Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 19 in Japan

My company has recently developed a fire-resistant “ceramic tile” for architectural use.
First of all, we have prepared an impressive product name that is easy to understand, and we would like to register it as a trademark to prevent other companies from copying our product.

Then you need to remember to designate class 19, which includes “ceramic building materials, bricks and refractory products”!
Class 19 includes many products related to building materials! Let’s check it out.

We will be developing the same concept in the future, but it seems to me that we should designate other products in class 19 as well.
If they are in the same class, the cost is the same, so I wonder if, for example, “metal wall tiles” could also be designated in class 19…?

Class 19 is the classification of building materials, etc. that are not made of metal.

Class 19 includes mainly “plastic building materials”, “cement”, “building timber”, “building stone”, and “building glass”.
It may be easier to understand if you associate them with materials and materials used on construction sites.

Goods included in Class 19 and Goods NOT included in Class 19.

List of main goods in Class 19.

The main goods included in Class 19 are listed below.
These goods can be designated by Amazing DX.

• tar; pitch
• non-metallic minerals for building or construction
• ceramic building materials, bricks and refractory products
• building materials made of linoleum for fixing to existing walls or floors; plastic building materials; synthetic building materials; asphalt, and asphalt building or construction materials; rubber building or construction materials; plaster for building purposes; lime building or construction materials; building or construction materials of plaster
• flagpoles [structures], not of metal
• flagpoles [structures], not of metal
• buildings, not of metal
• erosion control mats integrating plants seeds
• plastic security windows allowing communication
• road and field marking sheets and strips
• cement and its products
• building timber
• building stone
• building glass
• artificial fish reefs, not of metal
• poultry houses, not of metal
• paint spraying booths, not of metal
• moulds for forming cement products, not of metal
• water-pipe valves, not of metal or plastics
• road signs, not of metal, non-luminous and non-mechanical
• beacons [not of metal, non-luminous]
• reservoirs, not of metal or plastics
• water tanks of masonry for household purposes
• letter boxes of masonry
• joinery fittings, not of metal
• outdoor blinds, not of metal or textile
• stone lanterns
• man-made garden ponds [structures, not of metal]
• transportable greenhouses, not of metal, for household use
• prize cups of stone, concrete or marble; commemorative shields of stone, concrete or marble
• gravestones and tomb plaques, not of metal
• stone sculptures; concrete sculptures; marble sculptures
• boards and powder of inorganic fiber
• plaster boards
• slag

The above list of “the main goods included in Class 19” is just an example.
Let’s take a closer look at what other goods are included in Class 19 and what goods are not.

What should you do if you want to specify such items? (Goods included in Class 19)

Goods that fall under “the bricks”, “tiles”, “refractory construction materials, cement”,etc.

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

For example,

Goods that fall under the “building timber”, “building stone”, “building glass”.

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

For example,

Other goods included in Class 19

Goods NOT included in Class 19

metal materials for building or construction

• metal shutters for building or construction [class06]
• metal ceiling boards for building or construction [class06]
• floor boards of metal for building or construction [class06]

I see, so even with building materials, metal building materials are in a different classification.

Yes, it may be necessary to designate a different class for different raw materials, even for building materials.

Unworked or semi-worked glass, NOT for building

• wired plate glass, not for building [class21]
• laminated flat glass, not for building [class21]

Statues etc. whose material is not stone or concrete

• statues of common metal; busts of common metal; works of art of common metal [class06]
• statues of precious metal; busts of precious metal; works of art of precious metal [class14]
• statues of wood, wax, plaster or plastic; busts of wood, wax, plaster or plastic; works of art of wood, wax, plaster or plastic [class20]
• statues of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass; busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass; works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass [class21]

Other goods NOT included in Class 19

• wall tiles of metal [class06]
• substances for insulating buildings against moisture [class17]
• indoor window blinds [shade] [furniture] [class20]
• blinds of reed, rattan or bamboo [Sudare] [class20]
• oriental single panel standing partition [Tsuitate] [class20]
• oriental folding partition screens [Byoubu] [class20]
• glass for vehicle windows [semi-finished product] [class21]
• carpets and rugs; wallpaper [class27]
• unsawn timber; undressed timber [class31]

Oh, and the metal wall tiles aren’t class 19!

File a trademark application, designating goods in Class 19!

Class 19 is a classification for building materials such as stone, wood, concrete, and other non-metal materials. For those in the building materials industry, please consider class 19 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.