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Trademark Class 16 covers paper, cardboard, printed materials, stationery, and various office and art supplies. Trademark registration for goods related to printed publications, office essentials, and packaging materials must be done under Trademark Class 16. Businesses dealing with items such as books, notebooks, envelopes, adhesives, and art instruments should choose Trademark Class 16 while opting for registration.
Class 16 includes paper and cardboard products, bookbinding materials, photographs, educational and instructional materials, paintbrushes, and plastic packaging films, as well as printing type and printing blocks.
This Class includes, in particular:
This Class does not include, in particular:
Businesses or individuals involved in the following should register under Class 16:
One of the famous brands registered under trademark Class 16 is Classmate. It is a leading Indian brand offering notebooks, pens, geometry boxes, and student supplies. It has registered its trademarks under Class 16, which includes paper goods, printed materials, and stationery items. Learn more about Class 16 goods here . Registering under the correct class ensures exclusive rights and prevents misuse of your trademark by others in the same product category.
1 | absorbent sheets of paper or plastic for foodstuff packaging |
2 | address plates for addressing machines |
3 | address stamps |
4 | addressing machines |
5 | adhesive tape dispensers [office requisites] |
6 | adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes |
7 | adhesives [glues] for stationery or household purposes |
8 | advertisement boards of paper or cardboard |
9 | albums / scrapbooks |
10 | almanacs |
11 | animation cels |
12 | announcement cards [stationery] |
13 | apparatus for mounting photographs |
14 | aquarelles / watercolors [paintings] / watercolours [paintings] |
15 | architects' models |
16 | arithmetical tables / calculating tables |
17 | artists' watercolour saucers / artists' watercolor saucers |
18 | atlases |
19 | baggage claim check tags of paper |
20 | bags [envelopes, pouches] of paper or plastics, for packaging |
21 | baking paper |
22 | balls for ball-point pens |
23 | banknotes |
24 | banners of paper |
25 | barcode ribbons |
26 | bibs of paper |
27 | bibs, sleeved, of paper |
28 | binding strips [bookbinding] |
29 | biological samples for use in microscopy [teaching materials] |
30 | blackboards |
31 | blank punch cards for knitting machines |
32 | blotters |
33 | blueprints / plans |
34 | bookbinding apparatus and machines [office equipment] |
35 | bookbinding material |
36 | bookends |
37 | booklets |
38 | bookmarks / bookmarkers |
39 | books |
40 | bottle envelopes of paper or cardboard |
41 | bottle wrappers of paper or cardboard |
42 | boxes of paper or cardboard |
43 | bunting of paper |
44 | calendars |
45 | canvas for painting |
46 | carbon paper |
47 | cardboard tubes |
48 | cardboard* |
49 | cards* / charts |
50 | carrier bags of paper or plastic / shopping bags of paper or plastic |
51 | cases for stamps [seals] |
52 | catalogues |
53 | chalk for lithography |
54 | chalk holders |
55 | charcoal pencils |
56 | chart pointers, non-electronic |
57 | chromolithographs [chromos] / chromos |
58 | cigar bands |
59 | clipboards |
60 | clips for name badge holders [office requisites] |
61 | clips for offices / staples for offices |
62 | cloth for bookbinding / bookbinding cloth |
63 | coasters of paper |
64 | colouring books / coloring books |
65 | colouring pictures / coloring pictures |
66 | comic books |
67 | compasses for drawing |
68 | composing frames [printing] |
69 | composing sticks |
70 | conical paper bags |
71 | copying paper [stationery] |
72 | cords for bookbinding / bookbinding cords |
73 | correcting fluids [office requisites] |
74 | correcting ink [heliography] |
75 | correcting tapes [office requisites] |
76 | covers [stationery] / wrappers [stationery] |
77 | cream containers of paper |
78 | credit card imprinters, non-electric |
79 | dental tray covers of paper |
