Trademark Class 21: Household Items & Kitchen Utensils

Shivani Jain | Updated: Oct 29, 2020 | Category: Trademark

The term “Trademark Class 21” signifies a particular class of Trademark classes that transacts with the goods and products termed as Household Items and Kitchen Utensils.

However, the goods and items, such as Toilet Mirrors, Electric Cooking Utensils and Appliances, Spectacle Lenses, Glass Wool, Earthenware Tiles, etc. are excluded from the ambit of this trademark class.

Further, the term Household Items and Kitchen Utensilsincludes Ropes and Strings, Cushioning and Stuffing Materials, Padding, etc.

In this blog, we will discuss the idea of Trademark Class 21 and the List of Items termed as Household Items and Kitchen Utensils under this Trademark Class.

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Items Covered under Trademark Class 21

The Items covered under the Trademark Class 21 are as follows:

Statues, Figurines, Works of Art, Plaques, etc. made of materials, such as Terra Cotta, Porcelain, Glass;
Unworked Glass and Semi-worked Glass, not prescribed for use;
Gardening Articles;
Brushes and other items for Cleaning;
Brush-making Materials;
Tableware and Cookware;
Boxes and Containers;
Cleaning Items;
Cosmetic and Toilet utensils;
Bathroom Articles;
Articles for Animals;
Articles for Clothing and Footwear;

Items Not Covered under Trademark Class 21

The Items not covered under the Trademark Class 21 are as follows:

Cleaning Preparations and Soaps under the Trademark Class 3;
Certain goods and products made of Glass, Earthenware, Porcelain that are classified as per their function or purpose, such as, Porcelain used for Dental Prostheses under the Trademark Class 5;
Power-driven small household apparatuses for main activities under the Trademark Class 7;
Equipment used for Shaving, Manicure, Pedicure, etc. under the Trademark Class 8;
Spectacle Lenses under the Trademark Class 9;
Electric Cooking Appliances and Utensils under the Trademark Class 11;
Glass Wool for Insulation under the Trademark Class 17;
Earthenware Tiles under the Trademark Class 19;
Toilet Mirrors under the Trademark Class 20;

Coordinated Classes for Trademark Class 21

Whenever a particular good or service falls under the ambit of 2 or more classes or groups for Classifications, then, in that case, the applicant needs to apply in each of such Trademark classifications. Also, it shall be taken into account that these other classes/ groups/ classifications/ are known as Related or Coordinated Classes.

Besides this, it must be taken into note that USPTO has coined the concept of Related Classes. Also, the term USPTO stands for the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Moreover, as per the USPTO, any person who wants to apply for Trademark Registration under Trademark Class 21, needs to submit the application form in all the other related or associated classes also.

Further, the Related Classes for Trademark Class 21 are as follows:

Cleaning Substance and Preparation under the Trademark Class 3;
Hand Tools under the Trademark Class 8;
Furniture under the Trademark Class 20;
Advertising and Business Service under the Trademark Class 35;
Science and Technology under the Trademark Class 42;
Medical and Vet Services under the Trademark Class 44;

