Under the NICE Classification System, a very important class for Trademarks is Class 6 because it includes goods made substantially of metal. Firms are usually associated with this sort of class for the process involving construction, hardware manufacture and infrastructure. Also, branded products made from metals such as iron and steel, copper and aluminium are covered by class for providing legal rights and a monopoly position in the marketplace.
Trademark Class 6 Meaning
Trademark Class 6 includes a wide variety of metal goods, mainly industrial, commercial, and construction-related products. The class is designed to cover products made from common metals that are used in various sectors like construction, infrastructure, machinery, and hardware manufacturing. A trademark in Class 6 will help the business protect its metal products from imitation, and its brand will be unique and legally protected.
Goods Covered in Class 6 of Trademark Class
Class 6 trademark class deals with metal products that are used for various construction, manufacturing, and industrial purposes. Such products include:
1. Common metals
Like iron, aluminium, steel, and copper
2. Metal building materials,
Like sheets, beams, pipes, and panels
3. Metal hardware,
Like locks, bolts, screws, nails, and rivets
4. Metal pipes and tubes
For plumbing and electrical installations
5. Metal containers,
Like cans, boxes, and drums
6. Metal furniture,
Like shelves, chairs, and tables made of metal
7. Wires, cables, and chains
For industrial use
8. Metal fittings
For construction and mechanical machinery
9. Architectural metal works,
Including gates and fences,
These products provide a basis for many industries; hence, Class 6 is one of the significant classes for trademark protection.
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Goods Not Included in Class 6 of Trademark Class
While Class 6 includes a wide range of metal goods, it excludes products that are either made from other materials or fall under different classifications. These exclusions include:
Precious metals (gold, silver, platinum) and products made from them, are classified under Class 14 for jewellery
Non-metallic building materials, such as wood, plastics, and glass (covered under Class 19)
Electronic products, computers, mobile phones, and other electrical items, even if they contain parts of metal, fall into Class 9
Chemical products: Paints, coatings, and adhesives made out of metal fall into Class 2
Consumer goods made out of metals, which include jewellery and watches fall into Class 14
There is a need for such businesses to understand these borders so that they can get their products classified correctly while protecting their intellectual property as well.
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List of Goods in Class 6 of Trademark
Here is the comprehensive list of goods that must be classified under Trademark Class 6:
advertisement columns of metal
alloys of common metal
aluminium
aluminium wire
aluminium foil
anchor plates/tie plates
anchors
angle irons
anti-friction metal
anvils
anvils [portable]
arbours [structures of metal]
armour-plating / armour-plating
armoured doors of metal / armoured doors of metal
aviaries of metal [structures]
badges of metal for vehicles
balls of steel
bands of metal for tying-up purposes/wrapping or binding bands of metal
barbed wire
barrel hoops of metal
barrels of metal
bars for metal railings
baskets of metal
bathtub grab bars of metal
beacons of metal, non-luminous
beak-irons [bick-irons]
bed casters of metal
bells for animals
bells
machine belt fasteners of metal
belt stretchers of metal
beryllium [glucinium] / glucinium [beryllium]
bicycle parking installations of metal
binding screws of metal for cables
binding thread of metal for agricultural purposes
bindings of metal
bird baths [structures of metal]
blooms [metallurgy]
bolts of metal
bolts, flat
bottle caps of metal / capsules of metal for bottles / sealing caps of metal for bottles
bottle closures of metal / bottle fasteners of metal
bottles [metal containers] for compressed gas or liquid air
box fasteners of metal
boxes of common metal
braces of metal for handling loads / braces of metal for load handling / harness of metal for handling loads / harness of metal for load handling
brackets of metal for building
branching pipes of metal
brass, unwrought or semi-wrought
brazing alloys
bronze
bronzes for tombstones / monuments of bronze for tombs
bronzes [works of art]
broom handles of metal
buckles of common metal [hardware]
building or furniture fittings of nickel-silver
building materials of metal
building boards of metal / building panels of metal
buildings, transportable, of metal
buildings of metal
busts of common metal
cabanas of metal
cable joints of metal, non-electric / cable linkages of metal, non-electric
cables of metal, non-electric
cadmium
metal cages for wild animals
casement windows of metal
cashboxes of metal
casings of metal for oilwells
cask stands of metal
casks of metal
cast steel
cast iron, unwrought or semi-wrought
cattle chains
ceilings of metal
celtium [hafnium] / hafnium [celtium]
cermets
chains of metal
chests of metal for food / meat safes of metal
chests of metal / bins of metal
chicken-houses of metal
