Introduction

Trademark Class 3 includes a wide range of goods in the categories of cosmetics and cleaning preparations. Trademark Class 3 covers Non-medicated cosmetics and toiletry preparations; non-medicated dentifrices; perfumery, essential oils; bleaching preparations and other substances for laundry use; cleaning, polishing, and abrasive preparations. This class is essential for products used in personal care and household cleaning, ensuring they are properly categorized for trademark registration purposes.

Let us discuss the products covered under Trademark Class 3 briefly:

Skincare Products

Skincare products such as moisturizers, cleansers, serums, and sunscreens, each resulting in radiant and healthy skin. 

Example: Nivea Skin Moisturizing Cream that hydrates and nourishes the skin.

Fragrances and Perfumes

Perfumes, colognes, and body sprays that offer a good aroma.

Example: Fogg Xtremo Scent for Men has a wonderful scent, and a luxurious feel, well known for its aroma and packaging.

Hair Care Products: Hair Care products such as shampoos and conditioners, styling gels, hair sprays, hair serums, hair dyes etc

Example Sunsilk Hair Shampoo – A versatile hair shampoo that adds shiny silk treatment to frizzy dull hair and promotes hair health.

Cleaning Preparations: Floor cleaners, window cleaners, furniture polish, detergents, soaps, bleaching, etc. 

Example Lizol All-Purpose Cleaner A versatile cleaning solution that cleans dirt on various surfaces.

Cosmetics and Beauty Products: Makeup products such as Lipstick, foundation, mascara, and eyeshadow. essential oils.

Example: Sugar Cosmetics is one of the popular brands for beauty and makeup products.

Oral Hygiene Products: Oral Hygiene products such as toothpaste, mouthwash, and teeth whitener.

 Example: Colgate Toothpaste, a brand in oral care, protects teeth against cavities and maintains oral hygiene.

Inclusions and Exclusions under Trademark Class 3

Trademark Class 3  includes the following specifically:

✔ Sanitary preparations being toiletries

✔ Tissues impregnated with cosmetic lotions

✔ Deodorants for human beings or animals

✔ Room fragrancing preparations

✔ Nail art stickers

✔ Polishing wax

✔ Sandpaper

However, the Class 3 excludes the following in specific which are as follows:

✘ Ingredients for use in the manufacture of cosmetics, for example, vitamins, preservatives, and antioxidants (Class 1)

✘ Degreasing preparations for use in manufacturing processes (Class 1)

✘ Chemical chimney cleaners (Class 1)

✘ Deodorants, other than for human beings or animals (Class 5)

✘ Medicated shampoos, soaps, lotions, and dentifrices (Class 5)

✘ Emery boards, emery files, sharpening stones, and grindstones (hand tools) (Class 8)

✘ Cosmetic and cleaning instruments, for example, make-up brushes (Class 21)

✘ Cloths, pads, and rags for cleaning (Class 21)

Steps involved in registering Trademark under Class 3

  • Initial Trademark Search

Before starting with the registration process under Trademark Class 3, 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 3. Search can be carried out online through the official website of the Trademarks Registry.

  • Prepare and Draft the Trademark Application

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

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

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 3. This certificate confirms your exclusive rights to the mark within Trademark Class 3.

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Detailed list of goods specified under TRADEMARK CLASS 3

A

  • Abrasive cloth
  • Abrasive paper
  • Abrasives
  • Adhesives for affixing false hair
  • Adhesives for affixing false eyelashes
  • Adhesives for cosmetic purposes
  • After-shave lotions
  • Agarwood [incense]
  • Air fragrance reed diffusers
  • Air fragrancing preparations
  • Almond milk for cosmetic purposes
  • Almond oil for cosmetic purposes
  • Almond soap
  • Aloe vera preparations for cosmetic purposes
  • Alum stones [astringents]
  • Amber [perfume]
  • Ammonia [volatile alkali] [detergent]
  • Antiperspirant soap
  • Antiperspirants [toiletries]
  • Antistatic preparations for household purposes
  • Aromatics [essential oils]
  • Astringents for cosmetic purposes

