pollutants and allergens.

5. Other Specialized Equipment

• Aquarium Lights and Filters: Lighting and filtration systems designed for aquariums.

• Solar-Powered Lights: Lighting solutions powered by solar energy.

• Hot Water Heaters: Appliances that heat water for domestic or industrial purposes.

• Heating Outdoor Room: Patio heaters, fireplaces installed for outdoor use, and other outdoor heating solutions.

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Products Not Included in Trademark Class 11

Trademark Class 11 does not cover:

1. Electrical Machines & Tools: Such as motors and power tools (Class 7).

2. Electrical Appliances: Including washing machines and computers (Class 9).

3. Furniture & Home Decor: Chairs, tables, and decorative items (Class 20).

4. Pharmaceuticals & Medical Instruments: Medicines and diagnostic tools (Class 5 and 10).

5. Food & Beverages: Processed foods and drinks (Class 29 and 32).

6. Vehicles & Transportation Equipment: Cars and bicycles (Class 12).

7. Gardening Tools: Manual garden tools (Class 8).

8. Jewellery & Fashion Accessories: Watches and jewellery (Class 14).

9. Cosmetics: Beauty products (Class 3).

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List of Goods in Class 8 of Trademark

Here is the comprehensive list of goods that must be classified under Trademark Class 8:

• acetylene burners

• acetylene generators

• acetylene flares

• air deodorising apparatus

• air cooling apparatus

• air reheaters

• air driers [dryers] / air driers / air dryers

• air conditioning installations / installations for conditioning air

• air filtering installations

• air conditioners for vehicles

• air conditioning apparatus

• air valves for steam heating installations

• air purifying apparatus and machines

• air sterilisers

• alcohol burners

• anti-dazzle devices for automobiles [lamp fittings]

• anti-glare devices for vehicles [lamp fittings] / anti-dazzle devices for vehicles [lamp fittings]

• anti-splash tap nozzles

• aquarium filtration apparatus

• aquarium heaters

• aquarium lights

• arc lamps

• ash conveyor installations, automatic

• autoclaves [electric pressure cookers] / pressure cookers [autoclaves], electric

• bakers' ovens

• barbecues

• bath tubs

• bath tubs for sitz baths

• bath fittings

• bath installations / bath plumbing fixtures

• bed warmers

• beverage cooling apparatus

• bicycle lights

• bidets

• blankets, electric, not for medical purposes

• boiler pipes [tubes] for heating installations

• boilers, other than parts of machines

• brackets for gas burners

• bread toasters / toasters

• bread baking machines

• bread-making machines

• burners for lamps

• burners

• carbon for arc lamps

• electrically heated carpets

• ceiling lights

• central heating radiators

• chandeliers

• chimney flues

• chimney blowers

• Chinese lanterns / fairy lights for festive decoration

• chromatography apparatus for industrial purposes

• clean chambers [sanitary installations]

• coffee roasters

• coffee percolators, electric

• coffee machines, electric

• coils [parts of distilling, heating or cooling installations]

• cookers

• cooking utensils, electric

• cooking apparatus and installations

• cooking rings

• coolers for furnaces / cooling vats for furnaces

• cooling installations for water

• cooling installations for liquids

• cooling installations and machines

• cooling appliances and installations

• cooling installations for tobacco

• curling lamps

• cycle lights

• dampers [heating]

• deep fryers, electric

• defrosters for vehicles

• apparatus for dehydrating food waste

• dental ovens

• deodorising apparatus, not for personal use

• desalination plants

• desiccating apparatus

• discharge tubes, electric, for lighting

• disinfectant dispensers for toilets / disinfectant distributors for toilets

• disinfectant apparatus

• disposable sterilization pouches

• distillation columns

• distillation apparatus

• diving lights

• drip irrigation emitters [irrigation fittings]

• drying apparatus

• drying apparatus for fodder and forage / forage drying apparatus

• drying apparatus and installations

• evaporators

• expansion tanks for central heating installations

• extractor hoods for kitchens

• fabric steamers

• fans [air-conditioning]

