Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 8 in Japan

I’ve launched a new brand for DIY tools.
I’ve prepared a brand name that everyone from children to adults will love, and I want to register it as a trademark to prevent others from imitating it.

Then, please don’t forget to designate class 8, which includes “bladed or pointed hand tools” and “hand tools”!
A keyword for the goods in class 8 is “manual type”.
Please keep that in mind and check out the class.

 “Manual type”? Besides saws and hammers, I’m planning to sell electric drills, etc. in the future.
But I wonder if they can be designated under class 8…?

Class 8 is a category of hand-held tools and implements of manual type, etc.

Category 8 mainly includes hand-held tools and cutlery used in various occupations.

It includes tools used in a wide range of situations from agriculture to cooking, but with a few exceptions, the key to belonging to Class 8 is that they are “manual type”.

Goods included in Class 8 and Goods NOT included in Class 8

List of main goods in Class 8

The main goods included in Class 8 are listed below.
These goods can be designated by Amazing DX.

The above list of “the main goods included in Class 8” is just an example.

Let’s take a closer look at what other goods are included in Class 8 and what goods are not.

What should you do if you want to specify such items? (Goods included in Class 8)

Products related to implements used for crafts.

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

For example,

Item to be includedSelected on Amazing DX
planes
drills, hand-operated
saws [hand-operated]
chisels [hand-operated]
drills, hand-held tools
files [hand-held]
bladed or pointed hand tools
hammers [hand-operated]
wrenches, hand-held tools
soldering irons, non-electric, non-gas operated
carpenters’ pincers [nail pullers]
nippers
cutting pliers
shovels [hand tools]
hand tools [other than “carpenters’ inkpots and their accessories, razor strops, sharpening steels and whetstones”]

Products related to cutting instruments used at home.

When you want to specify such a product in Amazing DX, please specify “bladed or pointed hand tools”.

For example,

Item to be includedSelected on Amazing DX
Scissors
kitchen knives
razors, non-electric
hand-operated hair clippers
cutters
nail nippers
bladed or pointed hand tools

Other goods included in Class 8

Item to be includedSelected on Amazing DX
gardening shears and scissors
lawn clippers [hand instruments]
hair cutting scissors
bladed or pointed hand tools
rice scoops
ice picks
bladed or pointed hand tools
axes
sickles and scythes
hatchets
bladed or pointed hand tools
sabres [sword]
Japanese swords
sword scabbards
swords
branding irons
vices
pickaxes and mattocks
lifting jacks, hand-operated
 hand tools [other than “carpenters’ inkpots and their accessories, razor strops, sharpening steels and whetstones”]

Other goods included in Class 8

Please contact our patent attorneys via chat if you want to specify the below in Amazing DX

Goods NOT included in Class 8.

POWERED hand-held tools

I see, so the same hand-held tool would be in a different category if it is “powered”.

Yes, except for “electromechanical appliances for personal grooming used in the home”, “powered” tools must be designated in a different category.

Blades for different purposes.

Other goods NOT included in Class 8.

So “manicure sets” are in Class 8, but nail art tools are in a different class!

It is important to note that “manicure sets” only fall under “tools for caring for nails and toenails,” such as nail files, nail nippers, and scissors for nails and cuticles.

File a trademark application in Japan, designating goods in Class 8!

Class 3 is a classification for hand tools and cutlery. If you are in the tools and cutlery industry, you may want to consider filing a trademark application in Class 8 first.

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

First, please select as many goods and services 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.

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HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK
東京法務戦略部商標室長 山﨑 由貴
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