All About Trademark Class 9

All About Trademark Class 9

Trademark Class 9 is a specific classification category within the international Nice Classification system used to categorize goods and services for trademark registration purposes. Class 9 primarily covers a wide range of electrical and scientific apparatus, including computers, smartphones, tablets, software, medical devices, telecommunication equipment, and other technological devices. It also includes recorded media such as CDs and DVDs, as well as downloadable digital content like software applications and multimedia files. Trademark registration in Class 9 is essential for businesses involved in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of electronic and technological products, ensuring protection for their brand names and logos associated with these goods.

Important goods included in Trademark Class 9

The class of trademarks is globally well-known for being related to electrical & scientific apparatus. In general, the class 8 telecommunication equipment and technological devices are as follow:

• Apparatus and instruments for scientific research in laboratories.
• Training apparatus and stimulators, for instance, resuscitation mannequins, stimulators for the steering and control of vehicles.
• Apparatus and instruments for controlling & monitoring aircraft, watercraft, and unmanned vehicles, for instance, navigational instruments, transmitters, compasses for measuring, GPS apparatus, automatic steering apparatus for vehicles.
• Safety and security apparatus & instruments, for instance, safety nets, signaling lights, traffic-light apparatus, fire engines, sound alarms, security tokens being encryption devices.
• Clothing that protects against serious or life-threatening injuries, for instance, clothing for protection against accidents, irradiation, and fire, bullet-proof clothing, protective helmets, head guards for sports, mouthguards for sports, protective suits for aviators, and knee pads for workers.
• Optical apparatus and instruments, for example, eyeglasses, contact lenses, magnifying glasses, mirrors for inspecting work, and peepholes.
• Magnets
• Smart watches, wearable activity trackers
• Joysticks for use with computers, other than for video games, virtual reality headsets, and smart glasses.
• Eyeglass cases, cases for smartphones, cases specially made for photographic apparatus and instruments.
• Automated teller machines, invoicing machines, material testing instruments, and machines.
• Batteries and chargers for electronic cigarettes.
• Electric & electronic effects units for musical instruments.
• Laboratory robots, teaching robots, security surveillance robots, humanoid robots with artificial intelligence.

Goods does not included in Trademark Class 9

• Joysticks, being parts of machines, other than for game machines (class 7), vehicle joysticks (class 12), joysticks for video games, and controllers for toys & game consoles (class 28).
• Coin-operated apparatus that have been classified in various classes according to their function or purpose, for instance, coin-operated washing machines (class 7), and coin-operated billiard tables (class 28).
• Industrial robots (class 7), surgical robots (class 10), toy robots (class 28).
• Pulse meters, heart rate monitoring apparatus, and body composition monitors (class 10).
• Laboratory lamps, and laboratory burners (class 11).
• Diving lights (class 11).
• Explosive fog signals, signal rocket flares (class 13)
• Histological sections for teaching purposes, biological samples for use in microscopy as teaching materials (class 16)
• Clothing and equipment worn for the practice of certain sports, for example, protective padding being part of sport-suits, fencing masks, and boxing gloves (class 28).

List of popular examples of Trademark Class 9

• Apple: Computers, keyboards, printers, display units, etc.
• Boat: Earphones, headphones, Bluetooth speakers, soundbars, etc.
• iPhone: Handheld and mobile digital electronic devices.
• Google: Computer hardware, computer software, etc.
• Microsoft: Computer programs, etc.
• Facebook: Computer software
• Whatsapp: Instant messaging software.
• Chrome: Computer browsing software.
• Zomato: Software.
• Casio: Electric calculators, etc.
• Intel: Microprocessors, parts & fittings.
• Dell: Computer hardware, etc.
• Samsung: Computer hardware, computer software, etc.
• Bajaj: Electric measuring & testing instruments.

