Trademark Class 9: Computer Hardware, Software, and Electronic Devices.

Trademarks need to be applied for or registered according to specific categories, with each category representing a unique type of goods or services. Trademark Class 9 is an important segment within this classification system, encompassing a variety of items associated with computers, software, electronics, and scientific devices. This class includes items such as computer programs, data processing equipment, CDs, DVDs, and fire-extinguishing tools, making it vital for companies in technology and related sectors. Grasping the range of this class is crucial for the accurate registration of a Class 9 trademark, which helps protect your intellectual property and brand image. This article provides an overview of the goods included in trademark Class 9.Protect your intellectual property with expert trademark registration in Trademark Class 9 from IndiaFilings!

Class 9 of Trademark – A Brief

Trademark class 9 includes scientific, nautical, surveying, photographic, cinematographic, and optical instruments and apparatus, as well as equipment for weighing, measuring, signaling, supervision, life-saving, and education. It covers devices for conducting, switching, transforming, storing, regulating, or controlling electricity; tools for recording, transmitting, or reproducing sound and images; magnetic data storage devices, recording discs, compact discs, DVDs, and other digital media; mechanisms for coin-operated machines; cash registers, calculators, data processing equipment, and computers; computer software; and fire-extinguishing equipment.

The subsequent items are also categorized under trademark class 9. : 

• Equipment and devices used for scientific research in laboratories.
• Devices and tools used for managing ships, including those for measuring and sending commands.
• Protractors;
• Punched card office machines;
• All computer programs and software, irrespective of the medium used for storage or distribution, including those stored on magnetic media or downloaded from a remote computer network.

Consequently, Trademark Class 9 primarily encompasses computers, software, smartphones, electronic devices, CDs, DVDs, and fire extinguishers.

The items listed below should NOT be categorized under Class 9 of trademarks:

• Kitchen electromechanical devices such as food grinders, mixers, fruit pressers, and electrical coffee mills, along with other equipment and instruments powered by an electric motor.
• Equipment used for pumping or distributing fuels.
• Electric shavers, hair clippers (manual tools), and straightening irons;
• Electrical devices designed for space heating, heating liquids, cooking, ventilation, and other similar functions.
• Electric toothbrushes and combs;
• Timepieces such as clocks, watches, and various other timing devices.
• Control clocks;
• Entertainment and gaming devices designed to be used with an external display screen or monitor.

Products categorized within Trademark Class 9

The items listed below should be categorized under Class 9 of trademarks:

