Trademark Class 21 is part of the system of global trademark classification where trademarks are divided into 45 categories. This system thus helps in organizing and simplification of the process of getting trademarks registered for a wide-ranging variety of products and services. Class 21 especially includes household or kitchen utensils and containers, glassware and articles used for cleaning purposes. This class is most relevant to businesses dealing in products related to daily household chores, dining, and cleaning.
In this article, we’ll delve into the details of Trademark Class 21, what products are included, its importance for businesses, and how registering your trademark in this class can help protect your brand.
What is Trademark Class 21?
Trademark Class 21 refers to household or kitchen utensils, glassware, cleaning equipment, and other products connected with them. Examples are kitchen containers, pots, pans, serving trays, brushes, sponges, drinking glasses, and vases, cleaning appliances, and barware. Businesses dealing in these types of products get to enjoy trademark registration under Class 21 to help safeguard their brand, obtain exclusivity, and ensure a difference in their products within the marketplace. This allows them legal protection from any counterfeiting or unauthorized use of their trademarks.
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Good Included in Trademark Class 21
Trademark Class 21 encompasses a wide range of products, primarily focused on household and kitchen goods. Some of the key products included in this class are:
Household or Kitchen Utensils: Things such as forks, knives, spoons, ladle, tongs, forks and knives used in common preparation for cooking or serving.
Kitchen Containers: Containers like thermos flasks, tiffin and lunch boxes.
Tools of cleaning: Brushes and sponge for cleaning, sweeping and others.
Glass Items: Wine glasses, flutes, vases for holding things and other vessels for various purposes in your house
Cooking pots and utensils: Pots for steaming, pans used in steaming, bake trays among others.
Household Cleaning Appliances: Articles such as brooms, dustpans, and vacuum cleaners.
Tableware and Glassware: Articles such as decanters, pitchers, and wine glasses.
These are just a few examples of the many types of merchandise classified under Class 21. This class only encompasses non-electric household goods; electrical appliances generally are classified under Class 11 (lighting, heating, and cooking appliances).
Products Not Included in Trademark Class 21
While Class 21 includes a wide range of household and kitchen products, it is not exhaustive of all things that fall under home appliances. For example:
Electric Kitchen Appliances: These are classified under Class 11 (such as blenders, toasters, and coffee machines).
Furniture: Chairs, tables, and sofas are classified under Class 20.
Pharmaceutical Products: These are classified under Class 5.
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List of Goods in Class 21 of Trademark
Here is the comprehensive list of goods that must be classified under Trademark Class 21:
abrasive pads for kitchen purposes
abrasive sponges for scrubbing the skin
aerosol dispensers, not for medical purposes
animal bristles [brushware]
aquarium hoods
electric devices for attracting and killing insects
autoclaves [pressure cookers], non-electric / pressure cookers [autoclaves], non-electric
baby baths, portable
baking mats
basins [receptacles]
baskets for domestic use
basting spoons [cooking utensils]
basting brushes
beaters, non-electric
beer mugs
bird baths*
birdcages
blenders, non-electric, for household purposes
boot jacks
boot trees [stretchers]
bottle openers, electric and non-electric
bottles
bowls [basins] / basins [bowls]
boxes for dispensing paper towels
boxes of glass
bread baskets, domestic
bread boards
bread bins
brooms
brush goods
material for brush-making
brushes*
brushes for footwear
electric brushes, except parts of machines
brushes for cleaning tanks and containers
buckets / pails
buckets made of woven fabrics
bulb basters
busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
butter dishes
butter-dish covers
buttonhooks
cabarets [trays]
cages for household pets
cake molds [moulds]
candelabra [candlesticks] / candlesticks
candle rings
candle extinguishers
candle jars [holders]
candy boxes / boxes for sweetmeats
car washing mitts
carpet beaters [hand instruments]
carpet sweepers
cauldrons
ceramics for household purposes
chamber pots
chamois leather for cleaning / buckskin for cleaning / skins of chamois for cleaning
cheese-dish covers
china ornaments
chopsticks
cinder sifters [household utensils]