List of goods classified under Trademark Class 9

• 3D spectacles
• 3D scanners

A

• Abacuses
• Accelerometers
• Accumulators, electric
• Acid hydrometers
• Acidimeters for batteries
• Acoustic/ sound alarms
• Acoustic conduits
• Acoustic couplers
• Actinometers
• Adding machines
• Aerials/ antennas
• Aerometers
• Air analysis apparatus
• Alarm bells, electric
• Alarms
• Alcoholmeters
• Alidades
• Altimeters
• Ammeters
• Amplifiers
• Amplifiers for servo motors
• Amplifying tubes or amplifying valves
• Anemometers
• Animal signaling rattles for directing livestock
• Animated cartoons
• Anode batteries or high-tension batteries
• Anodes
• Answering machines
• Anti-glare glasses
• Anti-interference devices [electricity]
• Anti-theft warning apparatus
• Anticathodes
• Apertometers [optics]
• Apparatus and installations for the production of X-rays, not for medical purposes
• Apparatus and instruments for astronomy
• Apparatus and instruments for physics
• Apparatus for changing record player needles
• Apparatus for editing cinematographic film
• Apparatus for generating gas for calibration purposes
• Apparatus for measuring the thickness of skins
• Apparatus for testing breast milk, other than for medical or veterinary use
• Apparatus to check franking/ stamping mail
• Armatures [electricity]
• Asbestos gloves for protection against accidents
• Asbestos clothing for protection against fire
• Asbestos screens for firefighters
• Audio interfaces
• Audio mixtures
• Audio- and video-receivers
• Audiovisual teaching apparatus
• Automated teller machines [ATM]
• Automatic indicators of low pressure in vehicle tyres
• Autonomous navigation systems for ships
• Azimuth instruments

B

• Baby monitors
• Baby scales
• Bags adapted for laptops
• Balances [steelyards]/ lever scales [steelyards]/ steelyards [lever scales]
• Balancing apparatus
• Bar code readers
• Barometers
• Bathroom scales
• Batteries for electronic cigarettes
• Batteries, electric, for vehicles; accumulators, electric, for vehicles
• Batteries, electric
• Battery jars or accumulator jars
• Battery boxes or accumulator boxes
• Battery chargers
• Beacons, luminous
• Bells [warning devices]
• Betatrons
• Binoculars
• Biochips
• Biometric identity cards
• Biometric locks
• Biometric passports/ e-passports
• Bioreactors for cell culturing for scientific research
• Bioreactors for laboratory use
• Blueprint apparatus
• Body harness for support when lifting loads
• Boiler control instruments
• Branch boxes [electricity]
• Breathalyzers
• Breathing apparatus for underwater swimming
• Breathing apparatus, not for medical purposes.
• Bullet-proof vests or bullet-proof waistcoats
• Bullet-proof clothing
• Buzzers

C

• Cabinets for loudspeakers
• Cables, electric
• Calculating machines
• Calibrating rings
• Calipers
• Calorimeters
• Camcorders
• Cameras [photography]
• Capillary tubes for laboratory use
• Carpenters’ rules
• Carriers for dark plates [photography]
• Cases especially made for photographic apparatus and instruments
• Cases for smartphones
• Cases for smartphones incorporating a keyboard
• Cash registers
• Cassette players
• Cathodes
• Cathodic anti-corrosion apparatus
• Cell switches [electricity] and reducers [electricity]
• Cell phone straps
• Centering apparatus for photographic transparencies
• Chargers for electric accumulators
• Chargers for electronic cigarettes
• Charging stations for electric vehicles
• Chemistry apparatus and instruments
• Chips [integrated circuits]
• Choking coils [impedance]
• Chromatography apparatus for laboratory use
• Chronographs [time recording apparatus]
• Cinematographic cameras
• Cinematographic film, exposed
• Circuit closers
• Circuit breakers
• Circular slide rules
• Cleaning apparatus for phonograph records or cleaning apparatus for sound recording discs
• Close-up lenses
• Clothing for protection against accidents, irradiation, and fire
• Clothing for protection against fire or garments for protection against fire
• Clothing, specially made for laboratories
• Coaxial cables
• Coils, electronic
• Coin-operated mechanisms for television sets
• Collectors, electric
• Commutators
• Compact discs [audio-video]
• Compact discs [read-only memory]
• Compact disc players
• Comparators
• Compasses [measuring instruments]

[Computer]