• accumulators, electric
• asbestos garments designed for fire protection
• asbestos screens for firemen
• Electric batteries for vehicles / electric accumulators for vehicles.
• batteries, electric
• breathing equipment, with the exception of mechanical ventilation
• bullet-resistant vests / bullet-resistant waistcoats
• calculating machines
• cash registers
• cell switches [electricity] / voltage reducers [electricity]
• chargers for electric batteries
• Device for verifying franking / device for inspecting stamped mail.
• chemistry apparatus and instruments
• chips [integrated circuits]
• choking coils [impedance]
• laboratory equipment for chromatography
• chronographs [time recording apparatus]
• cinematographic cameras
• cinematographic film, exposed
• circuit closers
• circuit breakers
• circular slide rules
• Cleaning equipment for phonograph records / cleaning equipment for audio recording discs
• close-up lenses
• apparel designed to offer protection from accidents, radiation, and fire
• apparel designed for fire protection / fire-resistant clothing
• apparel specifically designed for use in laboratories
• coaxial cables
• coils, electric
• collectors, electric
• electric apparatus for commutation
• commutators
• compact discs [audio-video]
• compact discs [read-only memory]
• compact disc players
• comparators
• compasses [measuring instruments]
• computer memory devices
• computer programmes [programs], recorded
• computer keyboards
• computer operating programs, recorded
• computer peripheral devices
• computer software, recorded
• software applications that can be downloaded
• computer game software
• software programs that can be downloaded
• computer hardware
• computers
• condensers [capacitors] / capacitors
• conductors, electric
• connections for electric lines
• connectors [electricity]
• contact lenses
• contacts, electric
• containers for microscope slides
• containers for contact lenses
• control panels [electricity]
• converters, electric
• copper wire, insulated
• cordless telephones
• correcting lenses [optics]
• cosmographic instruments
• fake coin detectors / counterfeit coin detectors
• counters / meters
• couplers [data processing equipment]
• electrical couplings / electrical connections
• covers for electric outlets
• crash test dummies
• laboratory crucibles / laboratory cupels
• current rectifiers
• cyclotrons
• darkroom lamps [photography]
• darkrooms [photography]
• data processing apparatus
• decompression chambers
• decorative magnets
• Equipment for demagnetizing magnetic tapes.
• densimeters
• densitometers
• metal detectors intended for industrial or military use
• detectors
• diagnostic equipment, intended for non-medical use
• diaphragms [acoustics]
• diaphragms for scientific apparatus
• diaphragms [photography]
• dictating machines
• diffraction apparatus [microscopy]
• digital photo frames
• digital signs
• directional compasses
• Electric discharge tubes not intended for lighting purposes.
• disk drives for computers
• disks, magnetic
• distance measuring apparatus
• distance measuring equipment / equipment for measuring distance
• scientific distillation equipment
• distribution boxes [electricity]
• distribution boards [electricity]
• distribution consoles [electricity]
• divers’ masks
• diving suits
• DNA chips
• dog whistles
• electric door bells
• dosage dispensers / dosimeters
• ringtones available for download for mobile devices
• downloadable music files
• downloadable image files
• Drainers intended for photography or photographic stands.
• dressmakers’ measures
• drying racks [photography]
• drying apparatus for photographic prints
• ducts [electricity]
• DVD players
• dynamometers
• ear plugs for divers
• editing devices for motion pictures / equipment for cutting cinematic film
• egg timers [sandglasses] / hourglasses
• egg-candlers
• electricity conduits
• materials used for electrical mains, such as wires and cables
• rails with electrical wiring for installing spotlights
• electrified fences
• An electro-dynamic device designed for the remote operation of railway switches.
• An electro-dynamic device for the wireless management of signals.
• electrolysers
• electromagnetic coils
• electronic pens [visual display units]
• electronic agendas
• electronic pocket translators
• electronic tags for goods
• electronic notice boards
• electronic publications, downloadable
• electronic book readers
• encoded magnetic cards
• encoded ID bracelets, magnetic
• encoded key cards
• enlarging apparatus [photography]
• epidiascopes
• ergometers
• exposure meters [light meters]
• eyeglass chains / pince-nez chains
• eyeglass cords / pince-nez cords
• eyeglass cases / pince-nez cases
• eyepieces
• instruments containing eyepieces
• facsimile machines
• Equipment used for fermentation [lab equipment].
• fibre [fiber (Am.)] optic cables
• film cutting apparatus
• films, exposed
• filters for respiratory masks
• filters [photography]
• filters designed to block ultraviolet rays for use in photography
• fire extinguishers / fire suppression equipment
• fire alarms
• fire beaters
• fire escapes
• fire hose nozzles
• fire engines
• fire pumps
• fire boats
• fire blankets
• fire hose
• flash-bulbs [photography]
• flashing lights [illuminated indicators] / blinkers [warning lights]
• flashlights [photography]
• floppy disks
• fluorescent screens
• fog signals, non-explosive
• food analysis apparatus
• frames for photographic transparencies
• frequency meters
• laboratory furnaces / laboratory ovens
• furniture specifically designed for use in laboratories
• fuse wire or wires made from metal alloys [fuse wire]
• fuses
• galena crystals [detectors]
• galvanic cells
• galvanic batteries
• galvanometers
• gas testing instruments
• gasoline gauges / petrol gauges
• gasometers [measuring instruments]
• gauges