chill-moulds [foundry] / chill-molds [foundry]
chimney cowls of metal
chimney pots of metal
chimney shafts of metal
chimneys of metal
chrome iron
chrome ores
chromium
clips of metal for cables and pipes
closures of metal for containers
clothes hooks of metal
cobalt, raw
collars of metal for fastening pipes
common metals, unwrought or semi-wrought
containers of metal for storing acids
containers of metal [storage, transport]
containers of metal for compressed gas or liquid air
containers of metal for liquid fuel
copper, unwrought or semi-wrought
copper rings
copper wire, not insulated
cornices of metal
cotter pins of metal
couplings of metal for chains
crampons [climbing irons]
cramps of metal [crampons] / crampons of metal [cramps]
crash barriers of metal for roads
diving boards of metal
door stops of metal / gate stops of metal
door scrapers / foot scrapers
door bells of metal, non-electric
door closers, non-electric / door springs, non-electric
door knockers of metal
door handles of metal
door panels of metal
door bolts of metal
door openers, non-electric
door frames of metal / door casings of metal
door fittings of metal
doors of metal
drain pipes of metal
drain traps [valves] of metal
duckboards of metal
ducts of metal, for central heating installations / ducts and pipes of metal for central heating installations / pipes of metal, for central heating installations
ducts of metal for ventilating and air conditioning installations
elbows of metal for pipes
enclosures of metal for tombs
eye bolts / screw rings
fences of metal
ferrules of metal for walking sticks
ferrules of metal for handles
ferrules of metal
figurines [statuettes] of common metal / statuettes of common metal
filings of metal
firedogs [andirons]
fish plates [rails]
fittings of metal for windows
fittings of metal for building
fittings of metal for compressed air ducts
fittings of metal for coffins
fittings of metal for furniture
fittings of metal for beds
flanges of metal [collars]
flashing of metal, for building
floating docks of metal, for mooring boats
floating containers of metal
floor tiles of metal
floors of metal
foils of metal for wrapping and packaging
foundry molds [moulds] of metal
frames of metal for building
framework of metal for building
materials of metal for funicular railway permanent ways
furnace fireguards of metal
furniture casters of metal
galena [ore]
gates of metal
German silver
germanium
girders of metal
gold solder
gratings of metal / grilles of metal
grave slabs of metal / tomb slabs of metal
grease nipples
greenhouse frames of metal
greenhouses of metal, transportable
guard rails of metal
gutter pipes of metal
handcuffs
handling pallets of metal
hinges of metal
hooks [metal hardware]
hooks for slate [metal hardware]
hooks of metal for clothes rails
hoppers of metal, non-mechanical
horseshoe nails
house numbers of metal, non-luminous
ice moulds of metal
identification bracelets of metal
identity plates of metal
indium
ingots of common metal
insect screens of metal
iron slabs
iron, unwrought or semi-wrought
iron strip / hoop iron
iron wire
iron ores
ironmongery* / hardware* of metal, small
ironwork for windows
ironwork for doors
jalousies of metal
jets of metal
joists of metal
junctions of metal for pipes
keys
knife handles of metal
knobs of metal
ladders of metal
latch bars of metal
latches of metal
laths of metal
latticework of metal / trellis of metal
lead seals
lead, unwrought or semi-wrought
letter boxes of metal
letters and numerals of common metal, except type
limonite
linings of metal [building] / cladding of metal for construction and building
lintels of metal
loading pallets of metal
loading gauge rods, of metal, for railway waggons / loading gauge rods, of metal, for railway wagons
lock bolts
locks of metal, other than electric
locks of metal for vehicles
locks of metal for bags
magnesium
manganese
manhole covers of metal
manifolds of metal for pipelines
masts of metal
memorial plates of metal / memorial plaques of metal
metals in powder form*
mobile boarding stairs of metal for passengers
molybdenum iron
molybdenum
monuments of metal
monuments of metal for tombs
mooring bollards of metal
mooring buoys of metal
mouldings of metal for cornices / moldings of metal for cornices
nails
nickel
nickel-silver
niobium
nozzles of metal
nuts of metal
ores of metal
outdoor blinds of metal
packaging containers of metal
padlocks
paint spraying booths of metal / booths of metal for spraying paint
palings of metal
partitions of metal
paving blocks of metal
paving slabs of metal
pegs of metal
penstock pipes of metal
pigsties of metal
pillars of metal for buildings
pins [hardware]
pipe muffs of metal
pipework of metal
pitons of metal
platforms, prefabricated, of metal
plugs of metal / bungs of metal
poles of metal
porches of metal [building]
posts of metal
posts of metal for power lines / poles of metal for power lines
pot hooks of metal
prefabricated houses [kits] of metal
preserving boxes of metal / preserve tins / tin cans
props of metal
pulleys of metal, other than for machines
pyrophoric metals
rails of metal
railway points / railway switches
railway material of metal
railway sleepers of metal / railroad ties of metal
reels of metal, non-mechanical, for flexible hoses
refractory construction materials of metal
