Introduction to Trademark Class 21
Trademark Class 21 focuses on items that enhance the comfort and appeal of our homes, offering a wide range of essentials for daily living. From kitchen tools to decorative glassware, this class meets both functional needs and design preferences, making it an integral part of daily life.
This class represents the art of improving living spaces with both practical and stylish items and encompasses a wide range of products such as Household or kitchen utensils and containers; cookware and tableware, except forks, knives, and spoons; combs and sponges; brushes, except paintbrushes; brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; unworked or semi-worked glass, except building glass; glassware, porcelain, and earthenware.
It mainly includes small, hand-operated utensils and apparatus for household and kitchen use, as well as cosmetic utensils, glassware, and certain goods made of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta, or glass.
Let us discuss the products covered under Trademark Class 21 briefly:
a. Tableware and Kitchen Utensils: This covers products used for dining and food preparation such as dishes, mixing spoons, basting spoons, and corkscrews, as well as serving utensils, plates, bowls, tableware, other than knives, forks, and spoons.
Example: Prestige is a well-known brand in India known for a wide range of tableware, cookware, and kitchen appliances.
b. Cookware and Containers: This includes items such as pressure cookers, cooking pots and pans; and storage containers used for cooking and food preservation.
Example: Anjali is a well-known Indian brand that offers a wide range of products such as cookware, kitchen utensils, containers, etc.
c. Glassware and Crystal: This includes glass and crystal products such as Drinking glasses, vases, and other glass items used for serving and decoration.
Example: Borosil is well known for glassware, including kitchen and dining products.
d. Household and Cleaning Tools: This includes tools and items used for household tasks, from cleaning to organizing such as Brushes for cleaning, Materials used to manufacture brushes, mops and cloths, broom and dustpan set, etc.
Example: Gala is a well-known brand in India offering a wide variety of mops, brooms, and other cleaning essentials.
e. Combs and sponges: This includes personal grooming items such as combs, brushes for grooming, cleaning sponges, etc.
Example: Vega is a well-known brand in India offering a range of personal grooming products, including hairbrushes and combs.
f. Crockery: This category includes dishes, cups, and decorative items made from porcelain earthenware or Ceramic, etc.
Example: Clay Craft is one of the well-known manufacturers of Ceramic, Bone China, and Porcelain tableware crockery in India offering a wide range of products available online, known for their quality and elegant designs.
Inclusions and Exclusions under Trademark Class 21
Trademark Class 26 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 21:
✔ Household and kitchen utensils, for example, fly swatters, clothes-pegs, mixing spoons, basting spoons, and corkscrews, as well as serving utensils, for example, sugar tongs, ice tongs, pie servers, and serving ladles.
✔ Household, kitchen, and cooking containers, for example, vases, bottles, piggy banks, pails, cocktail shakers, non-electric kettles, pressure cookers, cooking pots, and pans.
✔ Small hand-operated kitchen apparatus for mincing, grinding, pressing, or crushing, for example, garlic presses, nutcrackers, pestles, and mortars;
✔ Dish stands and decanter stands.
✔ Cosmetic utensils, for example, electric and non-electric combs and toothbrushes, dental floss, foam toe separators for use in pedicures, powder puffs, and fitted vanity cases.
✔ Gardening articles, for example, gardening gloves, window-boxes, watering cans, and nozzles for watering hose.
✔ Indoor aquaria, terrariums and vivariums.
Specific Exclusions in Trademark Class 21:
✘ Cleaning preparations (Class 3).
✘ Containers for storage and transport of goods, of metal (Class 6), not of metal (Class 20).
✘ Small apparatus for mincing, grinding, pressing, or crushing, which are driven by electricity (Class 7).
✘ Razors and shaving apparatus, hair and nail clippers, electric and non-electric implements for manicures and pedicures, for example, manicure sets, emery boards, and cuticle nippers (Class 8).
✘ Table cutlery (Class 8) and hand-operated cutting tools for kitchen use, for example, vegetable shredders, pizza cutters, and cheese slicers (Class 8).
✘ Lice combs, tongue scrapers (Class 10).
✘ Cooking utensils, electric (Class 11).
✘ Toilet mirrors (Class 20).
✘ Certain goods made of glass, porcelain, and earthenware that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, porcelain for dental prostheses (Class 5), spectacle lenses (Class 9), glass wool for insulation, acrylic or organic glass, semi-processed (Class 17), earthenware tiles (Class 19), building glass (Class 19), glass fibers for textile use (Class 22).