80 | desk mats |
81 | desktop cabinets for stationery [office requisites] |
82 | diagrams |
83 | document files [stationery] |
84 | document holders [stationery] |
85 | document laminators for office use |
86 | drawer liners of paper, perfumed or not |
87 | drawing boards |
88 | drawing instruments |
89 | drawing materials |
90 | drawing pads |
91 | drawing pens |
92 | drawing pins / thumbtacks |
93 | drawing rulers |
94 | drawing sets |
95 | duplicators |
96 | elastic bands for offices |
97 | electrocardiograph paper |
98 | electrotypes |
99 | embroidery designs [patterns] |
100 | engraving plates |
101 | engravings |
102 | envelope sealing machines for offices |
103 | envelopes [stationery] |
104 | erasers |
105 | erasing products |
106 | erasing shields |
107 | etching needles |
108 | etchings |
109 | fabrics for bookbinding |
110 | face towels of paper |
111 | figurines of papier mâché / statuettes of papier mâché |
112 | files [office requisites] |
113 | filter paper |
114 | filtering materials of paper |
115 | fingerstalls for office use |
116 | flags of paper |
117 | flip charts |
118 | floor decals |
119 | flower-pot covers of paper / covers of paper for flower pots |
120 | flyers |
121 | folders for papers / jackets for papers |
122 | food bags of paper or plastics |
123 | forms, printed |
124 | fountain pens |
125 | franking machines for office use / postage meters for office use |
126 | French curves |
127 | galley racks [printing] |
128 | garbage bags of paper or of plastics |
129 | glitter for stationery purposes |
130 | glue for stationery or household purposes / pastes for stationery or household purposes |
131 | gluten [glue] for stationery or household purposes |
132 | graining combs |
133 | graphic prints |
134 | graphic representations |
135 | graphic reproductions |
136 | greeting cards |
137 | gummed cloth for stationery purposes |
138 | gummed tape [stationery] |
139 | gums [adhesives] for stationery or household purposes |
140 | hand labelling appliances |
141 | hand-rests for painters |
142 | handkerchiefs of paper |
143 | handwriting specimens for copying |
144 | hat boxes of cardboard |
145 | hectographs |
146 | histological sections for teaching purposes |
147 | holders for cheque books / holders for checkbooks |
148 | holders for stamps [seals] |
149 | house painters' rollers |
150 | humidity control sheets of paper or plastic for foodstuff packaging |
151 | index cards [stationery] |
152 | indexes |
153 | Indian inks |
154 | ink sticks |
155 | ink stones [ink reservoirs] |
156 | ink* |
157 | inking pads |
158 | inking ribbons |
159 | inking sheets for document reproducing machines |
160 | inking sheets for duplicators |
161 | inkstands |
162 | inkwells |
163 | isinglass for stationery or household purposes |
164 | labels of paper or cardboard |
165 | ledgers [books] |
166 | letter trays |
167 | lithographic stones |
168 | lithographic works of art |
169 | lithographs |
170 | loose-leaf binders / ring binders |
171 | luminous paper |
172 | magazines [periodicals] |
173 | magnetic boards being office requisites |
174 | manifolds [stationery] |
175 | manuals [handbooks] / handbooks [manuals] |
176 | marking chalk |
177 | marking pens [stationery] |
178 | mats of paper for beer glasses |
179 | mezuzah cases |
180 | mezuzah parchments |
181 | mimeograph apparatus and machines |
182 | modelling clay |
183 | modelling materials |
184 | modelling paste |
185 | modelling wax, not for dental purposes |
186 | moisteners [office requisites] |
187 | moisteners for gummed surfaces [office requisites] |
188 | money clips |
189 | moulds for modelling clays [artists' materials] / molds for modelling clays [artists' materials] |
190 | musical greeting cards |
191 | name badge holders [office requisites] |
192 | name badges [office requisites] |
193 | newsletters |
194 | newspapers |
195 | nibs |
196 | nibs of gold |
197 | note books |
198 | numbering apparatus |
199 | numbers [type] |
200 | obliterating stamps |
201 | office perforators |
202 | office requisites, except furniture |
203 | oleographs |