• fans [parts of air-conditioning installations]

• electric fans for personal use

• feeding apparatus for heating boilers

• filaments for electric lamps

• filters for air conditioning

• filters for drinking water

• fireplaces, domestic

• fittings, shaped, for furnaces / fittings, shaped, for ovens / shaped fittings for furnaces / shaped fittings for ovens

• flare stacks for use in the oil industry

• flares

• flues for heating boilers

• flushing tanks

• food steamers, electric

• footmuffs, electrically heated

• footwarmers, electric or non-electric

• forges, portable

• fountains

• freezers

• friction lighters for igniting gas

• fruit roasters

• fuel economisers* / fuel economizers*

• fumigation apparatus, not for medical purposes

• furnace grates / fire bars

• furnace ash boxes / ash pits for furnaces

• furnaces, other than for laboratory use / ovens, other than for laboratory use

• gas lighters

• gas scrubbing apparatus

• gas scrubbers [parts of gas installations] / scrubbers [parts of gas installations]

• gas burners

• gas boilers

• gas lamps

• gas condensers, other than parts of machines

• germicidal burners

• germicidal lamps for purifying air

• glue-heating appliances

• hair driers [dryers] / hair driers / hair dryers

• hand drying apparatus for washrooms

• headlights for automobiles

• hearths

• heat accumulators

• heat regenerators

• heat exchangers, not parts of machines

• heat pumps

• heated display cabinets

• heaters for baths

• heaters for vehicles

• heaters for heating irons

• heaters, electric, for feeding bottles

• heating apparatus

• heating installations

• heating installations [water] / hot water heating installations

• heating boilers

• heating apparatus for solid, liquid or gaseous fuels

• heating apparatus, electric

• heating elements

• heating plates

• heating apparatus for defrosting windows of vehicles

• heating filaments, electric

• heating cushions [pads], electric, not for medical purposes / heating pads [cushions], electric, not for medical purposes

• hot air ovens

• hot air apparatus

• hot air bath fittings

• hot plates

• hot water bottles

• luminous house numbers

• humidifiers for central heating radiators

• hydrants

• hydromassage bath apparatus

• ice machines and apparatus

• ice boxes / ice chests

• immersion heaters

• incandescent burners

• incinerators

• ionization apparatus for the treatment of air or water

• kettles, electric

• kiln furniture [supports]

• kilns

• kitchen ranges [ovens]

• laboratory burners

• laboratory lamps

• lamp mantles / lamp casings

• lamp glasses

• lamp chimneys

• lamp globes / globes for lamps

• lamp reflectors

• lamp shades

• electric lamps

• lamps

• lamps for directional signals of automobiles

• lampshade holders

• lanterns for lighting

• laundry room boilers / washing coppers

• laundry dryers, electric

• lava rocks for use in barbecue grills

• level controlling valves in tanks

• light bulbs

• light bulbs, electric

• light bulbs for directional signals for vehicles

• light diffusers

• light-emitting diodes [LED] lighting apparatus

• lighters

• lighting installations for air vehicles

• lighting apparatus and installations

• lighting apparatus for vehicles

• lights for vehicles

• lights, electric, for Christmas trees / electric lights for Christmas trees

• lights for automobiles / automobile lights

• loading apparatus for furnaces

• magnesium filaments for lighting

• malt roasters

• microwave ovens [cooking apparatus]

• microwave ovens for industrial purposes

• milk cooling installations

• miners' lamps

• mixer taps for water pipes

• multicookers

• nuclear reactors / atomic piles

• oil lamps

• oil burners

• oil-scrubbing apparatus

• ornamental fountains

• oven fittings made of fireclay

• oxyhydrogen burners

• pasteurisers

• petrol burners

• pipes [parts of sanitary installations] / water-pipes for sanitary installations