Steps involved in registering Trademark under Class 21
Initial Trademark Search for Trademark Class 21
Before starting with the registration process under Trademark Class 21, 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 21. 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 21
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 21
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 21
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 21. This certificate confirms your exclusive rights to the mark within Trademark Class 21.
Detailed List of goods classified under Trademark Class 21
A - abrasive mitts for scrubbing the skin
- abrasive pads for kitchen purposes
- abrasive sponges for scrubbing the skin
- adhesive refill sheets for rollers for cleaning
- adhesive rollers for cleaning
- alabaster glass, not for building
- animal bristles [brushware]
- animal grooming gloves
- apparatus for wax-polishing, non-electric
- aquarium hoods
- aromatic oil diffusers, other than reed diffusers, electric and non-electric
- autoclaves, non-electric, for cooking / pressure cookers, non-electric
- automatic opening and closing trash cans for household purposes
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B - baby baths, portable
- bags for use in cooking
- baking cases of paper
- baking cases of silicone
- baking mats
- barbecue forks
- barbecue tongs
- basins [receptacles]
- baskets for household purposes
- basting brushes
- basting spoons [cooking utensils]
- bath sponges
- beaters, non-electric
- beer mugs
- beverage urns, non-electric
- bird baths*
- birdcages
- blenders, non-electric, for household purposes
- boot jacks
- boot trees
- bottle openers, electric and non-electric
- bottles
- bowls [basins] / basins [bowls]
- boxes for sweets / candy boxes
- boxes of glass
- bread baskets for household purposes
- bread bins
- bread boards
- broom handles
- brooms
- brushes for cleaning tanks and containers
- brushes*
- buckets / pails
- buckets made of woven fabrics
- bulb basters
- busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
- butter dishes
- butter-dish covers
- buttonhooks
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C - cabarets [trays]
- cages for collecting insects / insect collecting cages
- cages for household pets
- cake decorating tips and tubes
- cake moulds / cake molds
- candelabra [candlesticks] / candlesticks
- candle drip rings / bobeches
- candle extinguishers
- candle jars [holders]
- candle warmers, electric and non-electric
- car washing mitts
- carpet beaters [hand instruments]
- carpet sweepers
- cauldrons
- ceramics for household purposes
- chamber pots
- chamois leather for cleaning / buckskin for cleaning / skins of chamois for cleaning
- cheese-dish covers
- china ornaments
- chopsticks
- cinder sifters [household utensils]
- cleaning instruments, hand-operated
- cleaning tow
- closures for pot lids
- cloth for washing floors
- clothes-pegs / clothes-pins
- clothing stretchers / stretchers for clothing
- cloths for cleaning / rags for cleaning
- coasters, not of paper or textile
- cocktail shakers
- cocktail stirrers
- coffee filters, non-electric
- coffee grinders, hand-operated
- coffee percolators, non-electric
- coffee services [tableware]
- coffeepots, non-electric
- coin banks
- cold packs for chilling food and beverages
- comb cases
- combs for animals
- combs*
- commemorative statuary cups of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
- containers for household or kitchen use
- cookery moulds / cookery molds
- cookie [biscuit] cutters
- cookie jars
- cooking mesh bags
- cooking pots, non-electric
- cooking skewers of metal / cooking pins of metal
- cooking utensils, non-electric
- corkscrews, electric and non-electric
- cosmetic apparatus for microdermabrasion
- cosmetic spatulas
- cosmetic stamps, empty
- cosmetic utensils
- cotton waste for cleaning
- couscous cooking pots, non-electric
- covers for tissue boxes
- cruet sets for oil and vinegar
- cruets
- crumb trays
- crushers for kitchen use, non-electric
- crystal [glassware]
- cups
- cups of paper or plastic
- currycombs
- cutting boards for the kitchen
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D - decanter tags
- decanters
- decorating bags for confectioners / pastry bags / piping bags
- decorative glass spheres
- deep fryers, non-electric
- demijohns / carboys
- deodorizing apparatus for personal use / deodorising apparatus for personal use
- diaper disposal pails / nappy disposal bins
- dish covers / covers for dishes
- dish drying racks
- dishcloths
- dishes
- dishwashing brushes
- disposable aluminium foil containers for household purposes / disposable aluminum foil containers for household purposes
- disposable portable potties for adults and children
- disposable table plates
- drinking bottles for sports
- drinking glasses
- drinking horns
- drinking troughs
- drinking vessels
- dripping pans
- droppers for cosmetic purposes
- droppers for household purposes
- dryer balls
- drying racks for laundry
- dustbins for household purposes / garbage cans for household purposes / refuse bins for household purposes / trash cans for household purposes