204 | origami folding paper |
205 | packaging material made of starches |
206 | packing [cushioning, stuffing] materials of paper or cardboard |
207 | padding materials of paper or cardboard / stuffing of paper or cardboard |
208 | pads [stationery] |
209 | page holders |
210 | paint boxes for use in schools |
211 | paint trays |
212 | paintbrushes |
213 | painters' brushes |
214 | painters' easels |
215 | paintings [pictures], framed or unframed |
216 | palettes for painters |
217 | pamphlets |
218 | pantographs [drawing instruments] |
219 | paper bags for use in the sterilization of medical instruments / paper bags for use in the sterilisation of medical instruments |
220 | paper bows, other than haberdashery or hair decorations |
221 | paper clasps |
222 | paper coffee filters |
223 | paper creasers [office requisites] |
224 | paper cutters [office requisites] |
225 | paper for medical examination tables |
226 | paper for radiograms |
227 | paper for recording machines |
228 | paper knives [letter openers] |
229 | paper party decorations |
230 | paper ribbons, other than haberdashery or hair decorations |
231 | paper sheets [stationery] |
232 | paper shredders for office use |
233 | paper wipes for cleaning |
234 | paper-clips |
235 | paper* |
236 | papers for painting and calligraphy |
237 | paperweights |
238 | papier mâché |
239 | parchment paper |
240 | passport holders |
241 | pastels [crayons] |
242 | pen cases / boxes for pens |
243 | pen clips |
244 | pen wipers |
245 | pencil holders |
246 | pencil lead holders |
247 | pencil leads |
248 | pencil sharpeners, electric or non-electric |
249 | pencil sharpening machines, electric or non-electric |
250 | pencils* |
251 | penholders |
252 | pens [office requisites] |
253 | pens [writing implements] incorporating tips for operating touchscreen devices |
254 | perforated cards for Jacquard looms |
255 | periodicals |
256 | photo-engravings |
257 | photographs [printed] |
258 | pictures |
259 | placards of paper or cardboard |
260 | place mats of paper |
261 | plantable seed paper [stationery] |
262 | plastic bags for pet waste disposal |
263 | plastic blister packs for packaging / plastic bubble packs for packaging |
264 | plastic bubble film for wrapping |
265 | plastic cling film, extensible, for palletization |
266 | plastic film for wrapping |
267 | plastics for modelling |
268 | polymer modelling clay |
269 | portraits |
270 | postage stamps |
271 | postcards |
272 | posters |
273 | printed coupons |
274 | printed geographical maps |
275 | printed matter |
276 | printed publications |
277 | printed sheet music |
278 | printed timetables |
279 | printers' blankets, not of textile |
280 | printers' reglets |
281 | printing blocks |
282 | printing sets, portable [office requisites] |
283 | printing type |
284 | prints [engravings] |
285 | prospectuses |
286 | protective covers for books |
287 | punches [office requisites] |
288 | retractable reels for name badge holders [office requisites] |
289 | rice paper* |
290 | rollers for typewriters |
291 | school supplies [stationery] |
292 | scrapers [erasers] for offices |
293 | sealing compounds for stationery purposes |
294 | sealing machines for offices |
295 | sealing stamps |
296 | sealing wafers |
297 | sealing wax |
298 | seals [stamps] |
299 | seaweed-based film for wrapping |
300 | self-adhesive tapes for stationery or household purposes |
301 | sewing patterns |
302 | sheets of reclaimed cellulose for wrapping |
303 | shields [paper seals] |
304 | signboards of paper or cardboard |
305 | slate pencils |
306 | song books |
307 | souvenir banknotes |
308 | spools for inking ribbons |
309 | spray chalk |
310 | square rulers for drawing |
311 | squares for drawing |
312 | stamp pads |
313 | stamp stands |
314 | stamps [seals] |
315 | stands for pens and pencils |
316 | stapling presses [office requisites] |
317 | starch paste [adhesive] for stationery or household purposes |
318 | stationery |
319 | steatite [tailor's chalk] |
320 | steel letters |
321 | steel pens |
322 | stencil cases |
323 | stencil plates |
324 | stencils |
