A comprehensive guide to Class 9 of the Trademark Filing Classification. Trademarks must be applied or registered under classes and each class represents a distinct class of goods or services. In this post, we comprehensively cover the goods which fall under Class 9 of trademark classification.

Trademark Class 9

Trademark Class 9 pertains scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, optical, weighing, measuring, signalling, checking (supervision), life-saving and teaching apparatus and instruments; apparatus and instruments for conducting, switching, transforming, accumulating, regulating or controlling electricity; apparatus for recording, transmission or reproduction of sound or images; magnetic data carriers, recording discs; compact discs, DVDs and other digital recording media; mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus; cash registers, calculating machines, data processing equipment, computers; computer software; fire-extinguishing apparatus.

The following goods are also classified under Class 9:

• Apparatus and instruments for scientific research in laboratories;
• Apparatus and instruments for controlling ships, such as apparatus and instruments for measuring and for transmitting orders;
• Protractors;
• Punched card office machines;
• All computer programs and software regardless of recording media or means of dissemination, that is, software recorded on magnetic media or downloaded from a remote computer network.

Therefore, Trademark Class 9 includes mainly computers, softwares, smartphone, electronics, CDs, DVDs and fire extinguishers.

The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 9:

• Electromechanical apparatus for the kitchen (grinders and mixers for foodstuffs, fruit presses, electrical coffee mills, etc.), and certain other apparatus and instruments driven by an electrical motor
• Apparatus for pumping or dispensing fuels;
• Electric razors, clippers (hand instruments) and flat irons;
• Electrical apparatus for space heating or for the heating of liquids, for cooking, ventilating, etc.;
• Electric toothbrushes and combs;
• Clocks and watches and other chronometric instruments;
• Control clocks;
• Amusement and game apparatus adapted for use with an external display screen or monitor.

List of goods classified under Trademark Class 9

The following goods must be classified under Trademark Class 9:

