Trademark class

What trademark class is freezer in?

Freezer falls in Class 11, lighting & appliances, and depending on what exactly you sell it can also fall in Class 39 or Class 30 or Class 16. Everything below is read from the USPTO's own list of accepted descriptions, not from an opinion about where it belongs.

The short answer

Searching the USPTO Trademark ID Manual for freezer returns 32 accepted descriptions, and most of them sit in Class 11. The manual is the list of identifications the office has already approved, so wording taken from it is pre-approved and settles the class at the same time.

The class follows from the identification you write, so "what class am I in" is really "what exactly do you sell". How the class system works covers the rest.

Class 11 · Lighting & appliances

Lighting, heating, cooling, cooking, or plumbing equipment.

22 accepted descriptions in the manual mention freezer. For example:

Class 39 · Shipping & travel

You transport, ship, store, or arrange travel for people or goods.

4 accepted descriptions in the manual mention freezer. For example:

Class 30 · Coffee, snacks & baked goods

Coffee, tea, bread, sweets, snacks, or pantry staples like flour, spices, and sauces.

2 accepted descriptions in the manual mention freezer. For example:

Class 16 · Paper & printed goods

Paper products, printed materials, books, or office and art supplies.

2 accepted descriptions in the manual mention freezer. For example:

Freezer appears in 4 classes because what you make, what it is made of and the service of selling it are separate classes. Pick the descriptions above that match what you actually do.

Making freezer is Class 11; a shop or online store that sells it is retail store services (Class 35), and a business that does both files in both.

Apparatus for lighting, heating, cooking and cooling. The test against Class 21 is electricity: electric kettles are here and non-electric kettles are there. Candles give light but count as fuel, so they are Class 4.

The class decides what a registration covers; it does not decide whether the name is available. Relatedness is judged on the identifications, so a conflict can sit in a class you never looked at: the same name in a different industry.

Check whether your name is clear for freezer Searches the live USPTO register, including sound-alike and meaning-alike names. First search $2, then $5.

Other things in Class 11

air conditionerair purifierbulbfaucetfurnaceheaterlamplight fixtureovenrefrigeratorsinkstove

Common questions

What trademark class is freezer in?

Freezer sits in Class 11, lighting & appliances. That is where the USPTO's own ID Manual puts it: 22 accepted descriptions mentioning freezer fall in Class 11. Depending on exactly what you sell it can also fall in Class 39 or Class 30 or Class 16.

Do I have to file in more than one class?

You file in every class you actually use the mark in, and the USPTO charges its fee per class. Selling a product and also running an online store for it is two classes, not one. Filing in classes you do not use is worse than filing in too few: an application has to be supported by real use or a genuine intent to use.

Does the class decide whether my name is available?

No. The class decides what a registration covers. Availability turns on whether someone already holds a similar mark for related goods, and relatedness is judged on what the identifications say rather than on the class number, so marks in different classes can still conflict.

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