Trademark Application Class 12 Vehicle Components and Transport Apparatus

In this blog, we aim to provide a detailed overview of Class 12 in the Trademark Classification process. Choosing the right trademark class is important for successful trademark use. Sometimes the application falls into more than one category, providing better protection. That’s why choosing the right class is so important—it reinforces the effectiveness of the Trademark Registration process.

Trademark Class 12 Overview

In Class 12, the focus lies on vehicles and transport apparatus designed for the movement of people or goods across land, air, or water. This classification encompasses a wide array of components tailored to meet the diverse needs of transportation.

One key aspect within this class includes motors and engines specifically crafted for land vehicles. These are the powerhouses that drive the functionality of various vehicles operating on land. Couplings and transmission components, intricately linked to land vehicles, also find their place within Class 12, contributing to the smooth functioning and control of these modes of transport.

Beyond land-based transport, Class 12 extends its scope to air cushion vehicles, presenting a category of transport that operates on a unique principle. Remote control vehicles, excluding those designed as toys, form another segment under this class, reflecting the evolution of transport technology.

Furthermore, the class includes the various parts that constitute the anatomy of vehicles, such as bumpers, windscreens, and steering wheels. These components contribute to the structural integrity and functionality of the vehicles categorized under Class 12. Treads for vehicles, as well as tires catering to a variety of vehicle wheels, complete the comprehensive coverage of this class.

It’s essential, however, to recognize the exclusions within Class 12. Metallic railway materials fall under Class 6, emphasizing the specificity of classifications within the broader transport domain. Motors, engines, and associated components not intended for land vehicles are excluded, directing their classification to Class 7. This category also exempts specific vehicle parts like starters, mufflers, and cylinders for motors and engines, emphasizing a more refined categorization.

Rubber tracks specific to crawlers on heavy-duty machines find their place outside Class 12, being attributed to a distinct classification (Class 7). Tricycles for infants and toy scooters are situated under Class 28, highlighting the differentiation between vehicles designed for transportation and those intended for recreational or juvenile use.

Moreover, certain specialized vehicles, such as road sweeping machines (Class 7), fire engines (Class 9), and tea carts (Class 20), are excluded from the ambit of Class 12, underlining the specificity of classifications based on the primary purpose of the vehicle.

Lastly, specific vehicle parts, including electric batteries and radios (Class 9), lights (Class 11), and automobile carpets (Class 27), have dedicated classifications beyond Class 12. This nuanced breakdown ensures a meticulous understanding of the intricate categorizations within the domain of Class 12.

Brands/Trademarks You Might Know in Class 12:

Mahindra

Trademark Description : [class : 12] apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water, motor land vehicles, cross country 2/4 wheel drive vehicles, utility vehicles, automobiles, buses, two wheelers, tractors, bicycles, tricycles, tyres and tubes, engines, parts, fittings and accessories thereof including implements therefor, accessories and parts used in assembling of motorland vehicles, cross country 2/4 wheel drive vehicles, utility vehicles, automobiles, buses, two wheelers, tractors, engines included in class – 12.

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Detailed List of goods Classified under Class 1