• A glazing device for photographic prints.
• Global Positioning System (GPS) devices
• gloves for protection against accidents
• gloves for divers
• Gloves designed to shield against X-rays for industrial use.
• goggles for sports
• grids for batteries
• hands free kits for phones
• head cleaning tapes [recording]
• headphones
• heat regulating apparatus
• heliographic apparatus
• hemline markers
• high-frequency apparatus
• holders for electric coils
• holograms
• horns for loudspeakers
• hydrometers
• hygrometers
• identification tags for electrical cables
• Identification sleeves for electrical cables.
• identity cards, magnetic
• Electric device for remote ignition / electric ignition equipment for distant activation.
• incubators for bacteria culture
• Automatic alerts for low pressure in vehicle tires.
• inductors [electricity]
• integrated circuits
• integrated circuit cards, also known as smart cards, / smart cards, which are also referred to as integrated circuit cards.
• intercommunication apparatus
• interfaces for computers
• inverters [electricity]
• invoicing machines
• ionization equipment intended for purposes other than air or water treatment
• jigs [measuring instruments]
• Jukeboxes are coin-operated musical devices or automata that play music.
• juke boxes for computers
• junction boxes [electricity]
• junction sleeves for electric cables
• knee-pads for workers
• laboratory trays
• laboratory centrifuges
• lactodensimeters
• lactometers
• laptop computers
• lasers, not for medical purposes
• lens hoods
• lenses for astrophotography
• letter scales
• Leveling staffs and rods are both types of surveying instruments.
• levelling instruments
• instruments used to measure horizontal planes
• life saving apparatus and equipment
• life buoys
• life jackets
• life belts
• life-saving rafts
• capsules designed to save lives during natural disasters
• light dimmers, electric light controllers, electrical dimming devices
• light-emitting electronic pointers
• light-emitting diodes [LED]
• lighting ballasts
• Lightning rods, also known as lightning conductors or lightning arresters, are devices designed to protect structures from lightning strikes.
• limiters [electricity]
• locks, electric
• logs [measuring instruments]
• electric loss indicators
• loudspeakers
• magic lanterns
• magnetic tapes
• magnetic wires
• magnetic data media
• magnetic encoders
• magnetic tape units for computers
• magnets
• magnifying glasses [optics]
• marine compasses
• marine depth finders
• marking gauges [joinery]
• marking buoys
• masts for wireless aerials
• mathematical instruments
• measures
• devices used to measure the thickness of leather
• measuring apparatus
• measuring devices, electric
• measuring containers / calibrated glass containers
• measuring instruments
• device for measuring skin thickness
• measuring spoons
• mechanisms for coin-operated apparatus
• devices designed for counter-operation mechanisms
• megaphones
• memory cards for video game machines
• mercury levels
• meteorological balloons
• meteorological instruments
• metronomes
• Micrometer screws designed for optical devices.
• micrometers / micrometer gauges
• microphones
• microprocessors
• microscopes
• microtomes
• Mileage recorders for vehicles / distance recorders for vehicles.
• mirrors for inspecting work
• mirrors [optics]
• mobile phones / cell devices / cellular devices
• modems
• money counting and sorting machines
• monitoring apparatus, electric
• monitors [computer hardware]
• monitors [computer programs]
• mouse [computer peripheral]
• mouse pads
• nautical apparatus and instruments
• naval signalling apparatus
• navigation systems for vehicles [in-vehicle computers]
• navigational instruments
• needles for turntables / styli for turntables
• neon signs
• nets for protection against accidents
• nose clips for divers and swimmers
• notebook computers
• objectives [lenses] [optics]
• observation instruments
• octants
• ohmmeters
• optical lanterns / optical lamps
• optical lenses
• optical goods
• optical apparatus and instruments
• optical glass
• Optical fibers, also known as light-conducting filaments, are fibers that transmit light.
• optical condensers
• optical character readers
• optical data media
• optical discs
• oscillographs
• oxygen transvasing apparatus
• ozonisers [ozonators]
• parking meters
• particle accelerators
• pedometers
• peepholes [magnifying lenses] for doors
• periscopes
• Petri dishes
• vinyl records / audio recording discs
• photocopiers [including photographic, electrostatic, and thermal types]
• photometers
• phototelegraphy apparatus
• photovoltaic cells
• apparatus and instruments for physics
• pince-nez mountings / eyeglass frames
• pince-nez / eyeglasses
• pipettes
• Pitot tubes
• plane tables [surveying instruments]
• planimeters
• plates for batteries
• plotters
• plumb bobs
• plumb lines
• pocket calculators
• polarimeters
• portable media players
• precision measuring apparatus
• precision balances
• pressure indicator plugs for valves
• pressure gauges / manometers
• pressure measuring apparatus
• pressure indicators
• printed circuits
• printed circuit boards
• printers for use with computers
• prisms [optics]
• probes for scientific purposes
• processors [central processing units] / central processing units [processors]
• projection screens
• projection apparatus
• safety equipment for individual use to prevent accidents
• devices designed to protect against X-rays, excluding medical applications
• protective suits for aviators
• protective helmets
• protective masks
• protective helmets for sports
• protractors [measuring instruments]
• punched card machines for offices
• push buttons for bells
• pyrometers
• quantity indicators
• radar apparatus
• radio pagers
• radiographic equipment for industrial use