• 3D spectacles
• abacuses
• accelerometers
• accumulators, electric
• acid hydrometers
• acidimeters for batteries
• acoustic [sound] alarms / sound alarms
• acoustic conduits
• acoustic couplers
• actinometers
• electrical adapters
• adding machines
• aerials / antennas
• aerometers
• air analysis apparatus
• alarm bells, electric
• alarms
• alcoholmeters
• alidades
• altimeters
• ammeters
• amplifiers
• amplifying tubes / amplifying valves
• anemometers
• animated cartoons
• anode batteries / high tension batteries
• anodes
• answering machines
• anti-dazzle shades / anti-glare visors
• anti-glare glasses
• anti-interference devices [electricity]
• anti-theft warning apparatus
• anticathodes
• apertometers [optics]
• armatures [electricity]
• asbestos gloves for protection against accidents
• asbestos clothing for protection against fire
• asbestos screens for firemen
• apparatus and instruments for astronomy
• audio- and video-receivers
• audiovisual teaching apparatus
• automated teller machines [ATM]
• azimuth instruments
• baby monitors
• bags adapted for laptops
• balances [steelyards] / lever scales [steelyards] / steelyards [lever scales]
• balancing apparatus
• bar code readers
• barometers
• batteries, electric, for vehicles / accumulators, electric, for vehicles
• batteries for lighting
• batteries, electric
• battery jars / accumulator jars
• battery boxes / accumulator boxes
• battery chargers
• beacons, luminous
• bells [warning devices]
• betatrons
• binoculars
• blueprint apparatus
• boiler control instruments
• branch boxes [electricity]
• breathing apparatus for underwater swimming
• breathing apparatus, except for artificial respiration
• bullet-proof waistcoats [vests (Am.)] / bullet-proof vests (Am.) / bullet-proof waistcoats
• bullet-proof clothing
• buzzers
• cabinets for loudspeakers
• cables, electric
• calculating machines
• calibrating rings
• calipers
• camcorders
• cameras [photography]
• capillary tubes
• carpenters’ rules
• carriers for dark plates [photography]
• cases especially made for photographic apparatus and instruments
• cash registers
• cassette players
• cathodes
• cathodic anti-corrosion apparatus
• cell switches [electricity] / reducers [electricity]
• cell phone straps
• centering apparatus for photographic transparencies
• apparatus for changing record player needles
• chargers for electric batteries
• apparatus to check franking / apparatus to check stamping mail
• 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 / cleaning apparatus for sound recording discs
• close-up lenses
• clothing for protection against accidents, irradiation and fire
• clothing for protection against fire / garments for protection against fire
• clothing especially made for laboratories
• coaxial cables
• coils, electric
• collectors, electric
• electric apparatus for commutation
• commutators
• compact discs [audio-video]
• compact discs [read-only memory]
• compact disc players
• comparators
• compasses [measuring instruments]
• computer memory devices
• computer programmes [programs], recorded
• computer keyboards
• computer operating programs, recorded
• computer peripheral devices
• computer software, recorded
• computer programs [downloadable software]
• computer game software
• computer software applications, downloadable
• computer hardware
• computers
• condensers [capacitors] / capacitors
• conductors, electric
• connections for electric lines
• connectors [electricity]
• contact lenses
• contacts, electric
• containers for microscope slides
• containers for contact lenses
• control panels [electricity]
• converters, electric
• copper wire, insulated
• cordless telephones
• correcting lenses [optics]
• cosmographic instruments
• counterfeit [false] coin detectors / false coin detectors
• counters / meters
• couplers [data processing equipment]
• couplings, electric / connections, electric
• covers for electric outlets
• crash test dummies
• crucibles [laboratory] / cupels [laboratory]
• current rectifiers
• cyclotrons
• darkroom lamps [photography]
• darkrooms [photography]
• data processing apparatus
• decompression chambers
• decorative magnets
• demagnetizing apparatus for magnetic tapes
• densimeters
• densitometers
• metal detectors for industrial or military purposes
• detectors
• diagnostic apparatus, not for medical purposes
• diaphragms [acoustics]
• diaphragms for scientific apparatus
• diaphragms [photography]
• dictating machines
• diffraction apparatus [microscopy]
• digital photo frames
• digital signs
• directional compasses
• discharge tubes, electric, other than for lighting / electric discharge tubes, other than for lighting
• disk drives for computers
• disks, magnetic
• distance measuring apparatus
• distance recording apparatus / apparatus for recording distance
• distillation apparatus for scientific purposes
• distribution boxes [electricity]
• distribution boards [electricity]
• distribution consoles [electricity]
• divers’ masks
• diving suits
• DNA chips
• dog whistles
• electric door bells
• dosage dispensers / dosimeters
• downloadable ring tones for mobile phones
• downloadable music files
• downloadable image files
• drainers for use in photography / photographic racks
• dressmakers’ measures
• drying racks [photography]
• drying apparatus for photographic prints
• ducts [electricity]
• DVD players
• dynamometers
• ear plugs for divers
• editing appliances for cinematographic films / apparatus for editing cinematographic film
• egg timers [sandglasses] / hourglasses