• Computer game software, downloadable
• Computer memory devices
• Computer network routers
• Computer programs [programs], recorded
• Computer keyboards
• Computer operating programs, recorded
• Computer peripheral devices
• Computer software, recorded
• Computer programs [downloadable software]
• Computer game software, recorded
• Computer software applications, downloadable
• Computer software platforms, recorded or downloadable
• Computer hardware
• Computers
• Condensers [capacitors] or capacitors
• Conductors, electric
• Connecting bracelets (measuring instruments)
• Connections for electric lines
• Connectors [electricity]
• Contact lenses
• Contact lens cases incorporating ultrasonic cleaning functions
• Contacts, electric
• Containers for microscope slides
• Containers for contact lenses
• Control panels [electricity]
• Controllers for servo meters
• Converters, electronic
• Cooling pads for laptop computers
• Copper wire, insulated
• Cordless telephones
• Correcting lenses [optics]
• Cosmographic instruments
• Counterfeit coin detectors
• Counters and meters
• Couplers [data processing equipment]
• Couplings, electric/ connections, electric
• Covers for electric outlets
• Cover for personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Covers for smartphones
• Cover for tablet computers
• Crash test dummies
• Credit card terminals
• Crucibles [laboratory] or cupels [laboratory]
• Current rectifiers
• Cyclotrons

D

• Darkroom lamps [photography]
• Darkrooms [photography]
• Dashboard mats adapted for holding mobile telephones & smart phones
• Data gloves
• Data processing apparatus
• Data sets, recorded or downloadable
• Decompression chambers
• Decorative magnets
• Demagnetizing apparatus for magnetic tapes
• Densimeters
• Densitometers, not for medical purposes
• Detectors
• Devices for the projection of virtual keyboards
• Diagnostic apparatus for research laboratory use
• Diagnostic apparatus, not for medical purposes.
• Diaphragms [acoustics]
• Diaphragms for scientific apparatus
• Diaphragms [photography]
• Dictating machines
• Diffraction apparatus [microscopy]
• Digital photo frames
• Digital signs
• Digital weather stations
• Directional compasses
• Discharge tubes, electric, other than for lighting
• Disk drives for computers
• Disks, magnetic
• Distance-measuring apparatus
• Distance recording apparatus or apparatus for recording distance
• Distillation apparatus for scientific purposes
• Distribution boxes [electricity]
• Distribution boards [electricity]
• Distribution consoles [electricity]
• Dive skin
• Divers’ masks
• Diving suits
• DNA chips
• Dog whistles
• Dosage dispensers, not for medical use (measuring apparatus)
• Dosimeters

[Downloadable files]

• Downloadable application software for virtual environments
• Downloadable computer software applications for minting non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
• Downloadable computer software for managing crypto asset transactions using blockchain technology
• Downloadable cryptographic keys for receiving & spending crypto assets
• Downloadable digital image files authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
• Downloadable digital music files authenticated by non-fungible tokens (NFTs)
• Downloadable e-wallets
• Downloadable emoticons for mobile phones
• Downloadable graphics for mobile phones
• Downloadable virtual clothing
• Downloadable ringtones for mobile phones
• Downloadable music files
• Downloadable image files
• Drainers for use in photography/ photographic racks
• Dressmakers’ measures
• Droppers for measuring, other than for medical & household purposes
• Dry suits
• Drying racks [photography]
• Drying apparatus for photographic prints
• Ducts [electricity]
• Dust masks incorporating air purification
• Dust measuring apparatus
• DVD players
• Dynamometers

E

• Ear pads for headphones
• Ear plugs for divers
• Earpieces for remote communication
• Effects pedals for guitars
• Egg timers [sandglasses]/ hourglasses
• Egg-candlers
• Electric actuators
• Electric and electronic effects units for musical instruments
• Electric apparatus for communication
• Electric doorbells
• Electric installations for the remote control of industrial operations
• Electric linear actuators
• Electric loss indicators
• Electric plugs
• Electric sockets
• Electric wire harnesses for automobiles
• Electrical adapters
• Electricity conduits
• Electrified rails for mounting spotlights
• Electrified fences
• Electro-dynamic apparatus for the remote control of railway points
• Electro-dynamic apparatus for the remote control of signals
• Electrolysis apparatus for laboratory use
• Electromagnetic coils
• Electronic access control systems for interlocking doors
• Electronic collars to train animals
• Electronic controllers for servo motors
• Electronic pens [visual display units]
• Electronic agendas
• Electronic interactive whiteboards
• Electronic key fobs being remote control apparatus
• Electronic pocket translators
• Electronic tags for goods
• Electronic notice boards
• Electronic numeric displays
• Electronic publications, downloadable
• Electronic book readers
• Electronic sheet music, downloadable
• Encoded magnetic cards
• Encoded identification bracelets, magnetic
• Encoded key cards
• Enlarging apparatus [photography]
• Epidiascopes
• Equalizers (audio apparatus)
• Ergometers
• Evacuation chairs
• Exposure meters (light meters)
• Eyepieces
• Eyewear