325 | stencils [stationery] |
326 | stencils for decorating food and beverages |
327 | stickers [stationery] |
328 | T-squares for drawing |
329 | table linen of paper |
330 | table napkins of paper |
331 | table runners of paper |
332 | tablecloths of paper |
333 | tablemats of paper |
334 | tags for index cards |
335 | tailors' chalk |
336 | teaching materials [except apparatus] |
337 | terrestrial globes |
338 | tickets |
339 | tissue paper |
340 | tissues of paper for removing make-up |
341 | toilet paper / hygienic paper |
342 | towels of paper |
343 | tracing cloth |
344 | tracing needles for drawing purposes |
345 | tracing paper |
346 | tracing patterns |
347 | trading cards, other than for games |
348 | transfers [decalcomanias] / decalcomanias |
349 | transparencies [stationery] |
350 | trays for sorting and counting money |
351 | type [numerals and letters] / letters [type] |
352 | typewriter keys |
353 | typewriter ribbons |
354 | typewriters, electric or non-electric |
355 | vignetting apparatus |
356 | viscose sheets for wrapping |
357 | washi |
358 | waxed paper |
359 | wood pulp board [stationery] |
360 | wood pulp paper |
361 | wrapping paper / packing paper |
362 | wristbands for the retention of writing instruments |
363 | writing board erasers |
364 | writing brushes |
365 | writing cases [sets] |
366 | writing cases [stationery] |
367 | writing chalk |
368 | writing instruments |
369 | writing materials |
370 | writing or drawing books |
371 | writing paper |
372 | writing slates |
Vakilsearch provides expert trademark registration services for businesses dealing with paper products, printed materials, stationery, and office or art supplies. If your business manufactures or sells books, notebooks, envelopes, adhesives, or art instruments, registering your trademark under Class 16 is essential to protect your brand in the competitive world of printed and office goods.
Our senior Intellectual Property lawyers manage the entire process conducting a thorough trademark search, filing your application, ensuring formality check clearance, handling examinations and hearings, and securing your trademark registration certificate. With fast-track filing in just 6 hours, an easy-to-use online process, and ongoing support for objections, renewals, and assignments, Vakilsearch ensures your Class 16 brand is safeguarded with professionalism and care.
Trademark Class 16 includes paper, cardboard, printed matter, stationery, adhesives for household or office use, and packaging materials like plastic wraps or bags. It also covers materials used by artists, such as paintbrushes and sketchpads, and bookbinding materials. Essentially, it protects brands related to writing, printing, or office use.
Manufacturers, suppliers, or sellers of stationery items, printed publications, office materials, and art supplies should register under Class 16. This includes businesses producing notebooks, diaries, calendars, greeting cards, packaging goods, and other similar products made from paper, cardboard, or plastic used for wrapping or office purposes.
No, Class 16 does not cover digital publications or e-books. It only includes printed or tangible forms of books, magazines, or materials. Digital content and downloadable media typically fall under Class 9. If your product exists only in digital form, you should explore trademark registration under the appropriate digital content class.
Only certain office-related tools like manual pencil sharpeners, typewriters, and non-electric duplicators are covered under Class 16. However, more advanced or electronic office devices like computers, printers, or digital copiers are not included and generally fall under Class 9. It's important to classify products based on functionality.
Yes, packaging materials made from paper, cardboard, or certain plastics are covered under Class 16. This includes bags, wrapping paper, envelopes, and boxes designed for packaging. However, packaging made of metal, fabric, or other materials may fall under different classes based on the specific use and material.