Introduction to Trademark Class 10
Trademark Class 10 represents a symbol of progress and healing in medicine and veterinary care. This class is the point where innovation and compassion meet to create tools, instruments, devices, and apparatus used by doctors and veterinarians for diagnosing, treating, and improving the lives of people and animals.
From precise surgical tools and advanced diagnostic equipment, this class is essential for improving healthcare outcomes and covers a diverse range of products such as Surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus and instruments; artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth; orthopedic articles; suture materials; therapeutic and assistive devices adapted for persons with disabilities; massage apparatus; apparatus, devices, and articles for nursing infants; sexual activity apparatus, devices and articles.
It primarily includes surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus, instruments and articles generally used for diagnosing, treating, or improving the function or condition of persons and animals.
Let us discuss the products covered under Trademark Class 10 briefly:
a. Surgical Instruments: This includes a wide range of surgical instruments such as Scalpels, forceps, retractors, and clamps which are essential tools used in medical procedures.
Example: GPC Medical Ltd. is a prominent India Company engaged in manufacturing and exporting a wide range of surgical equipment, devices, and supplies.
b. Medical and Dental Instruments: This includes medical and dental instruments such as Needles, syringes, and dental drills used by dentists for dental procedures.
Example: Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories is well known for a variety of medical devices and pharmaceutical products.
c. Veterinary Instruments: This covers veterinary care, including apparatuses used in animal health interventions.
Example: Apollo Hospitals operates hospitals and healthcare facilities, offering medical services and equipment.
d. Diagnostic Imaging Equipment (e.g., Ultrasound Machine): This includes Diagnostic imaging equipment such as X-ray machines, MRI scanners, and ultrasound devices used for non-invasive visualization of internal structures, aiding in diagnosis and treatment planning.
Example: GE Healthcare India is engaged in the business of offering a range of medical imaging and diagnostic equipment.
e. Orthopedic Devices: This includes orthopedic devices such as braces, casts, joint implants, belts, and shoes, designed to support and enhance musculoskeletal health. These devices cater to various orthopedic needs, providing stability, rehabilitation, and therapeutic support.
Example: Johnson & Johnson is a famous brand for surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, and medical devices.
f. Medical Testing Kits: This covers kits used for medical testing, such as blood glucose monitors and pregnancy test kits.
Example: Mankind Prega News is a well-known brand in India, particularly recognized for its pregnancy testing kits.
g. Monitoring and Respiratory Devices: This includes devices such as Blood pressure monitors, glucose meters, heart monitors, etc.
Example: BPL Medical Technologies is known for medical devices and equipment including patient monitors and defibrillators.
h. Therapeutic Equipment: This includes all types of Physiotherapy devices, Massage apparatus, heating pads, inhalers, and rehabilitation Apparatus such as Crutches, walkers, prosthetic devices, etc.
Example: HMS Medical Systems is one of the leading Physiotherapy Equipment Manufacturers in India.
Inclusions and Exclusions under Trademark Class 10
Trademark Class 10 covers a wide range of products as discussed above. Below is a detailed breakdown of the specific items included and excluded from this classification.
Specific Inclusions in Trademark Class 10:
✔ Support bandages, and orthopaedic bandages.
✔ Special clothing for medical purposes, for example, compression garments, stockings for varicose, strait jackets, orthopaedic footwear.
✔ Articles, instruments, and devices for menstruation, contraception, and childbirth, for example, menstrual cups, pessaries, condoms, childbirth mattresses, and forceps.
✔ Therapeutic and prosthetic articles and devices for implantation made of artificial or synthetic materials, for example, surgical implants comprised of artificial materials, artificial breasts, brain pacemakers, and biodegradable bone fixation implants.
✔ Furniture specially made for medical purposes, for example, armchairs for medical or dental purposes, air mattresses for medical purposes, and operating tables.
Specific Exclusions in Trademark Class 10:
✘ Medical dressings and absorbent sanitary articles, for example, plasters, bandages, and gauze for dressings, breast-nursing pads, diapers for babies and for incontinence, and tampons (Class 5).
✘ Surgical implants comprised of living tissue (Class 5).
✘ Tobacco-free cigarettes for medical purposes (Cl. 5) and electronic cigarettes (Class 34).