F

• Facsimile machines
• Fermentation apparatus for laboratory use
• Fiber optic cables
• Film cutting apparatus
• Films, exposed
• Filters for respiratory masks, not for medical purposes
• Filters for use in photography
• Filters for ultraviolet rays, for photography
• Finger sizers
• Fire extinguishers
• Fire extinguishing apparatus
• Fire alarms
• Fire beaters
• Fire escapes
• Fire hose nozzles
• Fire engines
• Fire pumps
• Fire boats
• Fire blankets
• Fire hose
• Fire extinguishing balls
• Flash lamps for smartphones
• Flash-bulbs [photography]
• Flashing lights [luminous signals]
• Flashlights [photography]
• Floppy disks
• Flowmeters
• Fluorescent screens
• Fog signals, non-explosive
• Foldable smartphones
• Food analysis apparatus
• Frames for photographic transparencies
• Frequency extenders
• Frequency meters
• Furnaces for laboratory use/ovens for laboratory use
• Furniture specially made for laboratories
• Fuse wire
• Fuses

G

• Galena crystals [detectors]
• Galvanic cells
• Galvanic batteries
• Galvanometers
• Gas testing instruments
• Gasometers [measuring instruments]
• Gauges
• Gimbals for digital cameras
• Gimbals for smartphones
• Glazing apparatus for photographic prints
• Global Positioning System [GPS] apparatus
• Gloves for protection against accidents
• Gloves for divers
• Gloves for protection against X-rays for industrial purposes
• Goggles for sports
• Grids for batteries

H

• Hairdressing training heads (teaching apparatus)
• Hand-held electronic dictionaries
• Hands-free kits for telephones
• Haptic suits, other than for medical purposes
• Head cleaning tapes [recording]
• Head guards for sports
• Head-mounted displays
• Head-up display apparatus for vehicles
• Headgear being protective helmets
• Headphones
• Headsets
• Headsets for playing video games
• Heat regulating apparatus
• Height measuring instruments
• Heliographic apparatus
• Hemline markers
• High-frequency apparatus
• Holders adapted for mobile telephones and smartphones
• Holders for electric coils
• Holograms
• Holographic projection apparatus
• Home automation hubs/ smart home hubs
• Horns for loudspeakers
• Humanoid robots with communication and learning functions for assisting & entertaining people
• Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for preparing beverages
• Humanoid robots with artificial intelligence for use in scientific research
• Hydrometers
• Hygrometers

I

• Identification threads for electric wires
• Identification sheaths for electric wires
• Identity cards, magnetic
• Igniting apparatus, electric, for igniting at a distance/ electric apparatus for remote ignition
• Ignition batteries
• In-car telephone handset cradles
• Incubators for bacteria culture
• Inductors [electricity]
• Infrared detectors
• Ink cartridges, unfilled for printers & photocopiers
• Insulating gloves for protection against accidents
• Integrated circuits
• Integrated circuit cards [smart cards]/ smart cards [integrated circuit cards]
• Interactive touchscreen terminals
• Intercommunication apparatus
• Interfaces for computers
• Internal cooling fans for computers
• Inverters [electricity]
• Invoicing machines
• Ionization apparatus not for the treatment of air or water

J

• Jigs [measuring instruments]
• Joysticks for use with computers, other than for video games
• Jukeboxes, musical/ coin-operated musical automata [jukeboxes]
• Jukeboxes for computers
• Junction boxes [electricity]
• Junction sleeves for electric cables

