Trademark Class 21: Household Items and Kitchen Utensils

A comprehensive guide to Class 21 of the Trademark Filing Classification. Trademarks must be applied or registered under classes and each class represents a distinct class of goods or services. In this post, we comprehensively cover the goods which fall under Class 21 of trademark classification.

Trademark Class 21

Trademark Class 21 pertains to household or kitchen utensils and containers; combs and sponges; brushes (except paintbrushes); brush-making materials; articles for cleaning purposes; steelwool; unworked or semi-worked glass (except glass used in building); glassware, porcelain and earthenware not included in other classes.

The following goods are also classified under Class 21:

  • Utensils and containers for household and kitchen use, for example, kitchen utensils, pails, pans of iron, of aluminium, of plastics or of other materials, small hand-operated apparatus for mincing, grinding or pressing
  • Electric combs
  • Electric toothbrushes
  • Dish stands and decanter stands.

Therefore, Trademark Class 21 includes mainly small, hand-operated utensils and apparatus for household and kitchen use as well as toilet utensils, glassware and articles in porcelain.

What Class 21 does not cover

The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 21:

  • Certain goods made of glass, porcelain and earthenware (consult the Alphabetical List of Goods)
  • Cleaning preparations, soaps, etc.
  • Small apparatus for mincing, grinding or pressing, which are driven by electricity.
  • Razors and shaving apparatus, clippers (hand instruments), metal implements and utensils for manicure and pedicure
  • Cooking utensils, electric
  • Toilet mirrors.
Nice Classification

List of goods classified under Trademark Class 21

383 goods listed under Class 21.

