Introduction
Trademark Class 6 is one of the NICE classifications that plays an important role in the manufacturing and construction industry ranging from large architectural structures to everyday tools.
It comprises a wide range of products such as common metals and their alloys, and ores; metal materials for building and construction; transportable buildings of metal; non-electric cables and wires of common metal; small items of metal hardware; metal containers for storage or transport; and safes. It includes mainly unwrought and partly wrought common metals, including ores, as well as certain goods made of common metals.
Let us discuss the products covered under Trademark Class 6 briefly:
a. Common Metals and their alloys: This includes Iron, steel, aluminum, and other metals and their alloys. Metal items like nails, screws, wire, and pipes that are essential in construction and manufacturing.
Example: Tata Steel is one of the largest steel producers in the world engaged in the business of Steel bars, sheets, and other metal building materials, Steel Nails, and Solid fasteners for carpentry and construction projects.
b. Metal Building Materials: This class includes metal products used in construction, such as roofing materials, gutters, fencing, Metal beams, sheets, and structural elements.
Example: SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) is one of the largest state-owned steel-making companies in India manufacturing Metal sheets, bars, rods, and other steel products for industrial use.
c. Transportable Buildings of Metal: This includes Prefabricated metal buildings, and metal sheds that allow for quick and efficient construction of warehouses, hangars, and temporary structures.
Example: Thyssenkrupp, a German multinational conglomerate in industrial engineering and steel production. metal building materials, and metal structures.
d. Non-electric Cables and Wires of Metal: This includes Non-electric metal cables and wires used in lifting, securing, and transporting heavy loads, crucial for logistics and transportation industries such as Metal ropes, wire ropes, and cables.
Example: KEI Industries Limited is an established player in the Stainless Steel Wires segment and among the largest Stainless Steel Wires manufacturing companies in India.
e. Small Items of Metal Hardware: This includes various metal tools and hardware, including hinges, locks, and hand tools, Screws, nails, bolts, hinges.
f. Transport and Storage Containers: This includes products ranging from metal barrels, Metal tanks, cans, and boxes to shipping containers that facilitate transportation and storage.
Example: JSW Steel one of the leading integrated steel manufacturers in India engaged in the business of steel drum containers for storing and transporting liquids and bulk materials.
g. Safes: This includes Metal safes and strongboxes that protect valuables, documents, and other important items, ensuring their safety against theft and damage.
Example: Godrej & Boyce, a Godrej group company is one of India’s most trusted brands engaged in the the manufacture of high-quality locks.
Inclusions and Exclusions under Trademark Class 6
Trademark Class 6 includes the following specifically:
✔ Metals in foil or powder form for further processing, for example, for 3D printers;
✔ Metal building materials, for example, materials of metal for railway tracks, pipes, and tubes of metal;
✔ Small items of metal hardware, for example, bolts, screws, nails, furniture casters, and window fasteners;
✔ Transportable buildings or structures of metal, for example, prefabricated houses, swimming pools, cages for wild animals, skating rinks;
✔ Certain dispensing apparatus of metal, automatic or non-automatic, for example, towel dispensers, queue ticket dispensers, dispensers for dog waste bags, toilet paper dispensers;
✔ Certain goods made of common metals not otherwise classified by function or purpose, for example, all-purpose boxes of common metal, statues, busts, and works of art of common metal.
However, the Class 6 excludes the following in specific which are as follows:
✘ Metals and ores are used as chemicals in industry or scientific research for their chemical properties, for example, bauxite, mercury, antimony, alkaline, and alkaline-earth metals (Class 1).
✘ Metals in foil and powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing, and art (Class 2).
✘ Certain dispensing apparatus that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, fluid dispensing machines for industrial use (Class 7), ticket dispensing terminals, electronic (Class 9), dosage dispensers for medical use (Class10), adhesive tape dispensers (Class16).
✘ Electric cables (Class 9) and non-electric cables and ropes, not of metal (Class 22).
✘ Pipes being parts of sanitary installations (Cl. 11), flexible pipes, tubes, and hoses, not of metal (Class 17), and rigid pipes, not of metal (Class 19).
✘ Cages for household pets (Class 21).
✘ Certain goods made of common metals that are classified according to their function or purpose, for example, hand tools, hand-operated (Class 8), paper clips (Class 16), furniture (Cl. 20), kitchen utensils (Class 21), household containers (Class 21).
Steps involved in registering Trademark under Class 6
Before starting with the registration process under Trademark Class 6, 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 6. 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.
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.
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 6. This certificate confirms your exclusive rights to the mark within Trademark Class 6.