K

• Knee-pads for workers

L

• Laboratory burettes
• Laboratory pipettes
• Laboratory robots
• Laboratory trays
• Laboratory centrifuges
• Lactodensimeters
• Lactometers
• Lanyards for cell phones
• Laptop computers
• Lasers, not for medical purposes
• Lens hoods
• Lenses for astrophotography
• Letter scales
• Leveling staffs [surveying instruments]/ rods [surveying instruments]
• Levelling instruments
• Levels [instruments for determining the horizontal]
• Life-saving apparatus and equipment
• Life-buoys
• Life-jackets
• Life-belts
• Life-saving rafts
• Life-saving capsules for natural disasters
• Lifeboats
• Light dimmers [regulators], electric/ light regulators [dimmers], electric
• Light-emitting electronic pointers
• Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• Lighting ballasts
• Lightning rods/ lightning arresters/ lightning conductors
• Limiters [electricity]
• Locks, electronic
• Logs [measuring instruments]
• Loudspeakers

M

• Magic lanterns
• Magnetic tapes
• Magnetic wires
• Magnetic data media
• Magnetic encoders
• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus, not for medical purposes
• Magnetic tape units for computers
• Magnets
• Magnifying glasses [optics]
• Marine compasses
• Marine depth finders
• Marking gauges [joinery]
• Marking buoys
• Masts for wireless aerials
• Material testing instruments & machines
• Materials for electricity mains (wires, cables)
• Mathematical instruments
• Measures
• Measuring apparatus
• Measuring devices, electric
• Measuring glassware/ graduated glassware
• Measuring instruments
• Measuring spoons
• Measuring signs
• Mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
• Mechanisms for counter-operated apparatus
• Megaphones
• Memory cards for video game machines
• Mercury levels
• Metal detectors for industrial or military purposes
• Meteorological balloons
• Meteorological instruments
• Metronomes
• Micrometer screws for optical instruments
• Micrometers/ micrometer gauges
• Microphones
• Microprocessors
• Microscopes
• Microtomes
• Mileage recorders for vehicles/ kilometer recorders for vehicles
• Mirrors for inspecting work
• Mirrors [optics]
• Missile warning systems
• Mobile phone chargers
• Mobile phone ring holders
• Mobile phone ring stands
• Mobil phone screen protectors
• Mobile telephones/ cell phones/ cellular phones
• Modems
• Money counting and sorting machines
• Monitoring apparatus, other than for medical purposes
• Monitors [computer hardware]
• Monitors [computer programs]
• Motion tracking mounts for cameras
• Motorcyclists’ clothing for protection against accident or injury
• Mouse [computer peripheral]
• Mousepads
• Mouthguards for sports
• Musical instrument digital interface controllers, being audio interfaces

N

• Nanoparticle size analyzers
• Nautical apparatus and instruments
• Naval signaling apparatus
• Navigation apparatus for vehicles [onboard computers]
• Navigational instruments
• Needles for record players/ styli for record players
• Neon signs
• Nets for protection against accidents
• Neural helmets, not for medical purposes
• Nose clips for divers and swimmers
• Notebook computers

O

• Objectives [lenses] [optics]
• Observation instruments
• Octants
• Ohmmeters
• Optical lanterns/ optical lamps
• Optical lenses
• Optical apparatus and instruments
• Optical glass
• Optical fibers [light conducting filaments]
• Optical condensers
• Optical character readers
• Optical data media
• Optical discs
• Organic light-emitting diodes (OLED)
• Oscillographs
• Oxygen transvasing apparatus
• Ozonizers/ ozone generators for calibration purposes