- dusting apparatus, non-electric
- dusting cloths [rags]
- dustpans
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E - earthenware / crockery
- earthenware saucepans
- egg cups
- egg poachers
- egg separators, non-electric, for household purposes
- egg yolk separators
- electric brushes, except parts of machines
- electric combs
- electric devices for attracting and killing insects
- electronic pill organizers for personal use
- enamelled glass, not for building
- epergnes
- eyebrow brushes
- eyebrow thread
- eyelash brushes
- eyelash separators
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F - facial cleansing brushes, electric and non-electric
- feather-dusters
- feeding troughs
- fibreglass thread, other than for textile use / fiberglass thread, other than for textile use
- fibreglass, other than for insulation or textile use / fiberglass, other than for insulation or textile use
- figurines of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass / statuettes of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
- figurines of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass for cakes
- fitted picnic baskets, including dishes
- flasks*
- floss for dental purposes
- flower pots
- flower-pot covers, not of paper / covers, not of paper, for flower pots
- fly swatters
- fly traps
- foam toe separators for use in pedicures
- food steamers, non-electric
- fruit bowls
- fruit presses, non-electric, for household purposes
- frying pans, non-electric
- funnels
- furniture dusters
- fused silica [semi-worked product], other than for building
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G - gardening gloves
- garlic presses [kitchen utensils]
- glass bulbs [receptacles] / glass vials [receptacles]
- glass flasks [containers]
- glass for vehicle windows [semi-finished product]
- glass incorporating fine electrical conductors
- glass jars [carboys]
- glass stoppers
- glass wool, other than for insulation
- glass, unworked or semi-worked, except building glass
- glasses [receptacles]
- glove stretchers
- gloves for household purposes
- glue pots, non-electric
- graters for kitchen use
- grill supports / gridiron supports
- grills [cooking utensils] / griddles [cooking utensils]
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H - hair for brushes
- heads for electric toothbrushes
- heat-insulated containers
- heat-insulated containers for beverages
- heaters for feeding bottles, non-electric
- hip flasks
- holders for flowers and plants [flower arranging]
- horse brushes
- horsehair for brush-making
- hot pots, non-electric
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I - ice buckets / coolers [ice pails] / ice pails
- ice cream scoops
- ice cube moulds / ice cube molds
- ice tongs
- indoor aquaria / tanks [indoor aquaria]
- indoor terrariums [plant cultivation]
- indoor terrariums [vivariums]
- inflatable bath tubs for babies
- insect collectors’ boxes
- insect traps
- insulating flasks / vacuum bottles
- ironing board covers, shaped
- ironing boards
- isothermic bags
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K - kettles, non-electric
- kitchen containers
- kitchen grinders, non-electric
- kitchen utensils
- knife rests for the table
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L - ladles for serving wine
- lamp-glass brushes
- large-toothed combs for the hair
- laundry balls, empty / washing balls, empty
- lazy susans
- lint removers, electric or non-electric
- liqueur sets
- litter boxes for pets / litter trays for pets
- lunch boxes
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M - majolica
- make-up brushes
- make-up removing appliances
- make-up sponges
- mangers for animals
- material for brush-making
- mats, not of paper or textile, for beer glasses
- meat grinders, non-electric
- menu card holders
- mess-tins
- mills for household purposes, hand-operated
- mixing spoons [kitchen utensils]
- mop wringer buckets
- mop wringers
- mops*
- mortars for kitchen use
- mosaics of glass, not for building
- moulds [kitchen utensils] / molds [kitchen utensils]
- mouse traps
- mug cosies / mug sleeves
- mugs
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N - nail brushes
- napkin rings
- nest eggs, artificial
- noodle machines, hand-operated
- nozzles for watering cans / roses for watering cans
- nozzles for watering hose
- nutcrackers
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O - opal glass
- opaline glass
- oven mitts / barbecue mitts / kitchen mitts
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P - painted glassware
- paper plates
- pasta makers, hand-operated
- pastry cutters
- pepper mills, hand-operated
- pepper pots
- perfume burners, electric and non-electric
- perfume vaporizers / perfume sprayers
- personal hydration packs comprising a fluid reservoir and a delivery tube
- pestles for kitchen use
- pet feeding bowls
- pet feeding bowls, automatic
- pie funnels
- pie servers / tart scoops
- pig bristles for brush-making
- piggy banks
- pill organizers for personal use
- place mats, not of paper or textile
- plate glass [raw material]