cleaning instruments, hand-operated
cleaning tow
closures for pot lids
cloth for washing floors
clothes-pegs / clothes-pins
clothing stretchers / stretchers for clothing
coasters, not of paper and other than table linen
cocktail shakers
cocktail stirrers
coffee grinders, hand-operated
coffee services [tableware]
coffee filters, non-electric
coffee percolators, non-electric
coffeepots, non-electric
comb cases
combs for animals
combs*
electric combs
confectioners' decorating bags [pastry bags]
containers for household or kitchen use
cookery molds [moulds]
cookie [biscuit] cutters
cookie jars
cooking pot sets
cooking skewers of metal / cooking pins of metal
cooking pots
cooking utensils, non-electric
corkscrews, electric and non-electric
cosmetic utensils
cosmetic spatulas
cotton waste for cleaning
cruet sets for oil and vinegar
cruets
crumb trays
crushers for kitchen use, non-electric
crystal [glassware]
cups
cups of paper or plastic
currycombs
cutting boards for the kitchen
decanters
deep fryers, non-electric
demijohns / carboys
deodorising apparatus for personal use
dish covers / covers for dishes
dishes
dishwashing brushes
disposable table plates
drinking troughs
drinking vessels
drinking horns
drinking bottles for sports
drinking glasses
dripping pans
drying racks for laundry
dustbins / garbage cans / refuse bins / trash cans
dusting apparatus, non-electric
dusting cloths [rags]
earthenware / crockery
earthenware saucepans
egg cups
enamelled glass
epergnes
eyebrow brushes
feather-dusters
feeding troughs
fibreglass other than for insulation or textile use / fiberglass other than for insulation or textile use
fibreglass thread, not for textile use / fiberglass thread, not for textile use
figurines [statuettes] of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass / statuettes of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
flasks*
flat-iron stands
floss for dental purposes
flower pots
flower-pot covers, not of paper / covers, not of paper, for flower pots
fly swatters
fly traps
food steamers, non-electric
fruit cups
fruit presses, non-electric, for household purposes
frying pans
funnels
furniture dusters
fused silica [semi-worked product], other than for building
gardening gloves
garlic presses [kitchen utensils]
glass bulbs [receptacles] / glass vials [receptacles]
glass flasks [containers]
glass jars [carboys]
glass stoppers / glass caps
glass bowls
glass, unworked or semi-worked, except building glass
glass wool other than for insulation
glass incorporating fine electrical conductors
glass for vehicle windows [semi-finished product]
glasses [receptacles]
glove stretchers
gloves for household purposes
glue-pots
graters for kitchen use
grill supports / gridiron supports
grills [cooking utensils] / griddles [cooking utensils]
hair for brushes
heat-insulated containers for beverages
heat-insulated containers
heaters for feeding bottles, non-electric
hip flasks
holders for flowers and plants [flower arranging]
horse brushes
hot pots, not electrically heated
ice cube molds [moulds] / ice cube molds / ice cube moulds
ice buckets / coolers [ice pails] / ice pails
indoor terrariums [plant cultivation]
indoor aquaria / tanks [indoor aquaria]
indoor terrariums [vivariums]
insect traps
insulating flasks / vacuum bottles
ironing board covers, shaped
ironing boards
isothermic bags
jugs / pitchers
kitchen grinders, non-electric
kitchen containers
kitchen utensils
knife rests for the table
lamp-glass brushes
large-toothed combs for the hair
lazy susans
liqueur sets
litter boxes [trays] for pets / litter trays for pets
lunch boxes
majolica
mangers for animals
menu card holders
mess-tins
mills for domestic purposes, hand-operated
mixing spoons [kitchen utensils]
mop wringers
mops
mosaics of glass, not for building
moulds [kitchen utensils] / molds [kitchen utensils]
mouse traps
mugs
nail brushes
napkin rings
napkin holders
nest eggs, artificial
noodle machines, hand-operated
nozzles for watering hose
nozzles for watering cans / roses for watering cans
opal glass
opaline glass
oven mitts / barbecue mitts / kitchen mitts
painted glassware
paper plates
pastry cutters
pepper mills, hand-operated
pepper pots
perfume burners
perfume vaporizers / perfume sprayers
fitted picnic baskets, including dishes
pie servers / tart scoops
pig bristles
piggy banks
pipettes [wine-tasters] / wine tasters [siphons]
plate glass [raw material]
plates to prevent milk boiling over
plungers for clearing blocked drains
polishing leather
polishing apparatus and machines, for household purposes, non-electric
polishing materials for making shiny, except preparations, paper and stone
polishing gloves
porcelain ware
non-electric portable coldboxes / non-electric portable coolers (Am.)