✘ Wheelchairs and mobility scooters (Class 12).
✘ Massage tables (Class 20).
Steps involved in registering Trademark under Class 10
Initial Trademark Search for Trademark Class 10
Before starting with the registration process under Trademark Class 10, a detailed Trademark Search is required to be conducted to ensure that the proposed trademark is unique and does not conflict with existing trademarks under Trademark Class 10. Search can be carried out online through the official website of the Trademarks Registry (https://tmrsearch.ipindia.gov.in/tmrpublicsearch).
Prepare and Draft the Trademark Application for Trademark Class 10
For preparing and drafting the trademark application form (TM-A), the following information and documents are required to be collated:
- A clear representation of the trademark
- Details of the applicant, including name, address, and nationality
- Description of goods or services associated with the trademark
- Date of first use (if applicable)
- Power of Attorney (if filed through an attorney)
- Digital Signature of the Applicant
The application can be filed online through the official website or a physical application can be submitted at the nearest Trademarks Registry office.
Submit the Application for Trademark Class 10
The trademark application can be submitted online or offline by paying the requisite fees. The fee varies depending on whether you’re an individual, a startup, a small enterprise, or a large corporation.
Examination by the Trademarks Registry
The Trademarks Registry will review the application to ensure it complies with the relevant laws and regulations. They will assess the distinctiveness of the mark, potential conflicts, and other requirements.
Publication in the Trademarks Journal
If the Registrar finds no objections or issues with your application, your trademark will be published in the Trademarks Journal. This publication allows interested parties to oppose the registration within a specific period (usually four months).
Objection and Opposition Period
During the publication period, objections or oppositions can be filed by third parties against the proposed trademark. If an objection is filed, the opportunity to respond shall be granted.
Registration Certificate of Trademark Class 10
If there are no valid objections or if you successfully resolve any objections, the Registrar will issue a Certificate of Registration for trademark under Class 10. This certificate confirms your exclusive rights to the mark within Trademark Class 10.
Detailed List of goods classified under Trademark Class 10
A - Abdominal belts
- Abdominal corsets
- Abdominal pads
- Acupuncture needles
- Aerosol dispensers for medical purposes
- Air beds for medical purposes
- Air cushions for medical purposes
- Air mattresses for medical purposes
- Air pillows for medical purposes
- Ambulance stretchers
- Anaesthetic apparatus
- Anaesthetic masks
- Analysers for bacterial identification for medical purposes
- Analyzers for bacterial identification for medical purposes
- Anti-nausea wristbands
- Anti-rheumatism bracelets
- Anti-rheumatism rings
- Apparatus and installations for the production of X-rays, for medical purposes
- Apparatus for acne treatment
- Apparatus for artificial respiration
- Apparatus for DNA and RNA testing for medical purposes
- Apparatus for the regeneration of stem cells for medical purposes
- Apparatus for the treatment of deafness
- Apparatus for use in medical analysis
- Appliances for washing body cavities
- Arch supports for footwear
- Armchairs for medical or dental purposes
- Arterial blood pressure measuring apparatus
- Artificial breasts
- Artificial eyes
- Artificial jaws
- Artificial limbs
- Artificial skin for surgical purposes
- Artificial teeth
- Athletic tapes
- Audiometers
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B - baby feeding dummies / baby feeding pacifiers
- balling guns / bolus guns
- basins for medical purposes
- bath boards adapted for persons with physical disabilities
- bed pans
- bed vibrators
- beds specially made for medical purposes
- belts for medical purposes
- belts, electric, for medical purposes
- biodegradable bone fixation implants
- biomagnetic rings for therapeutic or medical purposes
- blankets, electric, for medical purposes
- blood testing apparatus
- body composition monitors
- body fat monitors
- body rehabilitation apparatus for medical purposes
- bone void fillers comprised of artificial materials
- boots for medical purposes
- bracelets for medical purposes
- brain pacemakers
- breast pumps
- breathing apparatus for medical purposes
- brushes for cleaning body cavities
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C - cannulae
- capillary tubes for medical use
- cases fitted for medical instruments
- castrating pincers
- catgut
- catheters
- chambers for inhalers / spacers for inhalers
- childbirth mattresses
- cholesterol meters
