Trademark Class 30: Food Products, Coffee, Bread, Sugar

Trademark Class 30

Trademark Class 30 includes a wide variety of food and beverage items of plant origin, especially those used in daily meals, desserts, and flavor enhancement. It is a key class for businesses operating in the food, beverage, and culinary goods sectors.

Trademark registration for coffee, tea, baked goods, pasta, sweets, condiments, and frozen desserts must be done under Trademark Class 30. Companies offering items like coffee, rice, chocolate, pastries, sauces, and spices should register under this class to ensure appropriate legal protection.

Class 30 primarily includes food products of plant origin (excluding fresh fruits and vegetables), as well as flavor-enhancing substances intended for human consumption.

• This Class includes, in particular:

• Beverages made with coffee, cocoa, chocolate, or tea
• Processed cereals for consumption, such as oat flakes, corn chips, bulgur, husked barley, and muesli
• Ready-to-eat foods like pizzas, pies, and sandwiches
• Chocolate-coated nuts
• Flavorings for food or beverages (excluding essential oils)

• This Class does not include, in particular:

• Industrial-use salt (Class 1)
• Essential oils used as flavorings (Class 3)
• Medicinal teas and dietetic foods for medical use (Class 5)
• Baby food (Class 5)
• Dietary supplements (Class 5)
• Pharmaceutical yeast (Class 5) and animal feed yeast (Class 31)
• Milk-based drinks flavored with coffee, cocoa, chocolate, or tea (Class 29)
• Soups and broths (Class 29)
• Raw, unprocessed cereals (Class 31)
• Fresh herbs (Class 31)
• Pet and animal food (Class 31)

Who Should Register Under Trademark Class 30?

You should register under Trademark Class 30 if your business involves the production or sale of:

• Cereal-based products (e.g., oats, cornflakes, muesli, bulgur)
• Bakery goods like bread, pastries, cakes, biscuits, and pizzas
• Confectionery and sweets, including candy, chewing gum, and chocolate
• Ice creams, sorbets, and other edible ices
• Sugar, honey, treacle, and sweeteners
• Yeast, baking powder, and leavening agents
• Salt, seasonings, spices, and preserved herbs
• Sauces, condiments, vinegar, and chutneys
• Edible flavorings (excluding essential oils)
• Ready-to-eat food items such as sandwiches and pies
• Coffee, tea, cocoa, and chocolate beverages

One of the famous brands registered under trademark Class 30 is Maggi. Maggi—India’s top instant noodle and seasoning brand by Nestlé—holds trademarks in Class 30 for products like noodles, pasta, sauces, soups, and instant mixes. This ensures its brand cannot be used by others making similar convenience food items. Registering under the correct class ensures exclusive rights and prevents misuse of your trademark by others in the same product category.

Why Choose Vakilsearch for Trademark Registration under Class 30?

Trademark Class 30 covers a wide variety of plant-based and processed food items such as cereals, bread, pastries, sweets, chocolate, ice cream, condiments, and spices. It includes essential everyday products like sugar, honey, vinegar, sauces, yeast, and frozen desserts. If your business is involved in the production, sale, or distribution of these goods, registering your trademark under Class 30 ensures proper classification and legal protection, safeguarding your brand in the competitive food industry.

Vakilsearch provides complete, expert-led trademark registration support under Class 30. Our senior Intellectual Property lawyers manage the entire process from detailed trademark search and swift application filing within 6 hours, to handling formality checks, examination, hearings, and obtaining your registration certificate. With our seamless online system and full legal assistance for objections, renewals, and assignments, Vakilsearch ensures your brand gets the protection it needs—efficiently and securely.