Trademark Class 10: Surgical, Medical and dental equipment
Trademark Class 10, as defined under the NICE Classification, covers a specific range of goods, primarily focusing on medical and surgical apparatus, instruments, and devices. Whether you manufacture medical tools, prosthetics, or dental equipment, ensuring your brand identity is safeguarded under this class can help you establish trust and credibility in a highly competitive market.
In this blog, we’ll explore the scope of trademark class 10, the types of goods it includes, and why trademark registration in this category is vital for your business growth. TM Class 10 mainly deals with Surgical, Medical & dental equipment manufacture and supplies.
Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary apparatus and instruments; artificial limbs, eyes and teeth; orthopaedic articles; suture materials; therapeutic and assistive devices adapted for persons with disabilities; massage apparatus; apparatus, devices and articles for nursing infants; sexual activity apparatus, devices and articles.
What are the goods Classified under Class 10?
Class 10 includes mainly surgical, medical, dental, and veterinary apparatus, instruments and articles generally used for diagnosing, treating or improving the function or condition of persons and animals.
We can list down key goods covered under TM Class 10 including:
- Apparatus for Surgical, medical, dental and veterinary machines and instruments,
- artificial limbs, eyes, and teeth,
- orthopedic articles,
- suture materials
Trademark Registration under Class 10
Any person who mainly deals with or manufactures the following goods may opt for class 10:
- Instruments used in dental,
- Medical and veterinary apparatus and instruments,
- X-ray apparatus for medical purposes,
- Physiotherapy and rehabilitation equipment, body rehabilitation apparatus for medical purposes.
- Hearing protection devices, earplugs
- Contraceptive devices, condoms, contraceptives
- Rubber articles that are hygienic;
- Medical Clothing, bandages for support;
- Medical furniture and bedding, equipment for moving patients, etc., used in medical treatment;
- dental and artificial apparatus and instruments, etc.
List of Goods under Trademark Class 10
Following is the list of goods that are classified under trademark class 10:-
abdominal belts
abdominal corsets
abdominal pads
acupressure bands
acupuncture needles
air beds for medical purposes
air cushions for medical purposes
air mattresses for medical purposes
air pillows for medical purposes
ambulance stretchers
anaesthetic apparatus
anaesthetic masks
analysers for bacterial identification for medical purposes / analyzers for bacterial identification for medical purposes
anti-nausea wristbands
anti-rheumatism bracelets
anti-rheumatism rings
apparatus and installations for the production of X-rays, for medical purposes
apparatus for acne treatment
apparatus for administering inhalants for medical purposes
apparatus for artificial respiration
apparatus for DNA and RNA testing for medical purposes
apparatus for testing breast milk for medical purposes
apparatus for the regeneration of stem cells for medical purposes
apparatus for the treatment of deafness
appliances for washing body cavities
arch supports for footwear
armchairs for medical or dental purposes
artificial breasts
artificial eyes
artificial jaws
artificial limbs
artificial skin for surgical purposes
artificial teeth
athletic tapes
audiometers
baby feeding dummies / baby feeding pacifiers
balling guns / bolus guns
basins for medical purposes
bath boards adapted for persons with physical disabilities
bed pans
bed vibrators
beds specially made for medical purposes
belts for medical purposes
belts, electric, for medical purposes
biodegradable bone fixation implants
biomagnetic rings for therapeutic or medical purposes
blankets, electric, for medical purposes
blood testing apparatus
body composition monitors
body fat monitors
body rehabilitation apparatus for medical purposes
bone void fillers comprised of artificial materials
boots for medical purposes
bracelets for medical purposes
brain pacemakers
breast pumps
breathing apparatus for medical purposes
brushes for cleaning body cavities
cannulae
capillary tubes for medical use
cases fitted for medical instruments
castrating pincers
catgut
catheters