Detailed List of Goods Covered under the Trademark Class 21


Abrasive pads made for kitchen purposes	Drinking horns	Pig bristles
Abrasive sponges made for scrubbing the skin	Drinking bottles made for sports	Piggy banks
Aerosol dispensers, not made for medical purposes	Drinking glasses	Pipettes [wine-tasters] and wine tasters [siphons]
Animal bristles [brushware]	Dripping pans	Plate glass [raw materials]
Aquarium hoods	Drying racks used for laundry	Plates to prevent milk from over boiling
Electric devices used for attracting and killing insects	Dustbins / trash cans/ garbage cans / refuse bins	Plungers used for clearing blocked drains
Autoclaves [pressure cookers], non-electric / pressure cookers [auto claves]	Dusting apparatus, non-electric apparatus	Polishing leather
Baby baths, portable baths	Dusting cloths [rags]	Polishing apparatus and machines, used for household purposes, non-electric appliances
Silicone baking mats	Earthenware/crockery	Polishing materials used for making a shiny appearance, except for preparations, paper and stone
Basins [receptacles]	Earthenware saucepans	Polishing gloves
Baskets used for domestic use	Egg cups	Porcelain ware
Basting spoons [cooking utensils]	Enameled glass	Non-electric portable cold boxes/non-electric portable coolers
Basting brushes	Epergnes	Pot lids
Beaters, non-electric beaters	Eyebrow brushes	Potholders
Beer mugs	Feather-dusters	Pots
Bird baths	Feeding troughs	Pottery
Birdcages	Fiberglass other than for the insulation or textile use	Poultry rings
Blenders, non-electric blenders, used for household purposes	Fiberglass thread, not used for textile use	Powder puffs
Boot jacks	Figurines [statuettes] of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass/ statuettes of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass	Powder compacts
Boot trees [stretchers]	Flasks	Powdered glass used for decoration
Bottle openers, both electric and non-electric	Flat-iron stands	Rags [cloth] used for cleaning/cloths used for cleaning
Bottles	Floss used for dental purposes	Rat traps
Bowls [basins] / basins [bowls]	Flower pots;	Refrigerating bottles;
Boxes used for dispensing paper towels;	Flower-pot covers, not made of paper/covers	Make-up removing appliances and mechanisms
Boxes of glass	Fly swatters	Rings for birds;
Bread baskets, for domestic purpose	Fly traps	Rolling pins, for domestic purpose
Bread boards	Food steamers, non-electricfood steamers	Salad bowls
Bread bins	Fruit cups	Salt cellars/salt shakers
Brooms	Fruit presses, non-electric, used for household purposes	Saucepan scourers made of metal
Brush goods	Frying pans	Saucers
Material used for brush-making	Funnels	Scoops [tableware]
Brushes	Furniture dusters	Scouring pads/pads used for cleaning
Brushes for footwear	Fused silica (semi-worked product), other than for building	Scrubbing brushes
Electric brushes, except parts of machines	Gardening gloves	Services (dishes)
Brushes used for cleaning tanks and containers	Garlic presses as kitchen utensils	Shaving brushes
Buckets / pails	Glass bulbs (receptacles) / glass vials [receptacles]	Shaving brush stands
Buckets made of woven fabrics;	Glass flasks or containers	Shoe trees [stretchers]
Bulb basters	Glass jars (carboys)	Shoe horns
Busts of ceramic, porcelain, earthenware or glass	Glass stoppers/glass caps	Sieves (household utensils)
Butter dishes	Glass bowls	Sifters [household utensils]
Butter-dish covers	Glass, both unworked or semi-worked, except for building glass	Signboards made of porcelain or glass
Buttonhooks	Glass wool used other than for insulation	Siphon bottles used for carbonated water
Cabarets [trays]	Glass used for incorporating fine electrical conductors	Smoke absorbers used for household purposes
Cages used for household pets	Glass used for vehicle windows [semi-finished product]	Soap boxes
Cake molds [moulds]	Glasses [receptacles]	Soap dispensers
Candelabra [candlesticks]	Glove stretchers	Soap holders/dishes for soap
Candle rings	Gloves used for household purposes	Soup bowls
Candle extinguishers	Glue-pots	Spatulas [kitchen utensils]
Candle jars or holders	Graters used for kitchen use	Spice sets
Candy boxes/boxes for sweetmeats	Grill supports/gridiron supports	Sponge holders
Car washing mitts	Grills [cooking utensils] /or griddles [cooking utensils]	Sponges used for household purposes
Carpet beaters as hand instruments	Hair for brushes	Make-up sponges
Carpet sweepers	Heat-insulated containers used for beverages	Spouts
Cauldrons	Heat-insulated containers or boxes	Sprinklers
Ceramics used for household purposes	Heaters used for feeding bottles, non-electric	Statues made of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, or glass
Chamber pots	hip flasks	Steel wool used for cleaning
Chamois leather used for cleaning/buckskin used for cleaning/skins of chamois used for cleaning	Holders made for flowers and plants [flower arranging]	stew-pans
Covers for a cheese dish	Horse brushes	Strainers for household purposes
China ornaments	Hot pots, not electrically heated	Strainers
Chopsticks	Ice cube molds [moulds]/ice cube molds/ice cube moulds	Straws used for drinking or drinking straws
Cinder sifters [household utensils]	Oce buckets / coolers [ice pails] / ice pails	Sugar bowls
Cleaning instruments which are hand-operated	Indoor terrariums for plant cultivation	Syringes used for watering flowers and plants
Cleaning tow	Indoor aquaria / or tanks, such as the indoor aquaria	Table plates

Conclusion

In a nutshell, researching out an accurate trademark class for the goods or service can prove to be a back-breaking, tedious, and intricate task. Also, the same needs a lot of prior experience and knowledge regarding the different kinds of applications and Trademark classifications.

Further, the Trademark Class 21 usually covers all the Household items and Kitchen utensils, and includes several other associated products as well.

At SwaritAdvsiors, our experienced professionals will not only assist you with the process of Trademark Search for determining the correct Trademark Class but will offer you services and assistance related to the procedure for Trademark Registration and Trademark Renewal as well.

Also, Read: Trademark Opposition Procedure in India

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