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Trademark Class 13

Trademark Class 13 covers firearms, ammunition, explosives, and pyrotechnic products used for defense, sporting, or signaling purposes. Trademark registration for goods related to weapons, ammunition, and explosive devices must be done under Trademark Class 13.

Businesses dealing with firearms, fireworks, and related safety or signaling equipment should choose Trademark Class 13 while opting for registration.

  • This Class includes, in particular:

  • Firearms, including sporting and hunting weapons
  • Ammunition and projectiles for all types of firearms
  • Explosives used for signaling or rescue, such as rescue flares and explosive fog signals
  • Pyrotechnic devices, including fireworks
  • Flare guns and air pistols considered as weapons
  • Bandoliers and other carrying equipment for weapons
  • Personal defense sprays (e.g., pepper spray)
  • This Class does not include, in particular:

  • Weapon maintenance products, such as gun grease (Class 4)
  • Blades and side arms that are not firearms, like knives or swords (Class 8)
  • Non-explosive signaling equipment, such as rescue lasers and electronic signal devices (Class 9)
  • Optical equipment like telescopic sights for weapons (Class 9)
  • Lighting tools like flaming torches (Class 11)
  • Toy-related items, such as Christmas crackers, toy air pistols, and percussion caps (Class 28)
  • Matches (Class 34)

Who Should Register Under Trademark Class 13?

Trademark Class 13 is designated for firearms, ammunition, explosives, and pyrotechnics. You should register under Class 13 if you are engaged in the:

  • Manufacture or sale of firearms, including hunting and sporting guns
  • Production of ammunition, bullets, cartridges, and explosive projectiles
  • Creation or distribution of explosive materials and devices for industrial or personal use
  • Development of pyrotechnic products, such as fireworks, flares, or signal rockets
  • Sale of defensive spray products (like pepper spray) and related accessories like bandoliers

One of the famous brands registered under trademark Class 13 is Standard Fireworks. Based in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu, Standard Fireworks is a major Indian fireworks manufacturer. It registers its trademarked fireworks products including crackers and pyrotechnics under Class 13, which specifically covers explosives and fireworks. 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 13

1acetyl-nitrocellulose
2air pistols [weapons]
3ammonium nitrate explosives
4ammunition
5ammunition for firearms
6apparatus for filling cartridge belts
7artillery guns [cannons]
8automatic firearm ammunition belts
9ballistic weapons / ballistic missiles
10belts adapted for ammunition
11Bengal lights
12breeches of firearms
13cannons
14cartridge cases
15cartridge loading apparatus
16cartridge pouches
17cartridges*
18cleaning brushes for firearms
19cruise missiles
20detonating caps, other than toys / percussion caps, other than toys
21detonating fuses for explosives / firing lanyards for explosives
22detonating plugs
23detonators
24dynamite
25explosive cartridges
26explosive powders
27explosives
28firearms
29firecrackers
30fireworks
31firing platforms
32flare pistols
33fog signals, explosive
34fuses for explosives
35fuses for explosives, for use in mines
36gun carriages [artillery]
37guncotton / pyroxylin
38gunpowder
39guns [weapons]
40gunstocks
41hammers for guns and rifles / hammers for guns / hammers for rifles
42hand grenades
43harpoon guns
44harpoons adapted for harpoon guns
45hunting firearms / sporting firearms
46lead shot for hunting
47machine guns
48mines [explosives]
49mortars [firearms]
50motorized weapons
51noise-suppressors for guns
52pistols [arms]
53powder horns
54primings [fuses]
55projectiles [weapons]
56pyrophoric substances
57pyrotechnic products
58rescue flares, explosive or pyrotechnic
59revolvers
60rifle barrels / gun barrels
61rifle cases / gun cases
62rifles / carbines
63rocket launchers
64rockets [projectiles]
65shells [projectiles]
66shoulder straps for weapons / bandoliers for weapons
67side arms [firearms]
68sighting mirrors for guns and rifles / sighting mirrors for guns / sighting mirrors for rifles
69sights, other than telescopic sights, for artillery
70sights, other than telescopic sights, for firearms
71signal rocket flares
72sprays for personal defence purposes / sprays for personal defense purposes
73starting pistols / starter pistols
74tanks [weapons]
75tear-gas weapons
76torpedoes
77trigger guards for guns and rifles / trigger guards for rifles
78trunnions for heavy weapons

Why Choose Vakilsearch for Trademark Registration under Class 13?

Vakilsearch offers expert trademark registration services tailored for businesses dealing with firearms, ammunition, explosives, and pyrotechnic products. If your business operates in defense, sporting, or signaling equipment, registering your trademark under Class 13 is crucial to ensure legal protection in this highly sensitive and regulated industry.

Our senior Intellectual Property lawyers oversee the entire process conducting thorough trademark search, filing your application, ensuring formality check clearance, managing examinations and hearings, and securing your trademark registration certificate. With fast-track filing in just 6 hours* T&C, a secure online process, and dedicated support for objections, renewals, and assignments, Vakilsearch helps protect your Class 13 brand with professionalism and care.

Frequently Asked Questions

Class 13 includes firearms, ammunition, explosives, and pyrotechnic items like fireworks and signal flares. It also covers defensive products such as pepper sprays and flare pistols used for safety or military purposes.

Yes. If your business deals in fireworks, explosive flares, or similar pyrotechnic products, you should register under Class 13 to protect your brand from imitation and ensure legal ownership in the pyrotechnics industry.

Yes, air pistols used as weapons are included in Class 13. However, toy air pistols are excluded and fall under Class 28. Make sure your product is not designed solely for recreational or toy use.

Yes. Products such as pepper sprays or flare pistols for personal safety fall under Class 13. Businesses providing non-lethal defensive solutions should register under this class to secure their brand identity.

Yes. Items like sidearms that are not firearms (Class 8), telescopic sights (Class 9), and Christmas crackers or toy explosives (Class 28) are not included. Always cross-check the purpose and use of your product before choosing Class 13.

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