P

• Padlocks, electronic
• Parking meters
• Parking sensors for vehicles
• Particle accelerators
• Pedometers
• Peepholes [magnifying lenses] for doors
• Periscopes
• Personal digital assistants (PDAs)
• Personal stereos
• Petri dishes
• Petrol gauges/ gasoline gauges
• Phonograph records/ sound recording discs
• Photocopiers [photographic, electrostatic, thermic]
• Photometers
• Phototelegraphy apparatus
• Photovoltaic cells
• Piezoelectric sensors
• Pince-nez
• Pitot tubes
• Plane tables [surveying instruments]
• Planimeters
• Plates for batteries
• Plotters
• Plumb bobs
• Plumb lines
• Pocket calculators
• Point-of-sale (POS) terminals
• Polarimeters
• Portable documents scanners
• Portable media players
• Portable power chargers
• Portable speakers
• Portable ultrafine dust meters
• Precision measuring apparatus
• Precision balances
• Pressure indicator plugs for valves
• Pressure gauges
• Pressure measuring apparatus
• Pressure indicators
• Printed circuits
• Printed circuit boards
• Printers for use with computers
• Prisms [optics]
• Probes for scientific purposes
• Processors [central processing units]/ central processing units [processors]
• Projection screens
• Projection apparatus
• Protection devices for personal use against accidents
• Protection devices against X-rays, not for medical purposes
• Protective suits for aviators
• Protective helmets
• Protective masks, not for medical purposes
• Protective helmets for sports
• Protractors [measuring instruments]
• Punched card machines for offices
• Push buttons for bells
• Pyrometers

Q

• Quantity indicators
• Quantum computers
• Quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QLED)

R

• Radar apparatus
• Radio pagers
• Radiological apparatus for industrial purposes
• Radiology screens for industrial purposes
• Radios
• Radiotelegraphy sets
• Radiotelephony sets
• Railway traffic safety appliances
• Range finders/ telemeters
• Readers [data processing equipment]
• Rearview cameras for vehicles
• Record players
• Reflective articles for wear, for the prevention of accidents
• Reflective safety vests
• Refractometers
• Refractors
• Regulating apparatus, electric
• Relays, electronic
• Remote control apparatus
• Rescue flares, non-explosive & non- pyrotechnic
• Rescue laser signaling flares
• Resistances, electric
• Respirators for filtering air, not for medical purposes
• Respiratory masks, not for medical purposes
• Resuscitation mannequins [teaching apparatus]
• Resuscitation training stimulators
• Retorts
• Retorts’ stands
• Revolution counters
• Rheostats
• Riding helmets
• Ring sizers
• Road signs, luminous or mechanical
• Rods for water diviners
• Rulers [measuring instruments]
• Rules [measuring instruments]

S

• Saccharometers
• Safety nets/ life nets
• Safety tarpaulins
• Safety restraints, other than for vehicle seats and sports equipment
• Safety signs (luminous)
• Salinometers
• Satellite finder meters
• Satellite navigational apparatus
• Satellites for scientific purposes
• Scales
• Scales with body mass analyzers
• Scanners (apparatus) for performing automotive diagnostics
• Scanners for data processing
• Screens [photography]
• Screens for photoengraving
• Screw-tapping gauges
• Security surveillance robots
• Security tokens (encryption devices)
• Self-checkout terminals
• Selfie lenses
• Selfie ring lights for smartphones
• Selfie sticks [hand-held monopods]
• Semi-conductors
• Sextants
• Sheaths for electric cables
• Shoes for protection against accidents, irradiation, and fire
• Shutter releases [photography]
• Shutters [photography]
• Sighting telescopes for firearms / telescopic sights for firearms
• Signal bells
• Signal lanterns
• Signaling panels, luminous or mechanical
• Signaling whistles
• Signaling buoys
• Signals, luminous or mechanical
• Signs, luminous
• Simulators for the steering and control of vehicles
• Sirens
• Sleeves for laptops
• Slide calipers
• Slide projectors/ transparency projection apparatus
• Slide-rules
• Slope indicators/ clinometers/ gradient indicators/ inclinometers
• Smart rings
• Smart speakers
• Smart glasses
• Smartphones
• Smartwatches
• Smoke detectors
• Snorkels
• Software as a medical device [SaMD], downloadable
• Solar batteries
• Solar panels for the production of electricity
• Solderers’ helmets
• Solenoid valves [electromagnetic switches]
• Sonars

[Sound & Spectacle]