• egg-candlers
• electricity conduits
• materials for electricity mains [wires, cables]
• electrified rails for mounting spot lights
• electrified fences
• electro-dynamic apparatus for the remote control of railway points
• electro-dynamic apparatus for the remote control of signals
• electrolysers
• electromagnetic coils
• electronic pens [visual display units]
• electronic agendas
• electronic pocket translators
• electronic tags for goods
• electronic notice boards
• electronic publications, downloadable
• electronic book readers
• encoded magnetic cards
• encoded identification bracelets, magnetic
• encoded key cards
• enlarging apparatus [photography]
• epidiascopes
• ergometers
• exposure meters [light meters]
• eyeglass chains / pince-nez chains
• eyeglass cords / pince-nez cords
• eyeglass cases / pince-nez cases
• eyepieces
• instruments containing eyepieces
• facsimile machines
• apparatus for fermentation [laboratory apparatus]
• fibre [fiber (Am.)] optic cables
• film cutting apparatus
• films, exposed
• filters for respiratory masks
• filters [photography]
• filters for ultraviolet rays, for photography
• fire extinguishers / fire extinguishing apparatus
• fire alarms
• fire beaters
• fire escapes
• fire hose nozzles
• fire engines
• fire pumps
• fire boats
• fire blankets
• fire hose
• flash-bulbs [photography]
• flashing lights [luminous signals] / blinkers [signalling lights]
• flashlights [photography]
• floppy disks
• fluorescent screens
• fog signals, non-explosive
• food analysis apparatus
• frames for photographic transparencies
• frequency meters
• furnaces for laboratory use / ovens for laboratory use
• furniture especially made for laboratories
• fuse wire / wires of metal alloys [fuse wire]
• fuses
• galena crystals [detectors]
• galvanic cells
• galvanic batteries
• galvanometers
• gas testing instruments
• gasoline gauges / petrol gauges
• gasometers [measuring instruments]
• gauges
• 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
• hands free kits for phones
• head cleaning tapes [recording]
• headphones
• heat regulating apparatus
• heliographic apparatus
• hemline markers
• high-frequency apparatus
• holders for electric coils
• holograms
• horns for loudspeakers
• hydrometers
• hygrometers
• 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
• incubators for bacteria culture
• automatic indicators of low pressure in vehicle tires [tyres] / automatic indicators of low pressure in vehicle tires / automatic indicators of low pressure in vehicle tyres
• inductors [electricity]
• integrated circuits
• integrated circuit cards [smart cards] / smart cards [integrated circuit cards]
• intercommunication apparatus
• interfaces for computers
• inverters [electricity]
• invoicing machines
• ionization apparatus not for the treatment of air or water
• jigs [measuring instruments]
• juke boxes, musical / coin-operated musical automata [juke boxes]
• juke boxes for computers
• junction boxes [electricity]
• junction sleeves for electric cables
• knee-pads for workers
• laboratory trays
• laboratory centrifuges
• lactodensimeters
• lactometers
• laptop computers
• lasers, not for medical purposes
• lens hoods
• lenses for astrophotography
• letter scales
• levelling 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
• light dimmers [regulators], electric / light regulators [dimmers], electric
• light-emitting electronic pointers
• light-emitting diodes [LED]
• lighting ballasts
• lightning conductors [rods] / lightning arresters / lightning conductors
• limiters [electricity]
• locks, electric
• logs [measuring instruments]
• electric loss indicators
• loudspeakers
• magic lanterns
• magnetic tapes
• magnetic wires
• magnetic data media
• magnetic encoders
• magnetic tape units for computers
• magnets
• magnifying glasses [optics]
• marine compasses
• marine depth finders
• marking gauges [joinery]
• marking buoys
• masts for wireless aerials
• mathematical instruments
• measures
• appliances for measuring the thickness of leather
• measuring apparatus
• measuring devices, electric
• measuring glassware / graduated glassware
• measuring instruments
• apparatus for measuring the thickness of skins
• measuring spoons
• mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
• mechanisms for counter-operated apparatus
• megaphones
• memory cards for video game machines
• mercury levels
• meteorological balloons
• meteorological instruments
• metronomes
• micrometer screws for optical instruments
• micrometers / micrometer gauges
• microphones
• microprocessors
• microscopes
• microtomes
• milage recorders for vehicles / kilometer recorders for vehicles
• mirrors for inspecting work
• mirrors [optics]
• mobile telephones / cell phones / cellular phones
• modems
• money counting and sorting machines
• monitoring apparatus, electric
• monitors [computer hardware]
• monitors [computer programs]
• mouse [computer peripheral]
• mouse pads
• nautical apparatus and instruments
• naval signalling apparatus
• navigation apparatus for vehicles [on-board computers]
• navigational instruments
• needles for record players / styli for record players
• neon signs
• nets for protection against accidents
• nose clips for divers and swimmers
• notebook computers
• objectives [lenses] [optics]
• observation instruments
• octants
• ohmmeters
• optical lanterns / optical lamps
• optical lenses
• optical goods
• optical apparatus and instruments
• optical glass