registration plates of metal / numberplates of metal
reinforcing materials, of metal, for concrete
reinforcing materials of metal for pipes
reinforcing materials of metal for building
reinforcing materials of metal for machine belts
rings of metal / stop collars of metal
rings of common metal for keys
rivets of metal
rocket launching platforms of metal
rods of metal for brazing
rods of metal for brazing and welding
rods of metal for welding
roller blinds of steel
roof flashing of metal
roof gutters of metal
roof coverings of metal
roofing tiles of metal
roofing of metal
roofing of metal, incorporating solar cells
rope thimbles of metal
ropes of metal
runners of metal for sliding doors
safes [strong boxes]
safety cashboxes
safety chains of metal
scaffolding of metal
screw tops of metal for bottles
screws of metal
scythe handles of metal
sealing caps of metal
sheaf binders of metal
sheet piles of metal / pilings of metal
sheets and plates of metal
shims
shuttering of metal for concrete
shutters of metal
signalling panels, non-luminous and non-mechanical, of metal
signboards of metal
signs, non-luminous and non-mechanical, of metal, for roads
signs, non-luminous and non-mechanical, of metal
silicon iron
sills of metal
silos of metal
silver solder
silver-plated tin alloys
skating rinks [structures of metal]
slabs of metal for building
sleeves [metal hardware]
slings of metal for handling loads
soldering wire of metal
spring locks
springs [metal hardware]
spurs
stables of metal
stair treads [steps] of metal
staircases of metal
statues of common metal
steel, unwrought or semi-wrought
steel alloys
steel strip / hoop steel
steel wire
steel masts
steel sheets
steel tubes / steel pipes
steel buildings
step stools of metal
steps [ladders] of metal
stops of metal
strap-hinges of metal
straps of metal for handling loads / belts of metal for handling loads / straps of metal for load handling
street gutters of metal
stretchers for iron bands [tension links]
stretchers for metal bands [tension links]
stringers [parts of staircases] of metal
swimming pools [metal structures]
tacks [nails] / brads
tanks of metal / reservoirs of metal
tantalum [metal]
taps for casks of metal
telegraph posts of metal
telephone booths of metal / telephone boxes of metal
telpher cables
tension links
tent pegs of metal
thread of metal for tying-up purposes
tile floorings of metal
tiles of metal for building
tin
tinfoil
tinplate packings
tinplate
titanium iron / ferrotitanium
titanium
tombac
tombs of metal
tombstone plaques of metal
tombstone stelae of metal
tool handles of metal
tool boxes of metal, empty
tool chests of metal, empty
towel dispensers, fixed, of metal
transport pallets of metal
traps for wild animals
trays of metal
tree protectors of metal
troughs of metal for mixing mortar
tubbing of metal
tubes of metal / pipes of metal
tungsten iron
tungsten
turnstiles of metal
turntables [railways]
valves of metal, other than parts of machines
vanadium
vats of metal
vaults of metal [burial]
vice claws of metal
vice benches of metal
wainscotting of metal
wall plugs of metal
wall claddings of metal [building]
wall linings of metal [building]
wall tiles of metal
washers of metal
water-pipe valves of metal
water-pipes of metal
weather- or wind-vanes of metal / weather vanes of metal / wind vanes of metal
wheel clamps [boots]
white metal
wind-driven bird-repelling devices made of metal
winding spools of metal, non-mechanical, for flexible hoses
window stops of metal / sash fasteners of metal for windows
window pulleys / sash pulleys
window casement bolts
window fasteners of metal
window frames of metal
window openers, non-electri
window closers, non-electric
windows of metal
wire of common metal
wire cloth/ gauze
wire stretchers [tension links]
wire of common metal alloys, except fuse wire
wire rope
works of art of common metal
zinc
zirconium
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Summing Up
Trademark Class 6 classifies businesses dealing in metal products, hardware, and other construction materials. Therefore, its trademark protection gives many safeguards to businesses from all around the world. Registering their trademarks gives companies the needed legal protection, thereby enabling a business to stand out amongst its competitors while creating more exclusivity and building trust among buyers. Companies dealing with such areas must register their trademarks.
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FAQs About Trademark Class 6
Q1. What does Trademark Class 6 comprise?
Class 6 comprises goods made of common metals such as steel, iron, and copper, like metal building materials, pipes, bolts, and hardware.
Q2. Does it cover precious metals?
No, it does not. Gold, silver, and platinum fall under Class 14 because they are jewellery.
Q3. Can I get metal furniture registered under Class 6?
Yes, Tables, chairs, and all other shelves made of metals are included in Trademark Class 6.
Q4. Are electronic products included under Trademark Class 6?
No, Mobile phones, computers, etc. will be classified under Class 9, not Class 6.
Q5. Will pipes made of plastic and wood fall under Class 6?
No, pipes from materials other than metal, including plastic or wood, fall instead under other relevant classes such as Class 19.
