Trademark Class 6 Search India: Common Metals and Alloys

Trademark Class 6 - Overview

Trademark Class 6 covers a broad range of goods made from metals, including common metals, alloys, and small metal hardware items. It also includes metal building materials, metallic pipes, and other metal products not classified elsewhere.

Trademark registration under Class 6 grants your brand exclusive rights in the metal industry. It protects your structural materials, hardware components, and pipes from unauthorized use while boosting your brand’s presence in both national and international markets.

Class 6 protection is crucial for businesses involved in manufacturing and distributing metal products and building materials. It shields your brand from competitors trying to capitalize on your mark, strengthening your brand's market position and competitiveness. You can register different types of trademark under this class. With 10-year renewable protection, Class 6 provides long-term security for your brand, ensuring stability and recognition over time while safeguarding your brand’s identity in the marketplace.

What is a Trademark Class 6?

A Class 6 trademark in India protects common metals and their alloys, metal building materials, and metal hardware. It protects metal pipes, doors, windows, screws, nails, locks, hinges, safes, and metallic packaging materials such as foil and containers. Class 6 mainly protects brands that trade in raw and semi-processed metals and finished metal products used in construction, manufacturing, and domestic purposes.

Eligibility for Trademark Class 6

Trademark Class 6 is for businesses dealing with products made of or primarily consisting of metal. It covers items such as building materials, metal furniture, small metal goods, jewelry, and coating materials. Here is a detailed outline of the same:

• The class is primarily for business that deals with products made of metal or primarily metal, such as tools, hardware, and building materials
• Business that deals with Building Materials includes common metal building materials like pipes, rods, and sheets
• Firms dealing with Furniture items made from metal, including chairs, tables, or other items typically constructed from metal
• Businesses that deal with small metal items like nails, bolts, screws, and fasteners fall under this category
• Business that deals with Jewelry and Precious Metals. This includes items like silverware, cutlery, and precious metal goods.
• Entities manufacturing Paints, lacquers, and other coating materials made from metal.
• It does not cover goods made of non-metallic materials or those in other classes like textile, food, or chemicals.

What Cannot Be Registered Under Trademark Class 6

Trademark Class 6 excludes certain goods that do not fit within its metal-based criteria. Products made from non-metallic materials, such as textiles, chemicals, or food items, cannot be registered under this class.

Additionally, machinery and mechanical equipment, despite being made of metal, fall under different trademark classes, typically related to machinery or industrial goods. Precious metals, like gold or platinum, used in forms other than jewelry (e.g., raw materials) are also excluded. As per trademark class 6 description here are some of the key exclusions from Class 6:

• Metals and Ores (Class 1): Used in industries or scientific research for their chemical properties, such as bauxite, mercury, antimony, and alkaline metals.
• Metals in Foil or Powder (Class 2): Metals used for painting, decorating, printing, and art are classified under Class 2.
• Dispensing Apparatuses:
  
• Fluid dispensing machines (Class 7 for industrial use)
• Ticket dispensing terminals (Class 9)
• Dosage dispensers for medical use (Class 10)
• Adhesive tape dispensers (Class 16) These are classified based on their function, not under Class 6.
• Electric and Non-Electric Cables:
  
• Electric cables (Class 9)
• Non-electric cables and ropes (Class 22) These are not part of Class 6.
• Pipes:
  
• Sanitary installation pipes (Class 11)
• Flexible pipes, tubes, hoses (Class 17)
• Rigid pipes made from non-metal (Class 19) These pipes fall under different classes, not Class 6.
• Household Items (Class 21):
  
• Cages for household pets are classified under Class 21.
• Goods Made from Common Metals:
  
• Hand tools (Class 8)
• Paper clips (Class 16)
• Furniture (Class 20)
• Kitchen utensils and household containers (Class 21) These are classified based on their use and do not fall under Class 6.

Related (Coordinated) Classes

• Trademark Class 14: Precious metals and their alloys, as well as jewelry, clocks, and watches.
• Trademark Class 19: Non-metallic materials used for building and construction, contrasting with metal goods in Class 6.
• Trademark Class 20: Furniture and non-metallic fittings not covered by Class 6.
• Trademark Class 37: Construction and repair services involving metallic and non-metallic materials.

Looking to Register Your Trademark Under Class 6?

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