• Sound recording carriers
• Sound recording strips
• Sound transmitting apparatus
• Sound recording apparatus
• Sound reproduction apparatus
• Sound locating instruments
• Sounding lines
• Sounding apparatus and machines
• Sounding leads
• Sounding rockets
• Spark-guards
• Speaking tubes
• Spectacle chains/ eyeglass chains
• Spectacle cords/ eyeglass cords
• Spectacle lenses/ eyeglass lenses
• Spectacle frames/ eyeglass frames
• Spectacle cases/ eyeglass cases
• Spectacles/ eyeglasses
• Spectacles for correcting color vision deficiency
• Spectrograph apparatus
• Spectroscopes
• Speed-checking apparatus for vehicles
• Speed indicators
• Speed measuring apparatus [photography]
• Speed regulators for record players
• Spherometers
• Spirit levels
• Spools [photography]
• Sprinkler systems for fire protection
• Square rulers for measuring
• Squares for measuring
• Stage lighting regulators
• Stands adapted for laptops
• Stands for photographic apparatus
• Starter cables for motors
• Steering apparatus, automatic, for vehicles
• Step-up transformers
• Stereoscopes
• Stereoscopic apparatus
• Stills for laboratory experiments
• Stroboscopes
• Subwoofers
• Sulfitometers
• Sunglasses
• Sunglasses for pets
• Surveying instruments
• Surveying chains
• Surveying apparatus and instruments
• Surveyors’ levels
• Survival blankets
• Switchboards
• Switchboxes [electricity]
• Switches, electric

T

• T-squares for measuring
• Tablet computers
• Tachometers
• Tape recorders
• Taximeters
• Teaching apparatus
• Teaching robots
• Teeth protectors
• Telecommunication apparatus in the form of jewellery
• Telegraph wires
• Telegraphs [apparatus]
• Telephone receivers
• Telephone apparatus
• Telephone transmitters
• Telephone wires
• Telepresence robots
• Teleprinters/ teletypewriters
• Teleprompters
• Telerupters
• Telescopes
• Telescopic sights for artillery
• Television apparatus
• Temperature indicators
• Temperature indicator labels, not for medical purposes
• Terminals [electricity]
• Test tubes
• Testing apparatus not for medical purposes
• Theft prevention installations, electric
• Theodolites
• Thermal imaging cameras
• Thermionic valves/ thermionic tubes
• Thermometers, not for medical purposes
• Thermostats
• Thermostats for vehicles
• Thin client computers
• Thin film speakers
• Thread counters
• Ticket dispensing terminals, electronic
• Ticket printers
• Time switches, automatic
• Time recording apparatus
• Time clocks [time recording devices]
• Tone-arms for record players
• Toner cartridges, unfilled, for printers and photocopiers
• Totalizators
• Trackballs [computer peripherals]
• Traffic cones
• Traffic-light apparatus [signalling devices]
• Transformers [electricity]
• Transistors [electronic]
• Transmitters of electronic signals
• Transmitters [telecommunication]
• Transmitting sets [telecommunication]
• Transparencies [photography] / slides [photography]
• Transponders
• Triodes
• Tripods for cameras

U

• Ultrasonic imaging apparatus, not for medical purposes
• Urinometers
• USB flash drives
• User-programmable humanoid robots, not configured

V

• Vacuum gauges
• Vacuum tubes [radio]
• Variometers
• Vehicle radios
• Vehicle breakdown warning triangles
• Verniers
• Video recorders
• Video cassettes
• Video game cartridges
• Video mixing desks
• Video projectors
• Video screens
• Video telephones
• Video baby monitors
• Videotapes
• Viewfinders, photographic
• Virtual reality controllers
• Virtual reality headsets
• Viscosimeters
• Visors for helmets
• Voltage regulators for vehicles
• Voltage surge protectors
• Voltmeters
• Voting machines

W

• Wafers for integrated circuits
• Wah-wah pedals
• Walkie-talkies
• Warning signs (luminous)
• Washing trays [photography]
• Wavemeters
• Wearable activity trackers
• Wearable computers
• Wearable speakers
• Wearable video display monitors
• Weighbridges
• Weighing machines
• Weight belts for divers
• Weighing apparatus and instruments
• Weights
• Wet suits
• Wheel alignment meters
• Whistle alarms
• Wind-socks for indicating wind direction
• Wire connectors [electricity]
• Wireless portable printers for use with laptops & mobile devices
• Wireless speaker microphones
• Wires, electric
• Wrist rests for use with computers

X

• X-ray tubes, not for medical purposes
• X-ray apparatus not for medical purposes
• X-ray films, exposed
• X-ray photographs, other than for medical purposes

Conclusion

Trademark Class 9 encompasses a diverse array of electrical and scientific products, including technology gadgets, software, and digital media. Registering trademarks in Class 9 is crucial for businesses operating in the technology and electronics industry to safeguard their brand identity and prevent unauthorized use of their marks on these innovative and rapidly evolving products. As the digital age continues to advance, Class 9 remains a critical category for protecting intellectual property associated with cutting-edge technology and electronic innovations.