- clips for dummies / clips for pacifiers
- clips, surgical
- clothing especially for operating rooms
- commode chairs
- compression garments
- compressors [surgical]
- condoms
- containers especially made for medical waste
- contraceptive implants
- contraceptives, non-chemical
- cooling pads for first aid purposes
- cooling patches for medical purposes
- corn knives
- corsets for medical purposes
- crutches
- crystals for therapeutic purposes
- cupping glasses
- curing lamps for medical purposes
- cushions for medical purposes
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D - defibrillators
- densitometers for medical purposes
- dental apparatus and instruments
- dental apparatus, electric
- dental burs
- dentists’ armchairs
- dentures / sets of artificial teeth
- diabetic monitoring apparatus
- diagnostic apparatus for medical purposes
- diagnostic apparatus for medical purposes used in medical laboratories
- dialyzers
- disposable steam-heated masks for therapeutic purposes
- disposable steam-heated patches for therapeutic purposes
- dosage dispensers for medical use
- douche bags
- drainage tubes for medical purposes
- draw-sheets for sick beds
- dropper bottles for medical purposes
- droppers for medical purposes
- drug-coated stents for thrombosis / drug-eluting stents for thrombosis
- dummies for babies / pacifiers for babies
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E - ear picks
- ear plugs [hearing protection devices]
- ear plugs for swimmers
- ear trumpets
- elastic bandages, not for dressings
- elastic stockings for surgical purposes
- electric acupuncture instruments
- electric massage guns
- electrocardiographs
- electrodes for medical use
- endoscopy cameras for medical purposes
- enema apparatus for medical purposes
- esthetic massage apparatus
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F - facial aesthetic treatment apparatus using ultrasonic waves
- feeding bottle teats
- feeding bottle valves
- feeding bottles / babies’ bottles
- filters for respiratory masks for medical purposes
- filters for ultraviolet rays, for medical purposes
- fingerstalls for medical purposes / finger guards for medical purposes
- forceps
- fumigation apparatus for medical purposes
- furniture especially made for medical purposes
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G - galvanic belts for medical purposes
- galvanic therapeutic appliances
- gastroscopes
- gloves for massage
- gloves for medical purposes
- glucometers / glucose meters
- gum massagers for babies
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H - Haemocytometers
- Hair prostheses
- Hearing aids
- Hearing protectors
- Heart pacemakers
- Heart rate monitoring apparatus
- Heating cushions, electric, for medical purposes
- Heating pads, electric, for medical purposes
- Hemocytometers
- Hernia bandages
- Hot air therapeutic apparatus
- Hot air vibrators for medical purposes
- Hydrogen inhalers
- Hydrostatic beds for medical purposes
- Hypodermic syringes
- Hypogastric belts
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I - ice bags for medical purposes
- implantable subcutaneous drug delivery devices
- incontinence sheets
- incubators for babies
- incubators for medical purposes
- inhalers
- injectors for medical purposes
- instrument cases for use by doctors
- insufflators
- intrauterine devices
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K - keratometers / ophthalmometers
- kinesiology tapes
- knee bandages, orthopaedic / knee bandages, orthopedic
- knives for surgical purposes
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L - lamps for medical purposes
- lancets
- laser therapy helmets for treating alopecia
- lasers for medical purposes
- LED facial aesthetic treatment apparatus
- LED masks for therapeutic purposes
- lenses [intraocular prostheses] for surgical implantation / intraocular prostheses [lenses] for surgical implantation
- lice combs
- love dolls [sex dolls]
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M - magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] apparatus for medical purposes
- masks for use by medical personnel
- massage apparatus
- massage chairs with built-in massage apparatus
- maternity belts
- medical apparatus and instruments
- medical cooling apparatus for treating heatstroke
- medical cooling apparatus for use in therapeutic hypothermia
- medical examination tables
- medical guidewires
- medical isolation booths
- menstrual cups
- microdermabrasion apparatus for medical or therapeutic purposes
- mirrors for dentists
- mirrors for surgeons
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N - nanorobots for medical purposes / nanites for medical purposes
- nasal aspirators
- nebulisers for medical purposes / nebulizers for medical purposes
- needles for medical purposes
- neural helmets for medical purposes
- nipple shields for breastfeeding
