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Trademark Class 15

Trademark Class 15 covers musical instruments and their components, as well as accessories essential to their function or performance. Trademark registration for goods related to musical instruments must be done under Trademark Class 15. Businesses dealing with instruments such as guitars, pianos, drums, wind instruments, and related accessories should choose Trademark Class 15 while opting for registration.

Class 15 primarily includes musical instruments of all kinds, their structural parts, and accessories such as bows, mouthpieces, reeds, and tuning devices.

  • This Class includes, in particular:

  • Traditional and mechanical musical instruments, such as barrel organs, mechanical pianos, and robotic drums
  • Electronic and electric musical instruments
  • Musical boxes
  • Essential instrument parts like strings, reeds, pegs, and pedals
  • Conductors’ batons, music stands, and instrument stands
  • Tuning tools, such as tuning forks and tuning hammers
  • Colophony (rosin) for string instruments
  • This Class does not include, in particular:

  • Sound equipment and accessories like amplifiers, mixers, wah-wah pedals, and subwoofers (Class 9)
  • Digital music content, such as downloadable music files and electronic sheet music (Class 9)
  • Printed sheet music and musical greeting cards (Class 16)
  • Jukeboxes and metronomes (Class 9)

Who Should Register Under Trademark Class 15?

Trademark Class 15 covers musical instruments, their parts, and accessories. Businesses or individuals involved in the manufacture, sale, repair, or distribution of musical instruments and related components should register under this class. This includes:

  • Musical instrument manufacturers (guitars, violins, drums, pianos, etc.)
  • Retailers or wholesalers of musical instruments and accessories
  • Businesses offering instrument parts, like strings, reeds, pedals, or tuning forks
  • Producers of electronic or mechanical musical instruments
  • Makers of music stands, conductors' batons, and instrument cases

One of the famous brands registered under trademark Class 15 is Furtados. It is India's leading name in musical instruments, importing and retailing pianos, guitars, and other instruments. These are registered under Class 15, which covers musical instruments. Registering under the correct class ensures exclusive rights and prevents misuse of your trademark by others in the same product category.

List of Goods Classified under Trademark Class 15

1accordions
2bagpipes
3balalaikas [stringed musical instruments]
4bamboo flutes
5bandonions
6banjos
7barrel organs
8basses [musical instruments]
9bellows for musical instruments
10bow nuts for musical instruments
11bows for musical instruments
12bridges for musical instruments
13buccins [trumpets]
14carillons [musical instruments]
15cases for musical instruments
16castanets
17catgut for musical instruments
18chin rests for violins
19clarionets
20clarions
21colophony for stringed musical instruments / rosin for stringed musical instruments
22concertinas
23conductors' batons
24cornets [musical instruments]
25cymbals
26double basses
27drum machines
28drumheads / skins for drums
29drums [musical instruments]
30drumsticks
31electronic musical instruments
32flutes
33gongs
34guitars
35handbells [musical instruments]
36harmonicas
37harmoniums
38harp strings
39harps
40hats with bells [musical instruments]
41horns [musical instruments]
42horsehair for bows for musical instruments
43huqin [Chinese violins]
44intensity regulators for mechanical pianos
45Jews' harps [musical instruments]
46kettledrum frames
47kettledrums
48keyboards for musical instruments
49keys for musical instruments
50lyres
51mallets for musical instruments
52mandolins
53melodicas
54mouthpieces for musical instruments
55music rolls [piano]
56music stands
57music synthesizers
58musical boxes
59musical instruments
60musical instruments for children
61mutes for musical instruments / dampers for musical instruments
62oboes
63ocarinas
64organs
65pedals for musical instruments
66pegs for musical instruments
67perforated music rolls
68piano keyboards
69piano keys
70piano strings
71pianos
72pipa [Chinese guitars]
73plectrums / picks for stringed instruments
74reeds
75robotic drums
76saxophones
77sheng [Chinese musical wind instruments]
78singing bowls
79stands for musical instruments
80sticks for bows for musical instruments
81straps for musical instruments
82stringed musical instruments
83strings for musical instruments
84suona [Chinese trumpets]
85tambourines
86tom-toms
87triangles [musical instruments]
88trombones
89trumpets
90tuning forks
91tuning hammers
92turning apparatus for sheet music
93valves for musical instruments
94violas
95violins
96wind pipes for organs
97xylophones
98zithers

Why Choose Vakilsearch for Trademark Registration under Class 15?

Vakilsearch offers specialised trademark registration services for businesses involved with musical instruments and their accessories. If your business deals with guitars, pianos, drums, wind instruments, or related components, registering your trademark under Class 15 is essential to protect your brand in the vibrant and competitive music industry.

Our senior Intellectual Property lawyers handle the entire registration process, conducting a thorough trademark search, filing your application, ensuring formality check clearance, managing examinations and hearings, and securing your registration certificate. With fast-track filing in just 6 hours, a seamless online process, and expert support for objections, renewals, and assignments, Vakilsearch ensures your Class 15 brand is well-protected and professionally managed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Class 15 includes a wide range of musical instruments—acoustic, electronic, and mechanical—such as guitars, pianos, violins, synthesizers, and more. It also includes accessories like tuning devices, instrument stands, and batons for conductors.

Yes. Electronic and electrical musical instruments such as keyboards, synthesizers, and digital drum kits are covered under Class 15. However, audio systems for recording or amplification are categorised under Class 9.

No. Music software, downloadable audio files, and electronic sheet music are classified under Class 9 or Class 16, depending on their nature. Class 15 strictly pertains to physical musical instruments and their accessories.

Yes, Class 15 covers parts and components of musical instruments such as strings, reeds, pedals, tuning hammers, and colophony (rosin) for string instruments. Businesses dealing in these items should file under this class.

Yes. Items used directly in the performance or support of playing music, like music stands and conductors’ batons, are included under Class 15. However, general furniture or display items unrelated to instruments may fall under other classes.

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