Trademark Class 21

A comprehensive guide to Class 21 of the Trademark types. 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: Household Items and Kitchen Utensils

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.

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.

Comprehensive list of goods classified under Trademark Class 21

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