  • abrasive pads for kitchen purposes
  • abrasive sponges for scrubbing the skin
  • aerosol dispensers, not for medical purposes
  • animal bristles [brushware]
  • apparatus for wax-polishing, non-electric
  • aquarium hoods
  • autoclaves [pressure cookers], non-electric
  • baby baths, portable
  • baking mats
  • barbecue mitts
  • basins [bowls]
  • basins [receptacles]
  • baskets for domestic use
  • basting brushes
  • basting spoons [cooking utensils]
  • beaters, non-electric
  • beer mugs
  • bird baths*
  • birdcages
  • blenders, non-electric, for household purposes
  • boot jacks
  • boot trees [stretchers]
  • bottle openers, electric and non-electric
  • bottles
  • bowls [basins]
  • boxes for dispensing paper towels
  • boxes for sweetmeats
  • boxes of glass
  • bread baskets, domestic
  • bread bins
  • bread boards
  • brooms
  • brush goods
  • brushes for cleaning tanks and containers
  • brushes for footwear
  • brushes*
  • buckets
  • buckets made of woven fabrics
  • buckskin for cleaning
  • bulb basters
  • busts of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
  • butter dishes
  • butter-dish covers
  • buttonhooks
  • cabarets [trays]
  • cages for household pets
  • cake molds [moulds]
  • candelabra [candlesticks]
  • candle extinguishers
  • candle jars [holders]
  • candle rings
  • candlesticks
  • candy boxes
  • car washing mitts
  • carboys
  • carpet beaters [hand instruments]
  • carpet sweepers
  • cauldrons
  • ceramics for household purposes
  • chamber pots
  • chamois leather for cleaning
  • cheese-dish covers
  • china ornaments
  • chopsticks
  • cinder sifters [household utensils]
  • cleaning instruments, hand-operated
  • cleaning tow
  • closures for pot lids
  • cloth for washing floors
  • clothes-pegs
  • clothes-pins
  • clothing stretchers
  • cloths for cleaning
  • coasters, not of paper and other than table linen
  • cocktail shakers
  • cocktail stirrers
  • coffee filters, non-electric
  • coffee grinders, hand-operated
  • coffee percolators, non-electric
  • coffee services [tableware]
  • coffeepots, non-electric
  • comb cases
  • combs for animals
  • combs*
  • confectioners' decorating bags [pastry bags]
  • containers for household or kitchen use
  • cookery molds [moulds]
  • cookie [biscuit] cutters
  • cookie jars
  • cooking pins of metal
  • cooking pot sets
  • cooking pots
  • cooking skewers of metal
  • cooking utensils, non-electric
  • coolers [ice pails]
  • corkscrews, electric and non-electric
  • cosmetic spatulas
  • cosmetic utensils
  • cotton waste for cleaning
  • covers for dishes
  • covers, not of paper, for flower pots
  • crockery
  • cruet sets for oil and vinegar
  • cruets
  • crumb trays
  • crushers for kitchen use, non-electric
  • crystal [glassware]
  • cups
  • cups of paper or plastic
  • currycombs
  • cutting boards for the kitchen
  • decanters
  • deep fryers, non-electric
  • demijohns
  • deodorising apparatus for personal use
  • dish covers
  • dishes
  • dishes for soap
  • dishwashing brushes
  • disposable table plates
  • drinking bottles for sports
  • drinking glasses
  • drinking horns
  • drinking straws
  • drinking troughs
  • drinking vessels
  • dripping pans
  • drying racks for laundry
  • dustbins
  • dusting apparatus, non-electric
  • dusting cloths [rags]
  • earthenware
  • earthenware saucepans
  • egg cups
  • electric brushes, except parts of machines
  • electric combs
  • electric devices for attracting and killing insects
  • enamelled glass
  • epergnes
  • eyebrow brushes
  • feather-dusters
  • feeding troughs
  • fiberglass other than for insulation or textile use
  • fiberglass thread, not for textile use
  • fibreglass other than for insulation or textile use
  • fibreglass thread, not for textile use
  • figurines [statuettes] of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
  • fitted picnic baskets, including dishes
  • fitted vanity cases
  • flasks*
  • flat-iron stands
  • floss for dental purposes
  • flower pots
  • flower-pot covers, not of paper
  • fly swatters
  • fly traps
  • food steamers, non-electric
  • fruit cups
  • fruit presses, non-electric, for household purposes
  • frying pans
  • funnels
  • furniture dusters
  • fused silica [semi-worked product], other than for building
  • garbage cans
  • gardening gloves
  • garlic presses [kitchen utensils]
  • glass bowls
  • glass bulbs [receptacles]
  • glass caps
  • glass flasks [containers]
  • glass for vehicle windows [semi-finished product]
  • glass incorporating fine electrical conductors
  • glass jars [carboys]
  • glass stoppers
  • glass vials [receptacles]
  • glass wool other than for insulation
  • glass, unworked or semi-worked, except building glass
  • glasses [receptacles]
  • glove stretchers
  • gloves for household purposes
  • glue-pots
  • graters for kitchen use
  • griddles [cooking utensils]
  • gridiron supports
  • grill supports
  • grills [cooking utensils]
  • hair for brushes
  • heat-insulated containers
  • heat-insulated containers for beverages
  • heaters for feeding bottles, non-electric
  • hip flasks