• plate warmers

• pocket torches, electric / pocket searchlights

• pocket warmers

• polymerisation installations

• pressure cooking saucepans, electric

• pressure water tanks

• processing installations for fuel and nuclear moderating material / installations for processing nuclear fuel and nuclear moderating material

• purification installations for sewage

• radiator caps

• radiators, electric

• radiators [heating]

• refining towers for distillation

• refrigerating cabinets

• refrigerating apparatus and machines

• refrigerating chambers / walk-in refrigerators

• refrigerating containers

• refrigerating appliances and installations

• refrigerating display cabinets

• refrigerators

• regulating accessories for water or gas apparatus and pipes

• regulating and safety accessories for gas pipes

• regulating and safety accessories for water apparatus

• regulating and safety accessories for gas apparatus

• roasters

• roasting jacks

• roasting spits

• roasting apparatus / griddles [cooking appliances] / grills [cooking appliances]

• rotisseries

• safety lamps

• safety accessories for water or gas apparatus and pipes

• sanitary apparatus and installations

• sauna bath installations

• shower cubicles

• showers

• sinks

• sockets for electric lights

• solar thermal collectors [heating]

• solar furnaces

• spa baths [vessels]

• steam boilers, other than parts of machines

• steam generating installations

• steam accumulators

• steam facial apparatus [saunas]

• sterilizers

• stills

• stoves

• stoves [heating apparatus]

• street lamps / standard lamps

• structural plates for ovens / framework of metal for ovens

• swimming pool chlorinating apparatus

• tanning apparatus [sun beds]

• taps [cocks, spigots] [faucets (Am.)] for pipes / faucets for pipes (Am.) / pipe line cocks [spigots]

• taps [faucets]

• thermostatic valves [parts of heating installations]

• tobacco roasters

• toilet bowls

• toilet seats

• toilets, portable

• toilets [water-closets] / water closets

• torches for lighting / flashlights [torches] / searchlights

• luminous tubes for lighting

• Turkish bath cabinets, portable

• ultraviolet ray lamps, not for medical purposes

• urinals [sanitary fixtures]

• vehicle headlights

• vehicle reflectors

• ventilation hoods

• ventilation [air-conditioning] installations and apparatus

• ventilation [air-conditioning] installations for vehicles

• ventilation hoods for laboratories

• waffle irons, electric

• warming pans

• wash-hand basins [parts of sanitary installations] / wash-hand bowls [parts of sanitary installations]

• washers for water taps

• water heaters

• water distribution installations

• water conduits installations

• water purification installations

• water filtering apparatus

• water sterilizers

• water purifying apparatus and machines

• water heaters [apparatus]

• water softening apparatus and installations

• water supply installations

• water flushing installations / flushing apparatus

• water intake apparatus

• watering installations, automatic

• watering machines for agricultural purposes

• whirlpool-jet apparatus

• electric appliances for making yogurt

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Summing Up

Class 11 Trademark registration is significant for a business that operates with lighting, heating, cooking, and sanitary goods. With a trademark registration under Class 11, a business is safeguarding its intellectual property. It is also enabling it to build trust with customers. The business can thus be differentiated in the marketplace. This protection goes a long way in the longevity of any business.

Trademark Class 11 FAQs

Q1. Which are some products covered under Class 11?

Light bulbs, heaters, stoves, air conditioners, ovens, and all the other equipment used at homes or in industries.

Q2. Do cooking appliances come under Trademark Class 11?

Yes, all types of cooking stoves, ovens, coffee machines, and any kind of kitchen equipment are included.

Q3. Can I get a trademark for my heating products under Class 11?

Yes, heaters, radiators, and air conditioning devices are all classified in Class 11.

Q4. What is the benefit of trademarking in Class 11?

It protects your brand, prevents counterfeiting, and ensures market exclusivity for your products.

Q5. Is trademark registration mandatory for Class 11 products?

While not mandatory, registration helps protect your brand from misuse and ensures legal protection.