Trademark Class 8: Hand Tools and Implements

A comprehensive guide to Class 8 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 8 of trademark classification.

Trademark Class 8

Trademark Class 8 pertains to hand tools and implements (hand-operated); cutlery; side arms; razors.

The following goods are also classified under Class 8:

• Cutlery of precious metals;
• Electric razors and clippers (hand instruments).

Therefore, Trademark Class 8 includes mainly hand-operated implements used as tools in the respective professions.

The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 8:

• Certain special instruments;
• Machine tools and implements driven by a motor;
• Surgical cutlery;
• Side arms being firearms;
• Paper knives;
• Fencing weapons.

List of goods classified under Trademark Class 8