• Radiology is utilized for screening in industrial applications.
• radios
• radiotelegraphy sets
• radiotelephony sets
• railway traffic safety appliances
• range finders / telemeters
• readers [data processing equipment]
• record players
• Reflective discs for monitoring wear, aimed at preventing traffic accidents.
• refractometers
• refractors
• regulating apparatus, electric
• relays, electric
• Electrical systems designed for the remote management of industrial processes.
• remote control apparatus
• resistances, electric
• respirators for filtering air
• Masks for respiratory purposes, excluding those used for artificial respiration, and respirators not intended for artificial breathing.
• resuscitation dummies [training devices]
• retorts
• retorts’ stands
• revolution counters
• rheostats
• riding helmets
• road signs, luminous or mechanical
• rods for water diviners
• rulers [measuring instruments]
• rules [measuring instruments]
• saccharometers
• safety nets / life nets
• safety tarpaulins
• safety harnesses, aside from those used in vehicles and sports gear
• salinometers
• satellite navigational apparatus
• satellites for scientific purposes
• scales
• scanners [data processing equipment]
• screens [photography]
• screens for photoengraving
• screw-tapping gauges
• semi-conductors
• sextants
• sheaths for electric cables
• footwear designed to safeguard against accidents, radiation, and fire
• shutter releases [photography]
• shutters [photography]
• optical scopes for guns / telescopic sights for guns
• signal bells
• signal lanterns
• signaling boards, either illuminated or mechanical
• signalling whistles
• signalling buoys
• signals, luminous or mechanical
• mechanical signs
• signs, luminous
• simulators for vehicle steering and control
• sirens
• sleeves for laptops
• slide calipers
• slide projectors / devices for projecting transparencies
• slide-rules
• Slope indicators, clinometers, gradient indicators, and inclinometers are all terms used to describe instruments that measure the angle or steepness of slopes.
• smartphones
• smoke detectors
• sockets, connectors, and various electrical contacts / connectors, sockets, and other electrical contacts
• socks, electrically heated
• solar batteries
• solar panels used to generate electricity
• solderers’ helmets
• Solenoid valves, which are also known as electromagnetic switches.
• sonars
• sound recording carriers
• sound recording strips
• sound transmitting apparatus
• sound recording apparatus
• sound reproduction apparatus
• sound locating instruments
• sounding lines
• sounding apparatus and machines
• sounding leads
• spark-guards
• speaking tubes
• spectacle lenses
• spectacle frames
• spectacle cases
• spectacles [optics]
• spectrograph apparatus
• spectroscopes
• speed checking apparatus for vehicles
• speed indicators
• speed measuring apparatus [photography]
• speed regulators for record players
• spherometers
• spirit levels
• spools [photography]
• sprinkler systems for fire protection
• stage lighting regulators
• stands for photographic apparatus
• starter cables for motors
• automatic steering system for vehicles
• step-up transformers
• personal stereos
• stereoscopes
• stereoscopic apparatus
• stills for laboratory experiments
• stroboscopes
• sulfitometers
• sunglasses
• surveying instruments
• surveying chains
• surveying apparatus and instruments
• surveyors’ levels
• switchboards
• switchboxes [electricity]
• switches, electric
• tablet computers
• tachometers
• tape recorders
• taximeters
• teaching apparatus
• teeth protectors
• telegraph wires
• telegraphs [apparatus]
• telephone receivers
• telephone apparatus
• telephone transmitters
• telephone wires
• teleprinters / teletypewriters
• teleprompters
• telerupters
• telescopes
• telescopic sights for artillery
• devices that operate televisions using coins
• television apparatus
• temperature indicators
• Labels for temperature indicators, intended for non-medical use.
• terminals [electricity]
• test tubes
• testing equipment and devices for materials
• testing equipment not intended for medical use
• theft prevention installations, electric
• theodolites
• thermionic valves / thermionic tubes
• thermometers, not for medical purposes
• thermostats
• thermostats for vehicles
• thread counters / waling glasses
• ticket dispensers
• time switches, automatic
• time recording apparatus
• time clocks [time recording devices]
• tone arms for record players
• Empty toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers.
• totalizators
• traffic cones
• traffic signal devices
• transformers [electricity]
• transistors [electronic]
• transmitters of electronic signals
• transmitters [telecommunication]
• transmitting sets [telecommunication]
• translucent images [photography] / slide images [photography]
• transponders
• triodes
• tripods for cameras
• urinometers
• USB flash drives
• vacuum gauges
• vacuum tubes [radio]
• variometers
• vehicle radios
• vehicle breakdown warning triangles
• verniers
• video recorders
• video cassettes
• video game cartridges
• video screens
• video telephones
• video baby monitors
• videotapes
• viewfinders, photographic
• viscosimeters
• voltage regulators for vehicles
• voltage surge protectors
• voltmeters
• voting machines
• wafers for integrated circuits
• walkie-talkies
• washing trays [photography]
• wavemeters
• weighbridges
• weighing machines
• weighing apparatus and instruments
• weights
• whistle alarms
• wind socks for indicating wind direction
• wire connectors [electricity]
• wires, electric
• workmen’s protective face-shields
• wrist rests for use with computers
• X-ray tubes not for medical purposes
• X-ray apparatus not for medical purposes
• X-ray films, exposed
• X-ray images that are not intended for medical use.
• apparatus and installations for the production of X-rays