pot lids
potholders
pots
pottery
poultry rings
powder puffs
powder compacts
powdered glass for decoration
rags [cloth] for cleaning / cloths for cleaning / rags for cleaning
rat traps
refrigerating bottles
make-up removing appliances
rings for birds
rolling pins, domestic
salad bowls
salt cellars / salt shakers
saucepan scourers of metal
saucers
scoops [tableware]
scouring pads / pads for cleaning
scrubbing brushes
services [dishes]
shaving brushes
shaving brush stands / stands for shaving brushes
shoe trees [stretchers]
shoe horns
sieves [household utensils]
sifters [household utensils]
signboards of porcelain or glass
siphon bottles for carbonated water
smoke absorbers for household purposes
soap boxes
soap dispensers
soap holders / dishes for soap
soup bowls
spatulas [kitchen utensils]
spice sets
sponge holders
sponges for household purposes
make-up sponges
spouts
sprinklers
statues of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
steel wool for cleaning
stew-pans
strainers for household purposes
strainers
straws for drinking / drinking straws
sugar bowls
syringes for watering flowers and plants / sprinklers for watering flowers and plants
table plates
tableware, other than knives, forks and spoons
tankards
tar-brushes, long handled
tea caddies
tea services [tableware]
tea infusers / tea balls
tea strainers
tea cosies
teapots
thermally insulated containers for food
tie presses
toilet brushes
toilet cases / fitted vanity cases
toilet paper dispensers
toilet sponges
toilet utensils
toilet paper holders
toothbrushes
toothbrushes, electric
toothpick holders
toothpicks
towel rails and rings / rails and rings for towels
trays for domestic purposes, of paper
trays for domestic purposes
trivets [table utensils]
trouser presses
urns*
utensils for household purposes
vases
vegetable dishes
vessels of metal for making ices and iced drinks
vitreous silica fibers [fibres], not for textile use
waffle irons, non-electric
washing boards
washtubs
waste paper baskets
water apparatus for cleaning teeth and gums
watering devices/sprinkling devices
watering cans
apparatus for wax-polishing, non-electric
wax-polishing appliances, non-electric, for shoes
whisks, non-electric, for household purposes
window-boxes
wool waste for cleaning
works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
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Summing Up
Trademark Class 21 is crucial for companies dealing with household products, kitchenware, cleaning tools, and glassware. Trademark registration in this class provides powerful protection for your brand and prevents anyone from making unauthorized use; it helps your products stand out in the market. In case you are trading in cookware, cleaning tools, or serving ware, registration in Class 21 will assure that intellectual property is guarded, hence granting your business the necessary legal rights as well as the competitive edge to stay on top in the business.
By registering your brand in Class 21, you take an important step toward establishing long-term brand recognition, trust, and success in household products.
Trademark Class 21: FAQs
Q1. What items does Trademark Class 21 comprise?
It consists of kitchenware, house utensils, glass, and cleaning agents.
Q2. Why do I need Trademark Class 21?
It helps to safeguard your intellectual property as well as differentiate the product from others in the market.
Q3. Are electric kitchen appliances part of Trademark Class 21?
No. This class belongs to Class 11.
Q4. Can I file a trademark for my brand under the classification of kitchen containers?
Yes, kitchen products such as storage jars, and lunch boxes are covered by Class 21.
Q5. Which goods are not registrable for Trademark Class 21?
Furniture, electrical devices, and medicines fall under the group of goods excluded from Class 21.
