Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 7 in Japan

I’ve decided to sell “vacuum cleaners”. First of all, I’ve prepared an impactful product name and logo for my new products of vacuum cleaners, and I’d like to register it as a trademark to prevent others from copying.

Then, you remember to designate Class 7, which includes “vacuum cleaners”!
Class 7 includes not only machines such as vacuum cleaners, but also many products related to machine tools, motors and engines. Let’s check it out.

Considering the future product development of vacuum cleaners, I think it would be better to specify other goods in Class 7. The cost will be the same if it’s in the same class, but I wonder if we can also designate dishwashers which are also home appliances, in Class 7…?

Class 7 is a category of machines, machine tools, motors and engines (Classification)

Class 7 mainly includes machines, machine tools, motors and engines.

In general, it may be easier to understand if you think of products sold by machinery manufacturers, as well as products that are familiar to us in our daily lives, such as washing machines, vacuum cleaners, and dishwashers.

Goods included in Class 7 and NOT included in Class 7

List of main goods in Class 7

The main goods included in Class 7 are listed below.

These goods can be designated in Amazing DX.

• metalworking machines and tools
• mining machines and apparatus
• construction machines and apparatus
• loading-unloading machines and apparatus
• industrial fishing machines
• chemical processing machines and apparatus
• textile machines and apparatus
• food or beverage processing machines and apparatus
• sewing machines
• plowing machines and implements, other than hand-held tools
• harvesting machines and implements
• plant fiber processing machines and implements for agricultural purposes
• plastic processing machines and apparatus
• semiconductor manufacturing machines and systems
• machines and apparatus for manufacturing rubber goods
• stone working machines and apparatus
• non-electric prime movers, not for land vehicles, other than water mills and wind mills
• water mills
• wind mills
• vending machines
• fuel dispensing machines for service stations
• washing machines for industrial purposes [laundry]
• washing machines for household purposes [laundry]
• repairing or fixing machines and apparatus
• mechanical parking systems
• vehicle washing installations
• dishwashers for industrial purposes
• dishwashers for household purposes
• electric wax-polishing machines for industrial purposes
• vacuum cleaners for industrial purposes
• electric wax-polishing machines for household purposes
• vacuum cleaners for household purposes
• bearings, machine elements not for land vehicles
• shafts, couplings or connectors, machine elements not for land vehicles
• power transmissions and gearing, machine elements not for land vehicles
• shock absorbers, machine elements not for land vehicles
• springs, machine elements not for land vehicles
• brakes, machine elements not for land vehicles
• valves, machine elements not for land vehicles
• lawnmowers
• curtain drawing devices electrically operated
• electric door openers
• 3D printers
• starters for motors and engines
• AC generators [alternators]
• DC generators
• electric food blenders for household purposes
• dynamo brushes

The above list of “the main goods included in Class 7 is just an example.

Let’s take a closer look at what other goods are included in Class 7 and what goods are not.

What should you do if you want to designate such items? (Goods included in Class 7)

Goods related to metalworking machines and tools

→When you want to designate such a product in Amazing DX, please designate the item that the product is included.

For example,……

Goods related to agricultural machines and agricultural implements, other than hand-operated

→When you want to designate such a product in Amazing DX, please designate the item that the product is included.

For example,……

Other goods

Goods NOT included in Class 7

Hand-held tools (hand-operated)

• hoes [hand-held]【Class 8】
• digging forks [spading forks]【Class 8】
• scissors【Class 8】

Motors for land vehicles (Class 12)

• motors for land vehicles【Class 12】

I see, “hoes” and “digging forks” are classified differently even though they relate to agriculture.

Yes, it is necessary to specify a separate class for such “hoes” or “digging forks”.

Other goods NOT included in Class 7

• dish drying machines【Class 11】
• drying apparatus for harvest, forage drying apparatus【Class 11】

Dish washers are in Class 7, but dish drying machines are not! Drying apparatus for harvest and forage drying apparatus are not in Class 7 although they are used in agriculture!

File a trademark application in Japan, designating goods in Class 7

Class 7 is a classification for machines, machine tools, motors and engines, etc.. If you are a manufacturer of machinery and equipment, please consider Class 7 first.

Amazing DX allows you to easily select your designated goods and services online.

First, please select as many goods as possible. After the search, it is easy to exclude the goods marked with × and search again.

If you are not sure which goods or services to select, please feel free to contact us via chat. Our attorneys specializing in trademarks will be happy to answer your questions.

Reference: Japan Patent Office, “Examination Guidelines for Similar Goods and
Services (corresponding to the Nice Classification, 11th Edition, Version 2022)”