Trademark Registration – Classification Guide Class 21 in Japan

We have decided to start marketing cooking utensils.
First of all, we have prepared an impactful product name and logo for the “frying pans”, and we would like to register it as a trademark so that others will not imitate us.

Then you need to remember to designate Class 21, which includes “cooking pots and pans”!
Class 21 includes many goods related to small manual utensils for the kitchen! Let’s check it out.

In the future, we would like to develop a variety of cooking utensils that can be used conveniently, so it seems to be better to designate other goods in Class 21.
Is it possible to designate ”electric pressure cookers” in Class 21 as well…?

Class 21 is a classification for small manual kitchen utensils, cosmetic utensils, glassware, etc.

Class 21 includes mainly small manual utensils for household and kitchen use, cosmetic utensils, glassware, and ceramics.

It may be easier to understand if you associate them with tools and containers used in the home on a daily basis.

Goods included in Class 21 and Goods NOT included in Class 21

List of main goods in Class 21

The main goods included in Class 21 are listed below.
These goods can be designated by Amazing DX.

• floss for dental purposes
• unworked or semi-worked glass, not for building
• mangers for animals [troughs for livestock]
• poultry rings
• perfume burners
• perfume burners
• toothbrushes, electric
• cosmetic utensils, other than "toothbrushes, electric"
• tub brushes; metal brushes; brushes for pipes; industrial brushes; ship-scrubbing brushes
• gloves for household purposes
• industrial packaging containers of glass, not including glass stoppers, lids and covers
• industrial packaging containers of ceramics
• glass stoppers for industrial packaging containers; glass covers and lids for industrial packaging containers
• industrial packaging bottles of plastics
• cooking pots and pans, non-electric; coffee-makers, non-electric; Japanese cast iron kettles, non-electric [Tetsubin]; kettles, non-electric
• dinnerware, other than knives, forks and spoons
• non-electric ice chests for household purposes; ice-cooling refrigerators for household purposes; kitchen containers for rice; food preserving jars of glass; drinking flasks for travellers; vacuum bottles [insulated flasks]
• cookware; ice pails; sugar tongs; nutcrackers; pepper pots; sugar bowls; colanders; salt shakers; Japanese style cooked rice scoops [Shamoji]; cooking funnels; drinking straws; Japanese style personal dining trays or stands [Zen]; bottle openers, non-electric; egg cups; tart scoops; napkin holders; napkin rings; hot pads [trivets]; chopsticks; chopstick cases; ladles and dippers for kitchen use; cooking sieves and sifters; trays; toothpicks; toothpick holders
• cleaning tools and washing utensils
• ironing boards; tailors' sprayers; ironing boards [Kotedai]; Hera-dai [fabric marking boards]
• yukakibo [Japanese bath utensils for hot bathtub water]; bathroom pails
• candle extinguishers; candlesticks
• cinder sifters for household purposes; Gotoku [trivets for Japanese charcoal heaters for household purposes]; coal scuttles; Japanese charcoal extinguishers [Hikeshi-tsubo]
• mouse and rat traps; fly swatters
• flower pots; hydroponic plant pots for home gardening; watering cans
• bird cages; bird baths; feeding vessels for pets; brushes for pets
• clothes brushes
• chamber pots
• piggy banks
• amulet; fortune slip
• cold packs for chilling food and beverages
• soap dispensing bottles
• tanks [indoor aquaria] and their fittings
• toilet paper holders
• flower vases; flower bowls
• upright signboards of glass or ceramics
• prize cups of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass; commemorative shields of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta or glass
• shoe brushes; shoe horns; shoe shine cloths; shoe shine sponges and cloths; shoe-trees [stretchers]
• portable cooking kits for outdoor use
• insect collectors' boxes; insect collecting boxes in the form of a flattened cylindrical metal case
• cattle hair for brushes, raccoon dog hair for brushes, pig bristles for brushes and horsehair for brushes

The above list of “the main goods included in Class 21” is just an example.
Let’s take a closer look at what other goods are included in Class 21 and what goods are not.

What should you do if you want to specify such items? (Goods included in Class 21)

Goods related to “cosmetic utensils”

When you want to specify such a product in Amazing DX, please specify “cosmetic utensils, other than ‘toothbrushes, electric.'”

For example,

Goods related to “cookware” and “dinnerware, other than knives, forks and spoons”

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

For example,

Goods related to “cleaning tools and washing utensils”

When you want to specify such a product in Amazing DX, please specify “cleaning tools and washing utensils.”

For example,

Goods related to “unworked or semi-worked glass”

When you want to specify such a product in Amazing DX, please specify “unworked or semi-worked glass, not for building.”

For example,

Other goods included in Class 21

If you would like to specify the following goods or other items in Amazing DX, please contact our trademark attorneys via chat.

• kitchen mitts
• coasters, not of paper or textile
• noodle machines, hand-operated
• decorating bags for confectioners
• baby baths, portable
• insect traps
• cages for household pets
• pet feeding bowls
• litter trays for pets
• aromatic oil diffusers, other than reed diffusers, electric and non-electric
• trouser presses
• fiberglass, other than for insulation or textile use
• bottles
• flasks
• crockery
• china ornaments

Goods NOT included in Class 21

Certain goods made of glass or ceramics (classified according to their function)

• porcelain for dental prostheses [class 5]
• lenses for spectacles [class 9]
• glass wool for insulation [class 17]
• acrylic glass, semi-processed; organic glass, semi-processed [class 17]
• ceramic tiles [class 19]
• building glass [class 19]
• glass fibers for textile use [class 22]

Cosmetic utensils that are hand-held tools

• manicure sets
• cuticle nippers
• emery files
• razors, non-electric

All of the above [class 8]

I see, that even goods related to cosmetic utensils and glass products are classified differently depending on their function and shape.

Right, note that there are many cases where similar goods are classified differently based on function and other factors.

Cooking utensils that are electric or cutting tools

• kitchen knives
• vegetable shredders, hand-operated
• pizza cutters, non-electric

All of the above [class 8 ]

• cooking utensils, electric
• pressure cookers, electric
• kettles, electric

All of the above [class 11]

Aren’t “pressure cookers” Class 21 if they are electric!

Other goods NOT included in Class 21

• soaps and detergents [class 3]
• hand-held mirrors [toilet mirrors] [class 20]
• packaging containers of plastic [class 20]

File a trademark application, designating goods in Class 21!

Class 21 is the classification for small manual utensils for household and kitchen use, cosmetic utensils, glassware, ceramics, etc. Please consider Class 21 first if you are a manufacturer of cooking utensils, cleaning tools, cosmetic utensils, glassware, etc.

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.