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 pan”, 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, as well. 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 28 are listed below.
These goods can be designated by Amazing DX.

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 the item that the product is included.

For example, ……

products you want to includeselection on Amazing DX
abrasive cloths for scrubbing the skin
combs
cosmetic utensil sets
vanity cases, fitted
perfume sprays, sold empty
soap holders and boxes
nail brushes
powder puffs
toothbrush cases
shaving brushes
shaving brush stands
lip brushes
eyebrow brushes
cosmetic utensils, other than “toothbrushes, electric”

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, ……

products you want to includeselection on Amazing DX
griddles, non-electric
cooking pans, non-electric
mess-tins for cooking rice
frying pans, non-electric
cooking steamers, non-electric
cooking pots and pans, non-electric
whisks, non-electric
Surikogi [wooden cooking pestles]
Suribachi [articles of earthenware for household use]
chopping boards for kitchen use
rolling pins for cooking purposes
cooking grills
hand-operated coffee grinders and pepper mills
waffle irons, non-electric
cookware
Japanese style tea-serving pots [Kyusu]
drinking cups
drinking glasses
dishes and plates
Japanese nests of food boxes [Jubako]
Japanese rice bowls [Chawan]
Sake serving bottles [Tokkuri]
lunch boxes
cans for confectionery
paper plates
teapots
dinnerware, other than knives, forks and spoons

Goods related to “cleaning tools and washing utensils”

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

For example, ……

products you want to includeselection on Amazing DX
hand garden rakes
buckets for cleaning
clothes pegs [clothes pins]
wash basins
dusting or cleaning cloths
scrubbing brushes
dust-pans
polishing cloths
dusters
brooms
mops
clothes hanging rods [used as washing lines]
dustbins
cleaning tools and washing utensils

Other goods.

products you want to includeselection on Amazing DX
glass pipes, not for building
glass balls and beads, not for building
glass rods and bars, not for building
tempered glass, not for building
lense glass [semi-finished material not for building]
unworked or semi-worked glass, not for building

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.

Goods NOT included in Class 21.

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

Cosmetic utensils that are hand-held tools

All of the above【class 8

I see, that even goods related to cosmetic utensils and glassware 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 cutlery

All of the above【class 8

All of the above【class 11

Other goods NOT included in Class 21.

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

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.

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

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この記事の監修者:
HARAKENZO WORLD PATENT & TRADEMARK
大阪法務戦略部長 八谷 晃典
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