At LegalPillers, we are here to navigate the complexities of trademark registration and classification effectively, ensuring that your brand is adequately safeguarded within this important class.

 

(FAQs) about Trademark Class 9

• What is Trademark Class 9?

Trademark Class 9 is one of the 45 classifications used in the international Nice Classification system for trademark registration. It specifically covers electrical and scientific apparatus and includes a wide range of technological products and services.

• What kinds of products and services fall under Class 9?

Class 9 includes products such as computers, smartphones, software, medical devices, telecommunication equipment, recorded media (CDs, DVDs), downloadable digital content (software applications, multimedia files), and more.

• Why is it important to classify goods and services under different trademark classes?

Classification helps in organizing trademarks into specific categories based on the goods or services they represent. This ensures clarity and precision in trademark registration and protection, preventing confusion and conflicts between similar marks in different industries.

• How is Class 9 different from other trademark classes?

Class 9 is distinct because it focuses on electrical and scientific apparatus, whereas other classes cover different goods and services such as clothing (Class 25), food and beverages (Class 30), or legal services (Class 45).

• Can I register a trademark in Class 9 if I manufacture electronic components?

Yes, if your electronic components fall within the scope of Class 9, you can register a trademark in this class to protect your brand associated with these products.

• Can software be registered under Class 9?

Yes, software is considered part of Class 9, and you can register a trademark for software products and services in this category.

• Are mobile apps considered part of Class 9?

Yes, mobile apps are typically classified under Class 9, as they are software products used on electronic devices.

• Can I register a trademark in both Class 9 and another class for the same product?

Yes, you can register a trademark in multiple classes if your product or service fits into more than one category. This can provide broader protection for your brand.

• What is the significance of trademark registration in Class 9 for electronics companies?

Trademark registration in Class 9 is crucial for electronics companies to protect their brand identity and prevent unauthorized use of their marks on electronic products and related services.

• Are medical devices included in Class 9?

Yes, medical devices, which often involve electronic components, are included in Class 9.

• Do video games belong to Class 9?

Yes, video games, as software products, are typically classified under Class 9.

• Can I trademark a computer program’s name?

Yes, you can trademark the name of a computer program or software if it meets the requirements for trademark registration.

• Is it necessary to renew a trademark registration in Class 9?

Yes, trademark registrations typically need to be renewed periodically to maintain their protection. The renewal period and requirements can vary by jurisdiction.

• How long does a trademark registration in Class 9 last?

The duration of trademark protection in Class 9 can vary depending on the jurisdiction, but it is often initially granted for ten years and can be renewed.

• Can I use a Class 9 trademark for online services?

Yes, you can use a Class 9 trademark for online services if they are related to electronic or technological goods and services.

• What is the international classification system for trademarks, and how does it relate to Class 9?

The international classification system, known as the Nice Classification, organizes goods and services into different classes. Class 9 is one of these classes, focusing on electrical and scientific apparatus.

• What is the process for trademark registration in Class 9?

The process involves submitting an application to the relevant trademark office, which includes a description of the goods and services, paying the required fees, and going through examination and approval stages.

• How can I search for existing trademarks in Class 9 before applying?

You can conduct a trademark search through the trademark office’s database or hire a professional to perform a comprehensive search to ensure your desired trademark is not already registered.

• What are the potential consequences of infringing on a Class 9 trademark?

Infringing on a Class 9 trademark can lead to legal action, including cease and desist orders, damages, and the requirement to rebrand or stop using the infringing mark.

• Can trademarks in Class 9 be transferred or licensed to other parties?

Yes, trademarks in Class 9 can be transferred (assigned) to other parties or licensed for use by third parties under specific agreements, allowing for revenue generation or strategic partnerships.