  • holders for flowers and plants [flower arranging]
  • horse brushes
  • hot pots, not electrically heated
  • ice buckets
  • ice cube molds
  • ice cube molds [moulds]
  • ice cube moulds
  • ice pails
  • indoor aquaria
  • indoor terrariums [plant cultivation]
  • indoor terrariums [vivariums]
  • insect traps
  • insulating flasks
  • ironing board covers, shaped
  • ironing boards
  • isothermic bags
  • jugs
  • kettles, non-electric
  • kitchen containers
  • kitchen grinders, non-electric
  • kitchen mitts
  • kitchen utensils
  • knife rests for the table
  • lamp-glass brushes
  • large-toothed combs for the hair
  • lazy susans
  • liqueur sets
  • litter boxes [trays] for pets
  • litter trays for pets
  • lunch boxes
  • majolica
  • make-up removing appliances
  • make-up sponges
  • mangers for animals
  • material for brush-making
  • menu card holders
  • mess-tins
  • mills for domestic purposes, hand-operated
  • mixing spoons [kitchen utensils]
  • molds [kitchen utensils]
  • mop wringers
  • mops
  • mosaics of glass, not for building
  • moulds [kitchen utensils]
  • mouse traps
  • mugs
  • nail brushes
  • napkin holders
  • napkin rings
  • nest eggs, artificial
  • non-electric portable coldboxes
  • non-electric portable coolers (Am.)
  • noodle machines, hand-operated
  • nozzles for watering cans
  • nozzles for watering hose
  • opal glass
  • opaline glass
  • oven mitts
  • pads for cleaning
  • pails
  • painted glassware
  • paper plates
  • pastry cutters
  • pepper mills, hand-operated
  • pepper pots
  • perfume burners
  • perfume sprayers
  • perfume vaporizers
  • pie servers
  • pig bristles
  • piggy banks
  • pipettes [wine-tasters]
  • pitchers
  • plate glass [raw material]
  • plates to prevent milk boiling over
  • plungers for clearing blocked drains
  • polishing apparatus and machines, for household purposes, non-electric
  • polishing gloves
  • polishing leather
  • polishing materials for making shiny, except preparations, paper and stone
  • porcelain ware
  • pot lids
  • potholders
  • pots
  • pottery
  • poultry rings
  • powder compacts
  • powder puffs
  • powdered glass for decoration
  • pressure cookers [autoclaves], non-electric
  • rags [cloth] for cleaning
  • rags for cleaning
  • rails and rings for towels
  • rat traps
  • refrigerating bottles
  • refuse bins
  • rings for birds
  • rolling pins, domestic
  • roses for watering cans
  • salad bowls
  • salt cellars
  • salt shakers
  • saucepan scourers of metal
  • saucers
  • scoops [tableware]
  • scouring pads
  • scrubbing brushes
  • services [dishes]
  • shaving brush stands
  • shaving brushes
  • shoe horns
  • shoe trees [stretchers]
  • sieves [household utensils]
  • sifters [household utensils]
  • signboards of porcelain or glass
  • siphon bottles for carbonated water
  • skins of chamois for cleaning
  • smoke absorbers for household purposes
  • soap boxes
  • soap dispensers
  • soap holders
  • soup bowls
  • spatulas [kitchen utensils]
  • spice sets
  • sponge holders
  • sponges for household purposes
  • spouts
  • sprinklers
  • sprinklers for watering flowers and plants
  • sprinkling devices
  • stands for shaving brushes
  • statues of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
  • statuettes of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass
  • steel wool for cleaning
  • stew-pans
  • strainers
  • strainers for household purposes
  • straws for drinking
  • stretchers for clothing
  • sugar bowls
  • syringes for watering flowers and plants
  • table plates
  • tableware, other than knives, forks and spoons
  • tankards
  • tanks [indoor aquaria]
  • tar-brushes, long handled
  • tart scoops
  • tea balls
  • tea caddies
  • tea cosies
  • tea infusers
  • tea services [tableware]
  • tea strainers
  • teapots
  • thermally insulated containers for food
  • tie presses
  • toilet brushes
  • toilet cases
  • toilet paper dispensers
  • toilet paper holders
  • toilet sponges
  • toilet utensils
  • toothbrushes
  • toothbrushes, electric
  • toothpick holders
  • toothpicks
  • towel rails and rings
  • trash cans
  • trays for domestic purposes
  • trays for domestic purposes, of paper
  • trivets [table utensils]
  • trouser presses
  • urns*
  • utensils for household purposes
  • vacuum bottles
  • vases
  • vegetable dishes
  • vessels of metal for making ices and iced drinks
  • vitreous silica fibers [fibres], not for textile use
  • waffle irons, non-electric
  • washing boards
  • washtubs
  • waste paper baskets
  • water apparatus for cleaning teeth and gums
  • watering cans
  • watering devices
  • wax-polishing appliances, non-electric, for shoes
  • whisks, non-electric, for household purposes
  • window-boxes
  • wine tasters [siphons]
  • wool waste for cleaning
  • works of art of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware or glass

Source: the Nice Classification (NCL) list of indications published by WIPO. The list guides the class you file in; the Registry decides the class on the facts of your mark.

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