B

  • Badian essence
  • Balms, other than for medical purposes
  • Bases for flower perfumes
  • Bath preparations, not for medical purposes
  • Bath salts, not for medical purposes
  • Beard dyes
  • Beauty masks
  • Bergamot oil
  • Bleaching preparations [decolorants] for cosmetic purposes
  • Bleaching preparations [decolorants] for household purposes
  • Bleaching salts
  • Bleaching soda
  • Breath freshening preparations for personal hygiene
  • Breath freshening sprays
  • Breath freshening strips

C

  • Cake flavorings [essential oils]
  • Cake flavourings [essential oils]
  • Cakes of soap
  • Cakes of toilet soap
  • Canned pressurized air for cleaning and dusting purposes
  • Carbides of metal [abrasives]
  • Chemical cleaning preparations for household purposes
  • Cleaning chalk
  • Cleaning preparations
  • Cleansers for intimate personal hygiene purposes, non-medicated
  • Cleansing milk for toilet purposes
  • Cloths impregnated with a detergent for cleaning
  • Cobblers’ wax
  • Collagen preparations for cosmetic purposes
  • Color-brightening chemicals for household purposes [laundry]
  • Color-removing preparations
  • Colorants for toilet purposes
  • Colour-brightening chemicals for household purposes [laundry]
  • Colour-removing preparations
  • Corundum [abrasive]
  • Cosmetic creams
  • Cosmetic dyes
  • Cosmetic kits
  • Cosmetic pencils
  • Cosmetic preparations for skin care
  • Cosmetic preparations for eyelashes
  • Cosmetic preparations for baths
  • Cosmetic preparations for slimming purposes
  • Cosmetics
  • Cosmetics for animals
  • Cosmetics for children
  • Cotton sticks for cosmetic purposes
  • Cotton swabs for cosmetic purposes
  • Cotton wool for cosmetic purposes
  • Cream for whitening the skin
  • Creams for leather

D

  • Decorative transfers for cosmetic purposes
  • Degreasing preparations, other than for use in manufacturing processes
  • Dental bleaching gels
  • Dentifrices
  • Denture polishes
  • Deodorant soap
  • Deodorants for human beings or for animals
  • Deodorants for pets
  • Depilatories
  • Depilatory preparations
  • Depilatory sugar paste
  • Depilatory wax
  • Descaling preparations for household purpose
  • Detergents, other than for use in manufacturing operations and for medical purposes
  • Diamantine [abrasive]
  • Dishwasher Detergents
  • Douching preparations for personal sanitary or deodorant purposes [toiletries]
  • Dry-cleaning preparations
  • Dry shampoos
  • Drying agents for dishwashing machines

E

  • Eau de Cologne
  • Emery
  • Emery cloth
  • Emery paper
  • Essential oils
  • Essential oils of cedarwood
  • Essential oils of citron
  • Essential oils of lemon
  • Ethereal essences
  • Ethereal oils
  • Extracts of flowers [perfumes]
  • Eye-washes, not for medical purposes
  • Eyebrow cosmetics
  • Eyebrow pencils

F

  • Fabric softeners for laundry use
  • False eyelashes
  • False nails
  • Flavorings for beverages [essential oils]
  • Flavourings for beverages [essential oils]
  • Floor wax
  • Floor wax removers [scouring preparations]
  • Food flavorings [essential oils]
  • Food flavourings [essential oils]
  • Fumigation preparations [perfumes]
  • Furbishing preparations

G

  • Gaultheria oil
  • Geraniol
  • Glass cloth [abrasive cloth]
  • Glass paper
  • Greases for cosmetic purposes
  • Grinding preparations

H

  • Hair colorants
  • Hair conditioners
  • Hair dyes
  • Hair lotions
  • Hair spray
  • Hair straightening preparations
  • Hair waving preparations
  • Heliotropine
  • Henna [cosmetic dye]
  • Herbal extracts for cosmetic purposes
  • Hydrogen peroxide for cosmetic purposes

I

  • Incense
  • Ionone [perfumery]