• optical fibers [fibres] [light conducting filaments] / light conducting filaments [optical fibers [fibres]]
• optical condensers
• optical character readers
• optical data media
• optical discs
• oscillographs
• oxygen transvasing apparatus
• ozonisers [ozonators]
• parking meters
• particle accelerators
• pedometers
• peepholes [magnifying lenses] for doors
• periscopes
• Petri dishes
• phonograph records / sound recording discs
• photocopiers [photographic, electrostatic, thermic]
• photometers
• phototelegraphy apparatus
• photovoltaic cells
• apparatus and instruments for physics
• pince-nez mountings / eyeglass frames
• pince-nez / eyeglasses
• pipettes
• Pitot tubes
• plane tables [surveying instruments]
• planimeters
• plates for batteries
• plotters
• plumb bobs
• plumb lines
• pocket calculators
• polarimeters
• portable media players
• precision measuring apparatus
• precision balances
• pressure indicator plugs for valves
• pressure gauges / manometers
• 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
• protective helmets for sports
• protractors [measuring instruments]
• punched card machines for offices
• push buttons for bells
• pyrometers
• quantity indicators
• 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]
• record players
• reflecting discs for wear, for the prevention of traffic accidents
• refractometers
• refractors
• regulating apparatus, electric
• relays, electric
• electric installations for the remote control of industrial operations
• remote control apparatus
• resistances, electric
• respirators for filtering air
• respiratory masks, other than for artificial respiration / respirators, other than for artificial respiration
• resuscitation mannequins [teaching apparatus]
• retorts
• retorts’ stands
• revolution counters
• rheostats
• riding helmets
• road signs, luminous or mechanical
• rods for water diviners
• rulers [measuring instruments]
• rules [measuring instruments]
• saccharometers
• safety nets / life nets
• safety tarpaulins
• safety restraints, other than for vehicle seats and sports equipment
• salinometers
• satellite navigational apparatus
• satellites for scientific purposes
• scales
• scanners [data processing equipment]
• screens [photography]
• screens for photoengraving
• screw-tapping gauges
• 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
• signalling panels, luminous or mechanical
• signalling whistles
• signalling buoys
• signals, luminous or mechanical
• mechanical signs
• 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
• smartphones
• smoke detectors
• sockets, plugs and other contacts [electric connections] / plugs, sockets and other contacts [electric connections]
• socks, electrically heated
• solar batteries
• solar panels for the production of electricity
• solderers’ helmets
• solenoid valves [electromagnetic switches]
• sonars
• 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
• spark-guards
• speaking tubes
• spectacle lenses
• spectacle frames
• spectacle cases
• spectacles [optics]
• 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
• stage lighting regulators
• stands for photographic apparatus
• starter cables for motors
• steering apparatus, automatic, for vehicles
• step-up transformers
• personal stereos
• stereoscopes
• stereoscopic apparatus
• stills for laboratory experiments
• stroboscopes
• sulfitometers
• sunglasses
• surveying instruments
• surveying chains
• surveying apparatus and instruments
• surveyors’ levels
• switchboards
• switchboxes [electricity]
• switches, electric
• tablet computers
• tachometers
• tape recorders
• taximeters
• teaching apparatus
• teeth protectors
• telegraph wires
• telegraphs [apparatus]
• telephone receivers
• telephone apparatus
• telephone transmitters
• telephone wires
• teleprinters / teletypewriters
• teleprompters
• telerupters
• telescopes
• telescopic sights for artillery
• coin-operated mechanisms for television sets
• television apparatus
• temperature indicators
• temperature indicator labels, not for medical purposes
• terminals [electricity]
• test tubes
• material testing instruments and machines
• testing apparatus not for medical purposes
• theft prevention installations, electric
• theodolites
• thermionic valves / thermionic tubes
• thermometers, not for medical purposes
• thermostats
• thermostats for vehicles
• thread counters / waling glasses
• ticket dispensers
• time switches, automatic
• time recording apparatus
• time clocks [time recording devices]
• tone arms for record players
• toner cartridges, unfilled, for printers and photocopiers
• totalizators
• 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
• urinometers
• USB flash drives
• vacuum gauges
• vacuum tubes [radio]
• variometers
• vehicle radios
• vehicle breakdown warning triangles
• verniers
• video recorders
• video cassettes
• video game cartridges
• video screens
• video telephones
• video baby monitors
• videotapes
• viewfinders, photographic
• viscosimeters
• voltage regulators for vehicles
• voltage surge protectors
• voltmeters
• voting machines
• wafers for integrated circuits
• walkie-talkies
• washing trays [photography]
• wavemeters
• weighbridges
• weighing machines
• weighing apparatus and instruments
• weights
• whistle alarms
• wind socks for indicating wind direction
• wire connectors [electricity]
• wires, electric
• workmen’s protective face-shields
• wrist rests for use with computers
• 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
• apparatus and installations for the production of X-rays, not for medical purposes