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O - obstetric apparatus
- obstetric apparatus for cattle
- operating tables
- ophthalmoscopes
- orthodontic appliances
- orthodontic rubber bands
- orthopaedic bandages for joints / orthopedic bandages for joints
- orthopaedic belts / orthopedic belts
- orthopaedic footwear / orthopedic footwear
- orthopaedic soles / orthopedic soles
- orthopedic articles / orthopaedic articles
- oxygen concentrators for medical purposes
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P - pads for preventing pressure sores on patient bodies
- patient examination gowns
- patient hoists / patient lifting hoists
- pessaries
- physical exercise apparatus for medical purposes
- physiotherapy apparatus
- pill crushers
- pill cutters
- pins for artificial teeth
- plaster bandages for orthopaedic purposes / plaster bandages for orthopedic purposes
- portable earpicks with endoscopy function
- portable hand-held urinals
- probes for medical purposes
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Q - quad canes for medical purposes
- quartz lamps for medical purposes
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R - radiological apparatus for medical purposes
- radiology screens for medical purposes
- radiotherapy apparatus
- radium tubes for medical purposes
- receptacles for applying medicines
- respirators for artificial respiration
- respirators for filtering air for medical purposes
- respiratory masks for artificial respiration
- respiratory masks for medical purposes
- resuscitation apparatus
- reusable sanitary masks made of gauze
- robotic exoskeleton suits for medical purposes
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S - sanitary masks
- saws for surgical purposes
- scalpels
- scissors for surgery
- sex toys
- slings [support bandages]
- soporific pillows for insomnia
- sphygmotensiometers / arterial blood pressure measuring apparatus / sphygmomanometers
- spirometers [medical apparatus]
- spittoons for medical purposes
- splints, surgical
- spoons for administering medicine
- spoons for patients with tremor
- Stents
- sterile sheets, surgical
- stethoscopes
- stockings for varices
- strait jackets
- stretchers, wheeled / gurneys, wheeled
- support bandages
- supports for flat feet
- surgical apparatus and instruments
- surgical bougies
- surgical cutlery
- surgical drapes
- surgical implants comprised of artificial materials
- surgical robots
- surgical sponges
- suspensory bandages
- suture materials
- suture needles
- syringes for injections
- syringes for medical purposes
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T - teeth protectors for dental purposes
- teething rings
- temperature indicator labels for medical purposes
- testing apparatus for medical purposes / apparatus for use in medical analysis
- therapeutic facial masks
- therapeutic magnets
- thermal packs for first aid purposes
- thermo-electric compresses [surgery]
- thermometers for medical purposes
- thread, surgical
- tips for crutches
- toe separators for orthopaedic purposes / toe separators for orthopedic purposes
- tomographs for medical purposes
- tongue depressors for medical purposes
- tongue scrapers
- traction apparatus for medical purposes
- trocars
- trusses / hernia bandages
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| U - ultrasonic imaging-apparatus for medical purposes
- ultraviolet ray lamps for medical purposes
- umbilical belts
- urethral probes
- urethral syringes
- urinals being vessels
- urological apparatus and instruments
- uterine syringes
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V - vaginal syringes
- vaporizers for medical purposes
- veterinary apparatus and instruments
- vibromassage apparatus
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W - walking frames for persons with disabilities
- walking sticks for medical purposes / canes for medical purposes
- water bags for medical purposes
- waterbeds for medical purposes
- wheeled walkers to aid mobility
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X - X-ray apparatus for medical purposes
- X-ray photographs for medical purposes
- X-ray tubes for medical purposes
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Conclusion on Trademark Class 10
In short, Trademark Class 10 encompasses a wide range of medical instruments, apparatus, and devices used in healthcare and veterinary practices. As medical and veterinary sciences continue to grow and progress, the requirement for accurate classification and trademark protection in Class 10 becomes more crucial for establishing trust, reliability, and the well-being of patients. Therefore, for businesses operating in the medical and veterinary apparatus industry, securing a trademark under Class 10 becomes extremely important. ” Trademark Class List 1 to 45 ” can be referred to learn about other classes.
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