Trademark Class 16: Paper, Books and Stationery
Trademark Class 16 covers a wide range of printed and stationery products. It includes all types of printed matter, stationery, paper, cardboard materials, brushes, plastic packaging, typewriters, and office requisites, offering extensive protection in the office and paper goods sectors.
Class 16 registration ensures exclusive ownership in the stationery and printed materials businesses. This protection covers office supplies, packaging materials, and printed documents, preventing infringement and maintaining your brand's unique look and feel both nationally and internationally.
Class 16 protection is vital for businesses producing or supplying stationery, office supplies, and packaging materials. It prevents competitors from encroaching on your market presence and enhances your brand's value with a distinct identity.
Class 16 registration is renewable every 10 years, ensuring that your mark remains safe and protected over time.
Here are the Items under Class 16
Works of art and figurines of paper and cardboard | and architects' models, aquarelles/watercolors [paintings]/watercolors [paintings], architects' models, chromolithographs [chromos]/chromos, engravings, etchings, figurines [statuettes] of papier-mâché, |
Paper, cardboard and goods made from these materials | not included in other classes; printed matter; bookbinding material; photographs; stationery; adhesives for stationery or household purposes; artists' materials; paint brushes; typewriters and office requisites (except furniture); instructional and teaching material (except apparatus); plastic materials for packaging (not included in other classes); printers' type; printing blocks. |
Related (Coordinated) Classes: Class 9 - Computers and Scientific Devices, Class 35 - Advertising and Business Services, Class 41 - Education and Entertainment Services, Class 42 - Science and Technology Services
NOTE: Class 16 is NOT used if you are registering:
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Colours
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Hand tools for artists ( spatulas, sculptors' chisels)
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