J

  • Jasmine oil
  • Javelle water
  • Jewellers’ rouge
  • Joss sticks

L

  • Lacquer-removing preparations
  • Laundry bleach
  • Laundry bleaching preparations
  • Laundry blueing
  • Laundry glaze
  • Laundry preparations
  • Laundry soaking preparations
  • Laundry starch
  • Lavender oil
  • Lavender water
  • Leather bleaching preparations
  • Leather preservatives [polishes]
  • Lip glosses
  • Lipstick cases
  • Lipsticks
  • Lotions for cosmetic purposes

M

  • Make-up
  • Make-up powder
  • Make-up preparations
  • Make-up removing preparations
  • Mascara
  • Massage candles for cosmetic purposes
  • Massage gels, other than for medical purposes
  • Mint essence [essential oil]
  • Mint for perfumery
  • Moustache wax
  • Mouthwashes, not for medical purposes
  • Musk [perfumery]
  • Mustache wax

N

  • Nail art stickers
  • Nail care preparations
  • Nail polish
  • Nail polish removers
  • Nail varnish
  • Nail varnish removers
  • Neutralizers for permanent waving
  • Non-slipping liquids for floors
  • Non-slipping wax for floors

O

  • Oil of turpentine for degreasing
  • Oils for cleaning purposes
  • Oils for cosmetic purposes
  • Oils for perfumes and scents
  • Oils for toilet purposes

P

  • Paint stripping preparations
  • Pastes for razor strops
  • Perfumery
  • Perfumes
  • Petroleum jelly for cosmetic purposes
  • Phytocosmetic preparations
  • Polish for furniture and flooring
  • Polishing creams
  • Polishing paper
  • Polishing preparations
  • Polishing rouge
  • Polishing stones
  • Polishing wax
  • Pomades for cosmetic purposes
  • Potassium hypochloride
  • Potpourris [fragrances]
  • Preparations for cleaning dentures
  • Preparations for soaking laundry
  • Preparations for unblocking drain pipes
  • Preparations to make the leaves of plants shiny
  • Preservatives for leather [polishes]
  • Pumice stone

Q

  • Quillaia bark for washing

R

  • Rose oil
  • Rust removing preparations

S

  • Sachets for perfuming linen
  • Safrol
  • Sandcloth
  • Sandpaper
  • Scented water
  • Scented wood
  • Scouring solutions
  • Shampoos
  • Shampoos for animals [non-medicated grooming preparations]
  • Shampoos for pets [non-medicated grooming preparations]
  • Sharpening preparations
  • Shaving preparations
  • Shaving soap
  • Shaving stones [astringents]
  • Shining preparations [polish]
  • Shoe cream
  • Shoe polish
  • Shoe wax
  • Shoemakers’ wax
  • Silicon carbide [abrasive]
  • Skin whitening creams
  • Smoothing preparations [starching]
  • Smoothing stones
  • Soap
  • Soap for brightening textile
  • Soap for foot perspiration
  • Soda lye
  • Stain removers
  • Starch for laundry purposes
  • Starch glaze for laundry purposes
  • Sun-tanning preparations [cosmetics]
  • Sunscreen preparations

T

  • Tailors’ wax
  • Talcum powder, for toilet use
  • Teeth whitening strips
  • Terpenes [essential oils]
  • Tissues impregnated with cosmetic lotions
  • Tissues impregnated with make-up removing preparations
  • Toilet water
  • Toiletry preparations
  • Tripoli stone for polishing
  • Turpentine for degreasing

V

  • Vaginal washes for personal sanitary or deodorant purposes
  • Varnish-removing preparations
  • Volatile alkali [ammonia] [detergent]
  • Volcanic ash for cleaning

W

  • Wallpaper cleaning preparations
  • Washing soda, for cleaning
  • Washing up liquids/dish soaps
  • Waving preparations for the hair
  • Wax for parquet floors
  • Waxes for leather
  • Whiting
  • Windscreen cleaning liquids
  • Windshield cleaning liquids

Conclusion

Trademark Class 3 covers a range of products such as cosmetics and cleaning products, ranging from skincare and fragrances to hair care and oral hygiene items. It is the classification point where beauty and cleanliness meet in the world of trademarks and intellectual property. You can visit the ” Trademark Class List ” to learn about other classes.

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