chambers for inhalers / spacers for inhalers
childbirth mattresses
cholesterol meters
clips for dummies / clips for pacifiers
clips, surgical
clothing especially for operating rooms
commode chairs
compression garments
compressors [surgical]
condoms
containers especially made for medical waste
contraceptive implants
contraceptives, non-chemical
cooling pads for first aid purposes
cooling patches for medical purposes
corn knives
corsets for medical purposes
crutches
cryogenic apparatus for medical purposes
cryogenic apparatus for veterinary purposes
crystals for therapeutic purposes
cupping glasses
curing lamps for medical purposes
cushions for medical purposes
defibrillators
densitometers for medical purposes
dental apparatus and instruments
dental apparatus, electric
dental burs
dentists’ armchairs
dentures / sets of artificial teeth
diabetic monitoring apparatus
diagnostic apparatus for medical purposes
diagnostic apparatus for medical purposes used in medical laboratories
dialyzers
disposable steam-heated masks for therapeutic purposes
disposable steam-heated patches for therapeutic purposes
dosage dispensers for medical use
douche bags
drainage tubes for medical purposes
draw-sheets for sick beds
dropper bottles for medical purposes
droppers for medical purposes
drug-coated stents for thrombosis / drug-eluting stents for thrombosis
dummies for babies / pacifiers for babies
ear picks
ear plugs [hearing protection devices]
ear plugs for swimmers
ear trumpets
elastic bandages, not for dressings
elastic stockings for surgical purposes
electric acupuncture instruments
electric facial aesthetic treatment apparatus, other than facial steamers
electric massage guns
electrocardiographs
electrodes for medical use
electrolarynxes
endoscopy cameras for medical purposes
enema apparatus for medical purposes
esthetic massage apparatus
feeding bottle teats
feeding bottle valves
feeding bottles* / babies’ bottles
filters for respiratory masks for medical purposes
filters for ultraviolet rays, for medical purposes
fingerstalls for medical purposes /
finger guards for medical purposes
forceps
furniture especially made for medical purposes
galvanic belts for medical purposes
galvanic therapeutic appliances
gastroscopes
gloves for massage
gloves for medical purposes
glucometers / glucose meters
gum massagers for babies
haemocytometers / hemocytometers
hair prostheses
haptic suits for medical purposes
hearing aids
hearing protectors
heart pacemakers
heart rate monitoring apparatus
heating cushions, electric, for medical purposes
heating pads, electric, for medical purposes
hospital beds
hot air therapeutic apparatus
hot air vibrators for medical purposes
hydrogen inhalers
hypodermic syringes
hypogastric belts
ice bags for medical purposes
implantable subcutaneous drug delivery devices
incontinence sheets
incubators for babies
incubators for medical purposes
inhalers
injectors for medical purposes
instrument cases for use by doctors
insufflators
intrauterine devices
isolation booths fitted with medical equipment
keratometers / ophthalmometers
kinesiology tapes
knee bandages, orthopaedic
knives for surgical purposes
lamps for medical purposes
lancets
laser therapy helmets for treating alopecia
lasers for medical purposes
LED masks for therapeutic purposes
lenses [intraocular prostheses] for surgical implantation / intraocular prostheses [lenses] for surgical implantation
lice combs
love dolls [sex dolls]
magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] apparatus for medical purposes
masks for use by medical personnel
massage apparatus
massage chairs with built-in massage apparatus
maternity belts
medical apparatus and instruments
medical cooling apparatus for treating heatstroke
medical cooling apparatus for use in therapeutic hypothermia
medical examination tables
medical guidewires
menstrual cups
microdermabrasion apparatus for medical or therapeutic purposes
mirrors for dentists
mirrors for surgeons
nanorobots for medical purposes / nanites for medical purposes
nasal aspirators
nebulisers for medical purposes / nebulizers for medical purposes
needles for medical purposes
neural helmets for medical purposes
nipple shields for breastfeeding
obstetric apparatus
obstetric apparatus for cattle
operating tables
ophthalmoscopes
orthodontic appliances
orthodontic rubber bands
orthopaedic articles / orthopedic articles
