Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 12 in Japan

I’ve developed a new SUV car.
I’ve come up with a very good name for the model, and I want to register it as a trademark to prevent others from copying it.

If that’s the case, don’t forget to designate Class 12 which includes “Automobiles and their parts and fittings “!
Class 12 includes many goods related to vehicles such as cars and motorcycles. Let’s check.

Class 12 is a classification of vehicles and their parts, etc.

Class 12 mainly includes vehicles and equipment for transporting persons or products on land, in the air, or on water.

It may be easier to understand if you think of automobiles, ships, airplanes, and trains.

goods included in Class 12 and goods NOT included in Class 12

List of main goods in Class 12

The following is a list of the main goods included in Class 12.

You may file a trademark application designating these goods by Amazing DX.

• traction engine; ropeways for cargo or freight handling
• non-electric prime movers for land vehicles, not including their parts
• shafts, axles or spindles, machine elements for land vehicles; bearings, machine elements for land vehicles; shaft couplings or connectors, machine elements for land vehicles
• power transmissions and gearing, machine elements for land vehicles
• shock absorbers, machine elements for land vehicles; springs, machine elements for land vehicles
• brakes, machine elements for land vehicles
• parachutes
• anti-theft alarms for vehicles
• wheelchairs
• AC motors or DC motors for land vehicles, not including their parts
• vessels and their parts and fittings, other than air cushion vehicles
• air cushion vehicles
• aircraft and their parts and fittings
• railway rolling stock and their parts and fittings
• automobiles and their parts and fittings
• two-wheeled motor vehicles, bicycles and their parts and fittings
• rickshaws; sleighs and sleds [vehicles]; trolleys; carts; horse-drawn carriages; riyakah [two-wheeled carts]
• adhesive rubber patches for repairing tubes or tires
• baby carriage [prams]

The above list of “main goods in Class 12” is just an example.

Let’s take a closer look at what other goods are included in Class 12 and what goods are not.

Goods included in Class 12

Goods related to automobiles

When you want to specify something in Amazing DX, specify “automobiles and their parts and fittings”.

For example,

Goods related to two-wheeled vehicles

When you want to specify the item in Amazing DX, specify “two-wheeled motor vehicles, bicycles and their parts and fittings”.

For example,

Goods related to the operation of automobiles and motorcycles

When you want to specify an item in Amazing DX, specify the item that contains that goods.

For example,

If it becomes popular, I plan to develop and market an electric car version as well, keeping the model name.
It looks like the goods in Class 12 are all engine-powered vehicles, so should I add an electric car?

Electric cars are also included “Automobiles” in Class 12, so there is no need to add goods if you plan to use the trademark on the vehicle itself.
However, if you also plan to use the trademark for electrical devices such as car batteries or charging devices for electric vehicles, you will need to choose the goods from Class 9, etc.

Other goods in class 12

If you want to specify the goods as follows in Amazing DX, please feel free to contact us via chat.
Our attorneys specializing in trademarks will be happy to answer your questions.

• remote control vehicles, other than toys

Goods NOT included in Class 12

Batteries and lights

• batteries for automobiles [Class 9]
• charging stations for electric vehicles [Class 9]
• lights for automobiles and bicycles [Class 11]

I see, even though it’s the same “car parts”, I need to designate different classes for electrical system parts.

Toys

• toy cars [Class 28]
• radio-controlled toy cars [Class 28]
• tricycles for infants [toys] [Class 28]
• scooters [toys] [Class 28]

If the car I developed becomes popular, I’m considering selling miniature cars of it, so I guess I’d better designate Class 28.

File a trademark application designating goods in Class 12!

Class 12 is a classification for vehicles such as automobiles and motorcycles. If you are a manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles, bicycles, or parts, you should first consider Class 12.

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

You can easily search for more goods first, and then search again, removing only the ones that are marked with an X after the search.

If you are not sure which goods or services to select, our trademark attorneys are available to answer your questions. Please feel free to contact us via chat.