Trademark Class 21: Household Items and Kitchen Utensils

A comprehensive guide to Class 21 of the Trademark Filing Classification. Trademarks must be applied or registered under classes and each class represents a distinct class of goods or services. In this post, we comprehensively cover the goods which fall under Class 21 of trademark classification.

Trademark Class 21

Trademark Class 21 pertains to household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paint brushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steelwool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes.

The following goods are also classified under Class 21:

• Utensils and containers for household and kitchen use, for example, kitchen utensils, pails, pans of iron, of aluminium, of plastics or of other materials, small hand-operated apparatus for mincing, grinding or pressing;
• Electric combs;
• Electric toothbrushes;
• Dish stands and decanter stands.

Therefore, Trademark Class 21 includes mainly small, hand-operated utensils and apparatus for household and kitchen use as well as toilet utensils, glassware and articles in porcelain. For the purpose of attaining the information about trademark class, you can click on this link https://ipindia.gov.in

The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 21

• Certain goods made of glass, porcelain and earthenware (consult the Alphabetical List of Goods);
• Cleaning preparations, soaps, etc.;
• Small apparatus for mincing, grinding or pressing, which are driven by electricity;
• Razors and shaving apparatus, clippers (hand instruments), metal implements and utensils for manicure and pedicure;
• Cooking utensils, electric;
• Toilet mirrors.

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Comprehensive list of goods classified under Trademark Class 21

The following goods must be classified under Trademark Class 21:

• abrasive pads for kitchen purposes

• abrasive sponges for scrubbing the skin

• aerosol dispensers, not for medical purposes

• animal bristles [brushware]

• aquarium hoods

• electric devices for attracting and killing insects

• autoclaves [pressure cookers], non-electric / pressure cookers [autoclaves], non-electric

• baby baths, portable

• baking mats

• basins [receptacles]

• baskets for domestic use

• basting spoons [cooking utensils]

• basting brushes

• beaters, non-electric

• beer mugs

• bird baths*

• birdcages

• blenders, non-electric, for household purposes

• boot jacks

• boot trees [stretchers]

• bottle openers, electric and non-electric

• bottles

• bowls [basins] / basins [bowls]

• boxes for dispensing paper towels

• boxes of glass

• bread baskets, domestic

• bread boards

• bread bins

• brooms

• brush goods

• material for brush-making

• brushes*

• brushes for footwear

• electric brushes, except parts of machines

• brushes for cleaning tanks and containers

• buckets / pails

• buckets made of woven fabrics

• bulb basters

• busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass

• butter dishes

• butter-dish covers

• buttonhooks

• cabarets [trays]

• cages for household pets

• cake molds [moulds]

• candelabra [candlesticks] / candlesticks

• candle rings

• candle extinguishers

• candle jars [holders]

• candy boxes / boxes for sweetmeats

• car washing mitts

• carpet beaters [hand instruments]

• carpet sweepers

• cauldrons

• ceramics for household purposes

• chamber pots

• chamois leather for cleaning / buckskin for cleaning / skins of chamois for cleaning

• cheese-dish covers

• china ornaments

• chopsticks

• cinder sifters [household utensils]

• cleaning instruments, hand-operated

• cleaning tow

• closures for pot lids

• cloth for washing floors

• clothes-pegs / clothes-pins

• clothing stretchers / stretchers for clothing

• coasters, not of paper and other than table linen

• cocktail shakers

• cocktail stirrers

• coffee grinders, hand-operated

• coffee services [tableware]

• coffee filters, non-electric

• coffee percolators, non-electric

• coffeepots, non-electric

• comb cases

• combs for animals

• combs*

• electric combs

• confectioners’ decorating bags [pastry bags]

• containers for household or kitchen use

• cookery molds [moulds]

• cookie [biscuit] cutters

• cookie jars

• cooking pot sets

• cooking skewers of metal / cooking pins of metal

• cooking pots

• cooking utensils, non-electric

• corkscrews, electric and non-electric

• cosmetic utensils

• cosmetic spatulas

• cotton waste for cleaning

• cruet sets for oil and vinegar

• cruets

• crumb trays

• crushers for kitchen use, non-electric

• crystal [glassware]

• cups

• cups of paper or plastic

• currycombs

• cutting boards for the kitchen

• decanters

• deep fryers, non-electric

• demijohns / carboys

• deodorising apparatus for personal use

• dish covers / covers for dishes

• dishes

• dishwashing brushes

• disposable table plates

• drinking troughs

• drinking vessels

• drinking horns

• drinking bottles for sports

• drinking glasses

• dripping pans

• drying racks for laundry

• dustbins / garbage cans / refuse bins / trash cans

• dusting apparatus, non-electric

• dusting cloths [rags]

• earthenware / crockery

• earthenware saucepans

• egg cups

• enamelled glass

• epergnes

• eyebrow brushes

• feather-dusters

• feeding troughs

• fibreglass other than for insulation or textile use / fiberglass other than for insulation or textile use

• fibreglass thread, not for textile use / fiberglass thread, not for textile use

• figurines [statuettes] of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass / statuettes of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass

• flasks*

• flat-iron stands

• floss for dental purposes

• flower pots

• flower-pot covers, not of paper / covers, not of paper, for flower pots

• fly swatters

• fly traps

• food steamers, non-electric

• fruit cups

• fruit presses, non-electric, for household purposes

• frying pans

• funnels

• furniture dusters

• fused silica [semi-worked product], other than for building

• gardening gloves

• garlic presses [kitchen utensils]