Detailed List of goods classified under Trademark Class 6
A - accordion doors of metal
- acoustic panels of metal
- adhesive tags of metal for bags
- advertisement columns of metal
- alloys of common metal
- aluminium
- aluminium foil for cooking purposes / aluminum foil for cooking purposes
- aluminium foil*
- aluminium wire
- anchor plates / tie plates
- anchors*
- angle irons of metal
- anti-friction metal
- anvils
- anvils [portable]
- arbours [structures] of metal
- armour-plating of metal / armor-plating of metal
- armoured doors of metal / armored doors of metal
- aviaries [structures] of metal
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B - Badges of metal for vehicles
- Bag hangers of metal
- Balls of steel
- Balustrades of metal
- Bands of metal for tying-up purposes
- Barbed wire
- Barrel hoops of metal
- Barrels of metal
- Bars for metal railings
- Baskets of metal
- Bathtub grab bars of metal
- Beacons of metal, non-luminous
- Beak-irons
- Beams of metal
- Bed casters of metal
- Bells
- Bells for animals
- Belt stretchers of metal
- Belts of metal for handling loads
- Beryllium [glucinium]
- Bick-irons
- Bicycle parking installations of metal
- Binding screws of metal for cables
- Binding thread of metal for agricultural purposes
- Bindings of metal
- Bins of metal
- Bird baths [structures] of metal
- Blooms [metallurgy]
- Bolts, flat
- Bolts of metal
- Booths of metal for spraying paint
- Bottle caps of metal
- Bottle closures of metal
- Bottle fasteners of metal
- Bottles [metal containers] for compressed gas or liquid air
- Box fasteners of metal
- Boxes of common metal
- Braces of metal for handling loads
- Braces of metal for load handling
- Brackets of metal for building
- Brackets of metal for furniture
- Brads
- Branching pipes of metal
- Brass, unwrought or semi-wrought
- Brazing alloys
- Bright steel bars
- Bronze
- Bronzes for tombstones
- Bronzes [works of art]
- Buckles of common metal [hardware]
- Building materials of metal
- Building panels of metal
- Buildings of metal
- Buildings, transportable, of metal
- Bungs of metal
- Burial vaults of metal
- Busts of common metal
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C - cabanas of metal
- cable joints of metal, non-electric / cable linkages of metal, non-electric
- cables of metal, non-electric
- cadmium
- casement windows of metal
- cashboxes [metal or non-metal]
- casings of metal for oilwells
- cask stands of metal
- casks of metal
- cast iron, unwrought or semi-wrought
- cast steel
- cattle chains
- ceilings of metal
- celtium [hafnium] / hafnium [celtium]
- cermets
- chains of metal*
- check rails of metal for railways / guard rails of metal for railways
- chests of metal / bins of metal
- chicken-houses of metal
- chill-moulds [foundry] / chill-molds [foundry]
- chimney cowls of metal
- chimney pots of metal
- chimney shafts of metal
- chimneys of metal
- chrome iron
- chrome ores
- chromium
- cladding of metal for building
- clips of metal for cables and pipes
- clips of metal for sealing bags
- closures of metal for containers
- clothes hooks of metal
- cobalt, raw
- collars of metal for fastening pipes
- commemorative statuary cups of common metal
- common metals, unwrought or semi-wrought
- containers of metal [storage, transport]
- containers of metal for compressed gas or liquid air
- containers of metal for liquid fuel
- containers of metal for storing acids
- copper rings
- copper wire, not insulated
- copper, unwrought or semi-wrought
- cornices of metal
- cotter pins of metal
- couplings of metal for chains
- covers specially made for handling and transport of metal bottles for compressed gas
- crampons [climbing irons]
- cramps of metal [crampons] / crampons of metal [cramps]
- crash barriers of metal for roads
- crucifixes of common metal, other than jewellery / crucifixes of common metal, other than jewelry
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D - dispensers of metal for dog waste bags
- diving boards of metal
- door bells of metal, non-electric
- door bolts of metal
- door closers of metal, non-electric / door springs of metal, non-electric
- door fasteners of metal
- door fittings of metal
- door frames of metal / door casings of metal
- door handles of metal
- door knockers of metal
- door openers of metal, non-electric
- door panels of metal
- door scrapers
- door stops of metal
- doors of metal*
- dowels of metal / pegs [pins] of metal / pins [pegs] of metal
- drain pipes of metal
- drain traps [valves] of metal
- drawn and polished metal bars
- duckboards of metal
- ducts of metal for ventilating and air-conditioning installations
- ducts of metal, for central heating installations / ducts and pipes of metal for central heating installations / pipes of metal, for central heating installations
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E - elbows of metal for pipes
- enclosures of metal for tombs
- eye bolts / screw rings
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F - fences of metal
- ferrules of metal
- ferrules of metal for handles
- ferrules of metal for walking sticks
- figurines of common metal / statuettes of common metal
- filings of metal
- firedogs [andirons]
- fireplace grates of metal
- fireplace mantles of metal
