Trademark Class 33: Alcoholic Beverages

Trademark Class 33 includes alcoholic beverages, except beers. Class 33 embraces lots of alcoholic drinks mainly for example, spirits, liqueurs, and wines. It gives you great protection of your brand in the business of alcoholic beverages.
With registration under Class 33, your brand automatically acquires the absolute right over the alcoholic beverages sector. Upon this registration, your products will be safeguarded from unauthorized use, ranging from spirits and wines to liqueurs. Thus, such registration gives an edge to your brand in the home markets and abroad markets.
For companies that manufacture or sell alcoholic beverages, Class 33 protection is crucial. It actually deters competitors against your brand, creating added market presence and therefore strengthening brand identity.
With Class 33, you can have renewable protection for 10 years, and eventually, your brand will be strengthened and recognised as you're given long-term stability.

Here are the Items under Class 33

Preparations for making alcoholic beverages	alcoholic essences, alcoholic extracts, Alcoholic beverages (except beer), alcoholic beverages, except beer, alcoholic beverages containing fruit, aperitifs, bitters, hydromel [mead]/mead [hydromel], nira [sugarcane-based alcoholic beverage], perry, rice alcohol, sake.
Wine	piquette, wine.
Fortified wines
Sparkling wines	Cider, cider.
Pre-mixed beverages	cocktails, fruit extracts, alcoholic, pre-mixed alcoholic beverages, other than beer-based.
Spirits and liquors	anise [liqueur], anisette [liqueur], arrack [arak]/arak [arrack], brandy, curacao, digesters [liqueurs and spirits], distilled beverages, gin, kirsch, liqueurs, peppermint liqueurs, rum, spirits [beverages], vodka, whisky.

Related (Coordinated) Classes: Class 5 - Pharmaceuticals, Class 29 - Meat, Fish, Poultry, Class 30 - Coffee, Flour, Rice, Class 31 - Grains, Agriculture, Class 32 - Beers and Beverages, Class 33 - Alcoholic Beverages, Class 35 - Advertising and Business Services, Class 42 - Science and Technology Services, and Class 43 - Food Services .

NOTE: Class 33 is NOT used if you are registering:

Medicinal beverages
De-alcoholised beverages

FAQ's

Trademark Class 33 is specifically designated for alcoholic beverages, excluding beers. This class includes a wide range of spirits, wines, liqueurs, and other alcoholic drinks.

Yes, all types of wines, including red, white, rosé, and sparkling wines, as well as fortified wines like port and sherry, are covered under Class 33.

Spirits and liquors, such as vodka, whiskey, gin, rum, and brandy, are key components of Class 33, reflecting the diversity of distilled alcoholic beverages.

Non-alcoholic versions of alcoholic beverages, such as non-alcoholic wines and spirits, are generally not included in Class 33 and may fall under different classifications based on their nature.

Aperitifs and bitters, which are alcoholic beverages consumed before meals to stimulate appetite, are included in Class 33, covering both traditional and contemporary variants.

Alcoholic beverages that contain fruit, such as fruit-infused spirits, wines, and liqueurs, are included in Class 33, accommodating a wide array of flavored alcoholic drinks.

While Class 33 covers a broad spectrum of alcoholic beverages, it does not include beers or other malt beverages, which are classified under a different class.

Class 33 accommodates the registration of traditional and cultural alcoholic beverages, such as sake, mead, and other regional specialties, recognizing the rich diversity of alcoholic drinks worldwide.