Trademark class

What trademark class is toys in?

Toys falls in Class 28, toys & sporting goods, and depending on what exactly you sell it can also fall in Class 11 or Class 3 or Class 21. 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 toys returns 400 accepted descriptions, and most of them sit in Class 28. 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 28 · Toys & sporting goods

Toys, games, or sporting and exercise equipment.

282 accepted descriptions in the manual mention toys. For example:

Class 11 · Lighting & appliances

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

24 accepted descriptions in the manual mention toys. For example:

Class 3 · Cosmetics & cleaning

Cosmetics, skincare, hair care, perfume, or non-medicated cleaning products.

16 accepted descriptions in the manual mention toys. For example:

Class 21 · Housewares

Kitchenware, dishes, glassware, or household and cleaning utensils.

11 accepted descriptions in the manual mention toys. For example:

Toys 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 toys is Class 28; a shop or online store that sells it is retail store services (Class 35), and a business that does both files in both.

Toys, games and sporting goods: video game consoles and toy guns are here. The game you download is not: downloadable video game software is Class 9.

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 toys Searches the live USPTO register, including sound-alike and meaning-alike names. First search $2, then $5.

Other things in Class 28

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Common questions

What trademark class is toys in?

Toys sits in Class 28, toys & sporting goods. That is where the USPTO's own ID Manual puts it: 282 accepted descriptions mentioning toys fall in Class 28. Depending on exactly what you sell it can also fall in Class 11 or Class 3 or Class 21.

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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