- fish plates [rails]
- fittings of metal for beds
- fittings of metal for building
- fittings of metal for coffins
- fittings of metal for compressed air lines
- fittings of metal for furniture
- fittings of metal for windows
- flagpoles [structures] of metal
- flanges of metal [collars]
- flashing of metal for building
- floating containers of metal
- floating docks of metal, for mooring boats
- floating floor boards of metal
- floor tiles of metal
- floors of metal
- foils of metal for wrapping and packaging
- folding doors of metal
- foundry moulds of metal / foundry molds of metal
- frames of metal for building
- framework of metal for building
- furnace fireguards of metal
- furniture casters of metal
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G - galena [ore]
- gates of metal
- germanium
- gold solder
- gratings of metal / grilles of metal
- grave slabs of metal / tomb slabs of metal
- grease nipples
- greenhouse frames of metal
- greenhouses of metal, transportable
- gutter pipes of metal
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H - hand-held flagpoles of metal
- hand-held supermarket shopping baskets of metal
- Handcuffs
- handling pallets of metal
- hinges of metal
- hooks [metal hardware]
- hooks of metal for clothes rails
- hooks of metal for roofing slates
- hoppers of metal, non-mechanical
- horseshoe nails
- horticultural frames of metal / cold frames of metal
- hot-rolled steel bars
- house numbers of metal, non-luminous
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I - ice moulds of metal
- identification bracelets of metal
- indium
- ingots of common metal
- insect screens of metal
- iron ores
- iron slabs
- iron strip / hoop iron
- iron wire
- iron, unwrought or semi-wrought
- ironmongery* / hardware* of metal, small
- ironwork for doors
- ironwork for windows
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J - jalousies of metal
- jerrycans of metal
- jets of metal
- joists of metal
- junctions of metal for pipes
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K - keys of metal
- knobs of metal
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L - labels of metal
- ladders of metal
- latch bars of metal
- latches of metal
- laths of metal
- latticework of metal / trellis of metal
- lead seals
- lead, unwrought or semi-wrought
- letter boxes of metal
- letters and numerals of common metal, except type
- limonite
- linings of metal for building
- lintels of metal
- loading gauge rods of metal for railway wagons
- loading pallets of metal
- lock bolts
- locks of metal for bags
- locks of metal for vehicles
- locks of metal, other than electric
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M - machine belt fasteners of metal
- magnesium
- manganese
- manhole covers of metal
- manifolds of metal for pipelines
- masts of metal
- materials of metal for funicular railway permanent ways
- memorial plates of metal / memorial plaques of metal
- metal cages for wild animals
- metal ramps for use with vehicles
- metals in foil or powder form for 3D printers
- metals in powder form*
- mobile boarding stairs of metal for passengers
- molybdenum
- molybdenum iron
- monuments of metal
- monuments of metal for tombs
- mooring bollards of metal
- mooring buoys of metal
- mouldings of metal for building / moldings of metal for building
- mouldings of metal for cornices / moldings of metal for cornices
- mounting frames of metal for solar panels
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N - nails of metal
- nameplates of metal / identity plates of metal
- nickel
- nickel silver / German silver
- niobium
- nozzles of metal
- nuts of metal
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O - oil drainage containers of metal
- ores of metal
- outdoor blinds of metal
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P - packaging containers of metal
- padlocks of metal, other than electronic
- paint spraying booths of metal / booths of metal for spraying paint
- palings of metal
- pantiles of metal
- partitions of metal
- paving blocks of metal
- paving slabs of metal
- peeled metal bars
- penstock pipes of metal
- pigsties of metal
- pillars of metal for building
- pins [metal hardware]
- pipe muffs of metal
- pipes of metal / tubes of metal
- pipework of metal
- pitons of metal
- platforms, prefabricated, of metal
- plugs of metal / bungs of metal
- poles of metal
- porches [structures] of metal
- posts of metal
- posts of metal for power lines / poles of metal for power lines
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- pot hooks of metal
- prefabricated houses [ready-to-assemble] of metal
- preserve tins / tin cans
- prize cups of common metal
- props of metal
- pulleys of metal, other than for machines
- pyrophoric metals
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Q - queue ticket dispensers of metal
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R - rails of metal
- railway material of metal
- railway points / railway switches
- railway sleepers of metal / railroad ties of metal
- recycling bins of metal
- reels of metal, non-mechanical, for flexible hoses
- refractory construction materials of metal
- registration plates of metal / numberplates of metal
- reinforcing materials of metal for building