- plates for diffusing aromatic oil
- plates to prevent milk boiling over
- plug-in diffusers for mosquito repellents
- plungers for clearing blocked drains
- polishing apparatus and machines, for household purposes, non-electric
- polishing cloths
- polishing gloves
- polishing leather
- polishing materials for making shiny, except preparations, paper, and stone
- porcelain ware
- portable cool boxes, non-electric / portable coolers, non-electric
- pot lids
- potholders
- pots
- pottery
- potties for children
- poultry rings
- pouring spouts
- powder compacts, empty
- powder puffs
- powdered glass for decoration
- prize cups of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
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R - rat traps
- refrigerating bottles
- reusable ice cubes
- reusable silicone food covers
- rings for birds
- roasting pans / roaster pans / roasting tins
- roller tubes for peeling garlic
- rolling pins, domestic
- rotary washing lines
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S - salad bowls
- salad tongs
- salt cellars / salt shakers
- saucepan scourers of metal
- saucers
- scoops for household purposes
- scouring pads
- scrubbing brushes
- serving forks
- serving ladles
- serving spoons
- shampoo shields
- shaving brush stands / stands for shaving brushes
- shaving brushes
- shoe brushes
- shoe horns
- shoe trees
- sieves [household utensils]
- sifters [household utensils]
- signboards of porcelain or glass
- siphon bottles for carbonated water / siphon bottles for aerated water
- ski wax brushes
- smart medicine bottles, empty
- smoke absorbers for household purposes
- soap boxes
- soap dispensing bottles
- soap holders / dishes for soap
- sound wave vibration hairbrushes
- soup bowls
- soup tureens
- spatulas for kitchen use
- spice sets
- sponge holders
- sponges for household purposes
- sprinklers
- squeegees [cleaning instruments]
- stainless steel soap
- stands for clothes irons
- stands for portable baby baths
- statues of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
- steel wool for cleaning
- stew-pans
- sticks for frozen confections
- strainers for household purposes
- straws for drinking / drinking straws
- sugar bowls
- sugar tongs
- syringes for watering flowers and plants / sprinklers for watering flowers and plants
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T - table napkin holders
- table plates
- tablemats, not of paper or textile
- tableware, other than knives, forks, and spoons
- tajines, non-electric / tagines, non-electric
- tankards
- tar-brushes, long handled
- tea bag rests
- tea caddies
- tea cosies
- tea infusers / tea balls
- tea services [tableware]
- tea strainers
- teapots
- thermally insulated containers for food
- tie presses
- toilet brushes
- toilet cases / fitted vanity cases
- toilet paper holders
- toothbrushes
- toothbrushes, electric
- toothpick holders
- toothpicks
- tortilla presses, non-electric [kitchen utensils]
- towel rails and rings / rails and rings for towels
- trays for household purposes
- trays of paper, for household purposes
- trivets [table utensils]
- trouser presses
- tube squeezers for household purposes
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U - ultrasonic pest repellers
- utensils for household purposes
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V - valet trays [receptacles for small objects] for household purposes
- vases
- vegetable dishes
- vessels for making ice and ice cream, non-electric
- vitreous silica fibres, other than for textile use / vitreous silica fibers, other than for textile use
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W - waffle irons, non-electric
- washing boards
- washtubs
- waste paper baskets
- water apparatus for cleaning teeth and gums
- water flossers
- watering cans
- watering devices / sprinkling devices
- wax-polishing appliances, non-electric, for shoes
- whisks, non-electric, for household purposes
- window-boxes
- wine aerators
- wine pourers
- wine-tasting pipettes / wine-tasting siphons
- wool waste for cleaning
- works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
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Conclusion on Trademark Class 21
Trademark Class 21 encompasses a wide range of goods primarily related to household and kitchen use and other related items. From setting the table for a special dinner to arranging decorative pieces that showcase personal style, the products in this class enhance both the atmosphere and functionality of our homes. As design trends change and innovation advances, proper classification, and trademark protection under Class 21 are vital for establishing brand identity and customer trust.
For businesses operating in housewares and glass products, securing a trademark in Class 21 is essential to distinguish themselves in a competitive market and reflect the commitment to quality and design. To explore other trademark classes, refer to the ” Trademark Class List 1 to 45 ”. Ensure your trademark is protected with expert assistance from Registration Arena.
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