Each and every person has a desire to receive the credit and appreciation for his/her work. However, if an outsider tends to copy it, imagine the amount of frustration and chaos that will be caused. Hence, to avoid this unnecessary disturbance in usage, certain kinds of laws are made. However, before deep diving into the main topic of trademark class 2, it is very essential for one to understand the concept of the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR), Trademarks etc. as it creates the background of the main topic that is regarding the Trademark class 2.
Understanding the Concept of Trademark
Trademark is the legal protection given to brands which create their own logos in order to stand out among their competitors in the market. It is the logo which attracts the general public. In order, to avoid copying these logos, Trademark Registration is a must. Trademark Registration works as an evidence that proves that no person other than its creator can use the same logo again. One thing which plays a crucial role while doing trademark registration is trade class.
Different Types of Trademark Classes?
While filling the online trademark registration form various details are asked. One such details
includes choosing the Trademark Class. Therefore, it is very essential to understand what Trademark class actually means. There are a total of 45 Trademark Classes out of which here we are going to discuss Trademark class 2. These classes show the nature of the products or services which are required to be registered. These 45 classes are mainly divided into 2 parts: i.e., 1-34 deal with manufacturing products and 35-45 deal with service industry.
Understanding of Trademark Class 2
Trademark class 2 is one among 45 trademark classes. Summarily, Paints and Varnishes fall under class 2 of the trademark. Any chemical which is related to paints too falls under class 2. Moreover, there are multiple industries such as scientific and research industries and photographic industries etc. which use or introduce paints or varnishes. All these are included in class 2.
Exceptions of Trademark Class 2
It is very essential to know the types of goods which do not fall under class 2 of the trademark prior to know the ones which do fall under the class 2 of the trademark. The reason behind this is that if the products given below are put into the wrong class, the entire registration form will be rejected and one will have to fill the form again from the beginning, which would lead to wastage of time. The list of exceptions of class 2 of the trademark contains the following:
- Unprocessed artificial resins
- Cosmetic dyes
- Paint boxes
- Insulating paints and varnishes etc.
Types of Goods Under Trademark Class 2
There are a total of 538 goods which are included in class 2 of the trademark. The list of the key elements of the class 2 of the trademark are given below:
- Acid dyes
- Acrylic paints
- Agglutinates for paint
- Alcohol soluble dyes
- Alizarin dyes
- Aluminum paints
- Aniline dyes
- Annatto
- Annatto [dyestuff]
- Auramine
- Automobile cooling system rust inhibitors
- Bactericidal and fungicidal paints
- Bronzing lacquers
- Camouflage paints for military equipment
- Canada balsam
- Coloured paints for facades
- Copal and Copal varnish
- Corrosion inhibiting preparations for vehicles
- Corrosion inhibitors in the nature of coatings
- Creosote for wood preservation
- Damp proofing paints
- Damp-proofing paints
- Engraving ink
- Epoxy resin coatings
- Exterior paint
- Exterior paints
- Fabric dyes
- Fabric paints
- Filled ink cartridges for photocopiers
- Food colors for domestic use
- Food colors for domestic use
- Food dyes
- Food dyes [food colorants]
- French polish
- Fungicidal paints
- Gamboge for painting
- Gilding preparations
- Glazes [paints, lacquers]
- Gold foil
- Intaglio ink
- Interior paint
- Interior paints
- Lacquers
- Lamp black [pigment]
- Lead alloys in powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art
- Lead in powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art
- Mordants [fixatives] for watercolors
- Mordants [fixatives] in the nature of varnishes
- Naphthol dyes
- Nonferrous metals in powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art
- Offset printing inks
- Orange lead
- Organic pigments
- Organic thickening agents for paints
- Pad printing inks
- Paint crayons for marking livestock
- Paint for artists
- Paint for concrete floors
- Paints for machinery
- Paints for marine use
- Silver leaf
- Synthetic dyes
- Tattoo colors
- Tattoo inks
- Tattooing ink
- Thermochromic printing inks
- Thickeners and hardeners for inks
- Thinners for coatings
- Titanium white
- Toner
- Toners
- Treatment preparations for preserving wood
- Turmeric used as a colorant
- Turmeric [colorant]
- Urushiol-based lacquers
- Varnishes for protecting floors
- Vehicle paints
- Vermilion
- Water-repellent paints
- Watercolor paints
- White lead
- Whitewash
- Wood coatings [paints]
- Xerographic toner
- Xerographic toners
- Yellowwood [colorant]
- Zinc oxide [pigment]
- Filled ink cartridges for printers
- Filled ink cartridges for printers and photocopiers
- Filled ink jet cartridges
- Filled inkjet cartridges
- Filled toner cartridges
- Glazes [paints, lacquers]
- Gold foil
- Gold foil [leaf]
- Gold leaf
- Gold paint for ceramics
- Gum resins
- Gum turpentine
- Gum turpentine for use as paint thinner
Conclusion
From the above content, it is clear how important is the concept of trademark classes, out of which Trademark class 2 is discussed here in the current writeup. This topic is mostly ignored by the general people due to its unawareness. By reviewing the above content, one can guess the amount of loss which is caused to a common hardworking businessman, just because he isn’t aware of the trademark classes and the importance of trademark registrations. Therefore, acquiring knowledge of the registration of trademarks and trademark classes is a must in order to protect one’s goodwill. Here we have discussed the Trademark class 2 in detail, so that it will be understood by the people thoroughly. In case you have any doubt regarding the same feel free to contact us.