- reinforcing materials of metal for machine belts
- reinforcing materials of metal for pipes
- reinforcing materials, of metal, for concrete
- rings of metal* / stop collars of metal*
- rivets of metal
- road signs, non-luminous and non-mechanical, of metal
- rocket launching platforms of metal
- rockfall prevention nets of metal
- rods of metal for brazing
- rods of metal for brazing and welding
- rods of metal for welding
- roller blinds of steel
- roof coverings of metal
- roof flashing of metal
- roof gutters of metal
- roofing of metal
- roofing of metal, incorporating photovoltaic cells
- roofing tiles of metal
- rope thimbles of metal
- ropes of metal
- runners of metal for sliding doors
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S - safes [metal or non-metal] / strongboxes [metal or non-metal]
- safes, electronic
- safety cashboxes
- safety chains of metal
- sash fasteners of metal for windows
- scaffolding of metal
- screw tops of metal for bottles
- screws of metal
- sealing caps of metal
- sew-on tags of metal for clothing
- sheaf binders of metal
- sheet piles of metal / pilings of metal
- sheets and plates of metal
- shims
- shoe dowels of metal
- shoe pegs of metal
- shuttering of metal for concrete
- shutters of metal
- signalling panels, non-luminous and non-mechanical, of metal
- signboards of metal
- signs, non-luminous and non-mechanical, of metal
- silicon iron
- sills of metal
- silos of metal
- silver solder
- silver-plated tin alloys
- skating rinks [structures] of metal
- slabs of metal for building
- sleeves [metal hardware]
- slings of metal for handling loads
- soldering wire of metal
- soundproof booths, transportable, of metal
- split rings of common metal for keys
- spring locks
- springs [metal hardware]
- spurs
- stables of metal
- stair treads [steps] of metal
- staircases of metal
- stakes of metal for plants or trees
- statues of common metal
- steel alloys
- steel buildings
- steel masts
- steel pipes / steel tubes
- steel sheets
- steel strip / hoop steel
- steel wire
- steel, unwrought or semi-wrought
- step stools of metal
- steps [ladders] of metal
- stoppers of metal
- stops of metal
- strap-hinges of metal
- straps of metal for handling loads / belts of metal for handling loads
- street gutters of metal
- stretchers for iron bands [tension links]
- stretchers for metal bands [tension links]
- stringers [parts of staircases] of metal
- swimming pools [structures] of metal
- swing doors of metal
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T - tacks of metal / brads of metal
- tanks of metal / reservoirs of metal
- tantalum [metal]
- taps of metal for casks / faucets of metal for casks
- telegraph posts of metal
- telephone booths of metal / telephone boxes of metal
- telpher cables
- tension links
- tent pegs of metal
- thread of metal for tying-up purposes
- tile floorings of metal
- tiles of metal for building
- tin
- tinfoil
- tinplate
- tinplate packings
- titanium
- titanium iron / ferrotitanium
- toilet paper dispensers of metal
- tombac
- tombs of metal
- tombstone plaques of metal
- tombstone stelae of metal
- tool boxes of metal, empty
- tool chests of metal, empty
- towel dispensers of metal
- transport pallets of metal
- traps for wild animals*
- trays of metal*
- tree protectors of metal
- troughs of metal for mixing mortar
- tubbing of metal
- tungsten
- tungsten iron
- turnstiles of metal
- turntables [railways]
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V - valves of metal, other than parts of machines
- vanadium
- vats of metal
- vice claws of metal
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W - wainscotting of metal
- wall claddings of metal for building
- wall linings of metal for building
- wall plugs of metal
- wall tiles of metal
- washers of metal
- waste dumpsters of metal, other than for medical use
- water-pipe valves of metal
- water-pipes of metal
- weather- or wind-vanes of metal / weather vanes of metal / wind vanes of metal
- wheel clamps [boots]
- white metal
- wind-driven bird-repelling devices made of metal
- window casement bolts
- window closers of metal, non-electric
- window fasteners of metal
- window frames of metal
- window openers of metal, non-electric
- window pulleys of metal / sash pulleys of metal
- window stops of metal
- window ventlights of metal
- windows of metal
- wire cloth / wire gauze
- wire of common metal
- wire of common metal alloys, except fuse wire
- wire rope
- wire stretchers [tension links]
- works of art of common metal
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Z - Zinc
- zip ties of metal / cables ties of metal
- zirconium
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Conclusion
Trademark Class 6 is the strong foundation upon which industries are built. Businesses aiming to register trademarks under Class 6 are usually involved in housing a wide range of metal products from raw materials to finished goods. In short, for businesses operating in metal goods securing a trademark under Class 6 becomes extremely important. It highlights establishing brand recognition and trust. You can visit the ” Trademark Class List ” to learn about other classes.
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