orthopaedic bandages for joints / orthopedic bandages for joints
orthopaedic belts / orthopedic belts
orthopaedic footwear / orthopedic footwear
orthopaedic soles / orthopedic soles
oxygen concentrators for medical purposes
pads for preventing pressure sores on patient bodies
patient examination gowns
patient hoists / patient lifting hoists
pessaries
pet walking aids
physical exercise apparatus for medical purposes
physiotherapy apparatus
pill crushers
pill cutters
pins for artificial teeth
plaster bandages for orthopaedic purposes / plaster bandages for orthopedic purposes
portable earpicks with endoscopy function
portable hand-held urinals
probes for medical purposes
protection devices against X-rays, for medical purposes
protective masks for medical purposes
pulse meters
pumps for medical purposes
quad canes for medical purposes
quartz lamps for medical purposes
radiological apparatus for medical purposes
radiology screens for medical purposes
radiotherapy apparatus
radium tubes for medical purposes
receptacles for applying medicines
respirators for artificial respiration
respirators for filtering air for medical purposes
respiratory masks for artificial respiration
respiratory masks for medical purposes
resuscitation apparatus
reusable sanitary masks made of gauze
robotic exoskeleton suits for medical purposes
sanitary masks
saws for surgical purposes
scalpels
scissors for surgery
sex toys
slings [support bandages]
soporific pillows for insomnia
sphygmotensiometers / arterial blood pressure measuring apparatus / sphygmomanometers
spirometers [medical apparatus]
spittoons for medical purposes
splints, surgical
spoons for administering medicine
spoons for patients with tremor
stents
sterile sheets, surgical
stethoscopes
stockings for varices
strait jackets
stretchers, wheeled / gurneys, wheeled
support bandages
supports for flat feet
surgical apparatus and instruments
surgical bougies
surgical cutlery
surgical drapes
surgical implants comprised of artificial materials
surgical robots
surgical sponges
suspensory bandages
suture materials
suture needles
syringes for injections
syringes for medical purposes
teeth protectors for dental purposes
teething rings
temperature indicator labels for medical purposes
testing apparatus for medical purposes / apparatus for use in medical analysis
therapeutic facial masks
therapeutic magnets
thermal packs for first aid purposes
thermo-electric compresses [surgery]
thermometers for medical purposes
thread, surgical
tips for crutches
toe separators for orthopaedic purposes / toe separators for orthopedic purposes
tomographs for medical purposes
tongue depressors for medical purposes
tongue scrapers
traction apparatus for medical purposes
trocars
trusses / hernia bandages
ultrasonic imaging apparatus for medical purposes
ultraviolet ray lamps for medical purposes
umbilical belts
urethral probes
urethral syringes
urinals being vessels
urological apparatus and instruments
uterine syringes
vaginal syringes
vaporizers for medical purposes
veterinary apparatus and instruments
vibromassage apparatus
walking frames for persons with disabilities
walking sticks for medical purposes / canes for medical purposes
water bags for medical purposes
waterbeds for medical purposes
wheeled walkers to aid mobility
X-ray apparatus for medical purposes
X-ray photographs for medical purposes
X-ray tubes for medical purposes
What are the goods not covered under Class 10?
Goods that are not covered under Trademark Class 10 include:
Medical Furniture and Fixtures – Items like hospital beds, massage tables, nursing pillows, and surgical tables fall under Class 20. ,
Protective Clothing and Gear – Masks, gloves, or goggles intended for industrial or protective use fall under Class 9, not Class 10.
wheelchairs and mobility scooters (Class.12)
Non-Medical Bandages and Grooming Items – Adhesive bandages or plasters for non-medical purposes fall under Class 5.
Fitness and Athletic Equipment – Exercise equipment and wearable fitness devices fall under Class 28 or Class 9.
Therapeutic Cosmetics and Lotions – These are classified under Class 3 if intended for cosmetic use.
Consult a Trademark Experts
Trademark Class 10 protects businesses that deal in (manufacture/supplies) Medical, Surgical, and dental apparatus, and equipment.
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