• glass bulbs [receptacles] / glass vials [receptacles]

• glass flasks [containers]

• glass jars [carboys]

• glass stoppers / glass caps

• glass bowls

• glass, unworked or semi-worked, except building glass

• glass wool other than for insulation

• glass incorporating fine electrical conductors

• glass for vehicle windows [semi-finished product]

• glasses [receptacles]

• glove stretchers

• gloves for household purposes

• glue-pots

• graters for kitchen use

• grill supports / gridiron supports

• grills [cooking utensils] / griddles [cooking utensils]

• hair for brushes

• heat-insulated containers for beverages

• heat-insulated containers

• heaters for feeding bottles, non-electric

• hip flasks

• holders for flowers and plants [flower arranging]

• horse brushes

• hot pots, not electrically heated

• ice cube molds [moulds] / ice cube molds / ice cube moulds

• ice buckets / coolers [ice pails] / ice pails

• indoor terrariums [plant cultivation]

• indoor aquaria / tanks [indoor aquaria]

• indoor terrariums [vivariums]

• insect traps

• insulating flasks / vacuum bottles

• ironing board covers, shaped

• ironing boards

• isothermic bags

• jugs / pitchers

• kitchen grinders, non-electric

• kitchen containers

• kitchen utensils

• knife rests for the table

• lamp-glass brushes

• large-toothed combs for the hair

• lazy susans

• liqueur sets

• litter boxes [trays] for pets / litter trays for pets

• lunch boxes

• majolica

• mangers for animals

• menu card holders

• mess-tins

• mills for domestic purposes, hand-operated

• mixing spoons [kitchen utensils]

• mop wringers

• mops

• mosaics of glass, not for building

• moulds [kitchen utensils] / molds [kitchen utensils]

• mouse traps

• mugs

• nail brushes

• napkin rings

• napkin holders

• nest eggs, artificial

• noodle machines, hand-operated

• nozzles for watering hose

• nozzles for watering cans / roses for watering cans

• opal glass

• opaline glass

• oven mitts / barbecue mitts / kitchen mitts

• painted glassware

• paper plates

• pastry cutters

• pepper mills, hand-operated

• pepper pots

• perfume burners

• perfume vaporizers / perfume sprayers

• fitted picnic baskets, including dishes

• pie servers / tart scoops

• pig bristles

• piggy banks

• pipettes [wine-tasters] / wine tasters [siphons]

• plate glass [raw material]

• plates to prevent milk boiling over

• plungers for clearing blocked drains

• polishing leather

• polishing apparatus and machines, for household purposes, non-electric

• polishing materials for making shiny, except preparations, paper and stone

• polishing gloves

• porcelain ware

• non-electric portable coldboxes / non-electric portable coolers (Am.)

• pot lids

• potholders

• pots

• pottery

• poultry rings

• powder puffs

• powder compacts

• powdered glass for decoration

• rags [cloth] for cleaning / cloths for cleaning / rags for cleaning

• rat traps

• refrigerating bottles

• make-up removing appliances

• rings for birds

• rolling pins, domestic

• salad bowls

• salt cellars / salt shakers

• saucepan scourers of metal

• saucers

• scoops [tableware]

• scouring pads / pads for cleaning

• scrubbing brushes

• services [dishes]

• shaving brushes

• shaving brush stands / stands for shaving brushes

• shoe trees [stretchers]

• shoe horns

• sieves [household utensils]

• sifters [household utensils]

• signboards of porcelain or glass

• siphon bottles for carbonated water

• smoke absorbers for household purposes

• soap boxes

• soap dispensers

• soap holders / dishes for soap

• soup bowls

• spatulas [kitchen utensils]

• spice sets

• sponge holders

• sponges for household purposes

• make-up sponges

• spouts

• sprinklers

• statues of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass

• steel wool for cleaning

• stew-pans

• strainers for household purposes

• strainers

• straws for drinking / drinking straws

• sugar bowls

• syringes for watering flowers and plants / sprinklers for watering flowers and plants

• table plates

• tableware, other than knives, forks and spoons

• tankards

• tar-brushes, long handled

• tea caddies

• tea services [tableware]

• tea infusers / tea balls

• tea strainers

• tea cosies

• teapots

• thermally insulated containers for food

• tie presses

• toilet brushes

• toilet cases / fitted vanity cases

• toilet paper dispensers

• toilet sponges

• toilet utensils

• toilet paper holders

• toothbrushes

• toothbrushes, electric

• toothpick holders

• toothpicks

• towel rails and rings / rails and rings for towels

• trays for domestic purposes, of paper

• trays for domestic purposes

• trivets [table utensils]

• trouser presses

• urns*

• utensils for household purposes

• vases

• vegetable dishes

• vessels of metal for making ices and iced drinks

• vitreous silica fibers [fibres], not for textile use

• waffle irons, non-electric

• washing boards

• washtubs

• waste paper baskets

• water apparatus for cleaning teeth and gums

• watering devices / sprinkling devices

• watering cans

• apparatus for wax-polishing, non-electric

• wax-polishing appliances, non-electric, for shoes

• whisks, non-electric, for household purposes

• window-boxes

• wool waste for cleaning

• works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass