Trademark Class Finder

Updates to latest NCL13-2026 Nice Classification

What is a Trademark Class?

If the mark is already filed by another company or has a registered trademark, then the other party have the priority of the mark provided the trademark is for the common business product

IPIndia classification, can be found at this link.

TM Class
Description

Trademark Class 1

Chemicals, More Keywords Chemicals, More Keywords

Trademark Class 2

Paints and Varnishes Paints and Varnishes

Trademark Class 3

Cosmetics and Hygiene Cosmetics and Hygiene

Trademark Class 4

Lubricants and Fuel Lubricants and Fuel

Trademark Class 5

Medicine and Healthcare Medicine and Healthcare

Trademark Class 6

Common metals and Hardware Common metals and Hardware

Good Classes

If the mark is already filed by another company or has a registered trademark, then the other party have the priority of the mark provided the trademark is for the common business product

Service Classes

If the mark is already filed by another company or has a registered trademark, then the other party have the priority of the mark provided the trademark is for the common business product

Class Finder Features

Class Finder for Attorneys / Proprietors

Up-To-Date

Based on Latest NICE

Filter by Class

Best Search Engines for TM Classes

Conflicting Infringing

Automatic Find threats from TM Journals

Renewals

Renewal Alerts for your Trademark before it expires

Frequently Asked Questions

What to do if my trademark is already filed?

If the mark is already filed by another company or has a registered trademark, then the other party have the priority of the mark provided the trademark is for the common business product.

What is the NICE Classification?

NICE classification is an international classification of goods and services for the purpose of trademark registration. There are 34 classes of goods and 11 classes of services.

How to choose the correct class for my trademark

For filing the trademark in India, you should know the appropriate class of trademark in which the goods and services covered. There is a total of 45 classes of the trademark to choose for your trademark. First 34 classes (1-34) cover goods and rest 11 classes (35-45) cover services.

What is the need to perform a Trademark Search?

The intelligent TM Search will help you to determine the mark you want to register for product or services is legally available or already used by another business to ensure not to infringe someone else's property rights. find the identical mark in the same class would restrain your mark to get registered.

Do I need to know a trademark class to perform a Trademark Search?

To perform a free trademark search before filing the trademark application you need to know the trademark classes as per the NICE classifications; international classification of goods and services. The trademark search contains the filters to find out a similar trademark in a similar class in order to eliminate the conflicts.

Is it mandatory to hire an attorney for Trademark Search?

Although it is not mandatory to hire an attorney for conducting a free trademark search before filing it's advisable to seek professional help to handle the trademark search. You will get the list of the marks similar to the proposed mark along with the attorney's legal opinion regarding the trademark registration possibilities..

How to select a trademark?

Selecting a good trademark is a crucial step to protect your intellectual property. In India different kind of trademarks are there, like word, sign, color, symbol, shape etc. but it has to be unique. Most people make mistakes while choosing the trademark or brand name. To minimize such mistakes, you need to follow the guidelines which are:

  • Mark should be capable of being distinguishing the goods and services
  • If your trademark is a word, it should be easy to remember and pronounce
  • It should not be descriptive
  • Generic words cannot be used as a trademark
How are the trademark symbols used in India?

In India trademark is designated by the two symbols, i.e. 'R' and 'TM'. Trademark symbol 'TM' is a provisional symbol, used for unregistered Trademarks and symbol 'R' signifies the registered trademark which can be used by the registered proprietor of the mark.