Introduction:
Industrial design plays a crucial role in shaping the aesthetics and functionality of products, and it is important to understand the classification system that organizes these designs. Industrial design classes categorize products into different groups based on their nature, purpose, and characteristics. This classification system provides a structured framework for registering, protecting, and managing industrial designs. In this article, we will delve into the concept of industrial design classes, their significance, and how they are classified.
The Purpose of Industrial Design Classes:
Industrial design classes serve as a standardized system to classify products according to their type, function, and intended use. This classification system simplifies the registration and management processes by grouping similar products together. It helps applicants and authorities in identifying the appropriate class(es) to which a design belongs, ensuring clarity and consistency in design registration and protection.
The Locarno Classification:
The internationally recognized classification system used for industrial designs is the Locarno Classification. The Locarno Classification is a hierarchical system that consists of classes, subclasses, and indications of products. It offers a comprehensive and organized framework for classifying various articles based on their design characteristics.
Industrial Design classes: 32 Classes
Here’s an overview of all the 32 classes in the Locarno Classification for industrial designs:
Class 1: Foodstuffs
This class includes designs related to food products, beverages, food containers, packaging for food items, and related accessories.
Class 2: Articles of clothing and haberdashery
Designs for clothing, footwear, headwear, and accessories like belts, gloves, and scarves fall under this class.
Class 3: Travel goods, cases, and personal belongings
This class covers designs for luggage, bags, backpacks, wallets, purses, and personal accessories used during travel.
Class 4: Brushware
Designs for various types of brushes, brooms, dusters, and cleaning tools are included in this class.
Class 5: Textile piece goods, artificial and natural sheet materials
This class encompasses designs for textiles, fabrics, wallpapers, linens, beddings, and other sheet materials.
Class 6: Furnishing
Designs for furniture, interior decor items, lighting fixtures, and related furnishings are categorized under this class.
Class 7: Household goods
This class includes designs for household items, utensils, appliances, tableware, containers, and kitchen accessories.
Class 8: Tools and hardware
Designs for hand tools, power tools, machinery, hardware equipment, and accessories fall under this class.
Class 9: Packages and containers for the transport or handling of goods
This class encompasses designs for packaging materials, containers, bottles, boxes, and transportation-related packaging.
Class 10: Clocks and watches and other measuring instruments
Designs for clocks, watches, timepieces, chronometers, measuring instruments, and related devices are included in this class.
Class 11: Musical instruments
This class covers designs for musical instruments such as guitars, pianos, drums, violins, wind instruments, and accessories.
Class 12: Equipment for production, distribution, or transformation of electricity
Designs for electrical equipment, power generators, transformers, electrical switches, and related devices fall under this class.
Class 13: Equipment for lighting, heating, steam generating, cooking, refrigerating, drying, ventilating, water supply, and sanitary purposes
This class includes designs for lighting fixtures, heating appliances, kitchen appliances, cooling systems, and sanitary equipment.
Class 14: Recording, communication, or information retrieval equipment
Designs for telecommunication devices, recording equipment, audiovisual devices, computers, and related accessories are categorized under this class.
Class 15: Machines, machine tools, motors, engines, or pumps
This class encompasses designs for machinery, machine tools, motors, engines, pumps, and related equipment.
Class 16: Photography and optical equipment
Designs for cameras, optical instruments, lenses, binoculars, microscopes, and related photographic and optical equipment fall under this class.
Class 17: Horological instruments
This class includes designs for timekeeping instruments, horological devices, and related accessories.
Class 18: Printing and office machinery
Designs for printing machinery, office equipment, typewriters, calculators, and related devices are categorized under this class.
Class 19: Stationery and office equipment, artists’ and teaching materials
This class covers designs for stationery, office supplies, writing instruments, art materials, teaching aids, and related items.
Class 20: Sales and advertising equipment, signs
Designs for sales and advertising equipment, point-of-sale displays, signage, and related promotional materials fall under this class.
Class 21: Games, toys, and sports equipment
This class includes designs for toys, games, sports equipment, gaming consoles, and related accessories.
Class 22: Musical instruments, other than wind, stringed, or percussion instruments
This class encompasses designs for musical instruments that do not fall under wind, stringed, or percussion categories. It may include unique or specialized instruments.
Class 23: Equipment for gymnastics and athletics
Designs for gym equipment, exercise machines, athletic gear, and accessories used in sports and physical activities fall under this class.
Class 24: Medical and laboratory equipment
This class includes designs for medical instruments, laboratory equipment, diagnostic devices, surgical tools, and healthcare-related products.
Class 25: Building units and construction elements
Designs for building components, construction materials, modular units, fittings, and fixtures used in architecture and construction are categorized under this class.
Class 26: Lighting apparatus
This class encompasses designs for various lighting apparatus, including lamps, light fixtures, lighting systems, and decorative lighting.
Class 27: Tobacco and smokers’ supplies
Designs for tobacco-related products, smoking accessories, smoking pipes, cigarette cases, lighters, and other smoking-related supplies fall under this class.
Class 28: Pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and toilet preparations
This class includes designs for pharmaceutical products, cosmetics, toiletries, personal care items, and related packaging and containers.
Class 29: Vehicles, other than railway rolling stock
Designs for non-railway vehicles such as automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, scooters, boats, and other means of transportation are categorized under this class.
Class 30: Agricultural, horticultural, and forestry products and grains not included in other classes
This class encompasses designs for agricultural and horticultural products, gardening tools, farming equipment, and forestry-related items.
Class 31: Various articles not included in other classes
Designs for miscellaneous articles that do not fall under any specific class are included in this category. It may cover a wide range of unique and unconventional designs.
Class 32: Furniture, mirrors, articles not included in other classes
This class includes designs for furniture, mirrors, and other articles that do not fall under any specific class. It encompasses a broad range of designs that do not fit into other defined categories.
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