Classes

A trademark may be filed in Goods and Service classes. For example:

• a TELKOM cloud server falls within class 9;
• CSIR uses computers in providing scientific services, which services fall within class 42; and
• INCREDIBLE CONNECTION sells computers ‐ a service covered in class 35.

Below are popular categories and relevant classes:

Category	Classes
Clothing	9 (sunglasses, protective clothing), 14 (jewellery and watches), 18 (bags, umbrellas and walking sticks), 26 (lace and embroidery, buttons and hair decoration), 28 (sports gloves, bags and protective gear), 25 (clothing, footwear and headgear), 35 (retail)
Software / apps	9 (computers), 42 (computer services)
Cosmetics	3 (cosmetics), 44 (beauty services)
Games	9 (computer games), 16 (teaching apparatus), 28 (toys, board games), 41 (educational and entertainment services)
Food	29 (meat and processed foods), 30 (staple foods), 31 (natural, agricultural), 32 (light beverage), 33 (wine and spirits) ,43 (restaurant)

List of classes

Products:

1. Chemical
2. Paint
3. Cosmetics / cleaning
4. Lubricant / fuel
5. Pharmaceutical
6. Metal
7. Machinery
8. Hand tool
9. Computer, software, electrical, scientific
10. Medical instrument
11. Environmental control instrument (lighting, heating, cooling, cooking)
12. Vehicle (land, air or water)
13. Firearm
14. Jewellery
15. Musical instrument
16. Paper, printed material
17. Rubber
18. Leather (excluding clothing)
19. Non‐metallic building material
20. Furniture
21. Houseware and glass
22. Rope, cordage and fiber
23. Yarn and thread
24. Fabric and textile
25. Clothing and apparel
26. Lace, ribbons, embroidery
27. Floor covering
28. Toy and sporting goods
29. Meat and processed food
30. Staple food
31. Natural agricultural
32. Light beverage
33. Wine and spirit (excluding beer)
34. Tobacco and matches

Services:

35. Advertising, business and retail
36. Insurance and financial service
37. Construction and repair
38. Communication
39. Transportation and storage
40. Treatment and processing of material
41. Education and entertainment
42. Computer, software, scientific
43. Restaurant and hotel
44. Medical, beauty and agricultural
45. Personal, legal and social