adhesive rubber patches for repairing inner tubes
aerial conveyors
aeronautical apparatus, machines and appliances
aeroplanes
air bags [safety devices for automobiles]
air cushion vehicles
air pumps [vehicle accessories]
air vehicles
aircraft
aircraft carriers
airships / dirigible balloons
all-terrain vehicles
ambulances
amphibious airplanes
amphibious vehicles
anti-glare devices for vehicles* / anti-dazzle devices for vehicles*
anti-skid chains
anti-theft alarms for vehicles
anti-theft devices for vehicles
armoured vehicles / armored vehicles
ashtrays for automobiles
automobile bodies
automobile chassis
automobile tyres / automobile tires
autonomous cars / self-driving cars
autonomous land vehicles
autonomous underwater vehicles for seabed inspections
axle journals
axles for vehicles
bags adapted for pushchairs / bags adapted for strollers
balance weights for vehicle wheels
bands for wheel hubs
barges
baskets adapted for bicycles
battleships
bearings [parts of vehicles]
bellows for articulated buses
bicycle bells
bicycle brakes
bicycle chains
bicycle cranks
bicycle frames
bicycle handlebars
bicycle kickstands
bicycle motors
bicycle mudguards
bicycle pedals
bicycle saddles
bicycle trailers
bicycle tyres / bicycle tires
bicycle wheels
bicycles
boat hooks
boats
bodies for vehicles
bogies for railway cars
brake discs for vehicles
brake linings for vehicles
brake pads for automobiles
brake segments for vehicles
brake shoes for vehicles
brakes for vehicles
buffers for railway rolling stock
bumpers for automobiles
cable transport apparatus and installations
caissons [vehicles]
camera drones / photography drones
camping cars / motor homes
canoes
caps for vehicle fuel tanks
caravans
cars / automobiles / motor cars
cars for cable transport installations
carts*
casings for pneumatic tyres / casings for pneumatic tires
casters for trolleys [vehicles] / casters for carts [vehicles]
casting carriages / casting cars / ladle carriages / ladle cars
chairlifts
cigar lighters for automobiles
civilian drones
cleaning trolleys
cleats [nautical]
clips adapted for fastening automobile parts to automobile bodies
clutches for land vehicles
concrete mixing vehicles
connecting rods for land vehicles, other than parts of motors and engines
couplings for land vehicles
covers for vehicle steering wheels
crankcases for land vehicle components, other than for engines
cup holders for vehicles
davits for boats
delivery drones
delivery tricycles / carrier tricycles
dining carriages / dining cars
disengaging gear for boats
diving bells
doors for vehicles
dredgers [boats]
dress guards for bicycles
drive chains for land vehicles
driving motors for land vehicles
ejector seats for aircraft
electric bicycles
electric vehicles
engine mounts for land vehicles
engines for land vehicles / motors for land vehicles
fenders for ships
ferry boats
fishing trolleys
fitted dashboard covers for vehicles
fitted footmuffs for prams / fitted footmuffs for baby carriages
fitted footmuffs for pushchairs / fitted footmuffs for strollers
fitted pushchair mosquito nets / fitted stroller mosquito nets
flanges for railway wheel tyres / flanges for railway wheel tires
forklift trucks
freewheels for land vehicles
fuel tanks for vehicles
funiculars
funnels for locomotives
funnels for ships
gear boxes for land vehicles
gearing for land vehicles
gears for bicycles
golf carts [vehicles] / golf cars [vehicles]
gyrocopters
handcars
handling carts
head-rests for vehicle seats
headlight wipers
helicams
helicopters
hoods [folding roofs] for vehicles / tops [folding roofs] for vehicles
hoods for vehicle engines / bonnets for vehicle engines
horns for vehicles
horse trailers
horse vans
horse-drawn carriages
hose carts
hot air balloons
hub caps
hubs for bicycle wheels / bicycle wheel hubs
hubs for vehicle wheels / vehicle wheel hubs
hydraulic circuits for vehicles
hydrogen-fueled cars
hydroplanes
inclined ways for boats
inner tubes for bicycle tyres / inner tubes for bicycle tires
inner tubes for pneumatic tyres / inner tubes for pneumatic tires
jet engines for land vehicles
kick sledges
kickbikes
launches
locomotives
lorries / trucks
lug nuts for vehicle wheels
luggage carriers for vehicles
luggage nets for vehicles
masts for boats
military drones
military vehicles for transport
mine cars
mine cart wheels
mobility scooters
mopeds
motor buses
motor coaches
motor racing cars
motor scooters
motorcycle chains
motorcycle engines
motorcycle frames
motorcycle handlebars
motorcycle kickstands
motorcycle saddles
motorcycles
motorized skateboards
motors, electric, for land vehicles
mudguards
non-skid devices for vehicle tyres / non-skid devices for vehicle tires
oars
paddles for canoes
panniers adapted for bicycles
panniers adapted for motorcycles
parachutes
pet strollers
pneumatic or hydraulic linear actuators for land vehicles
pneumatic tyres / pneumatic tires
pontoons
portholes
prams / baby carriages
propulsion mechanisms for land vehicles
pulks for transportation
pumps for bicycle tyres / pumps for bicycle tires
push scooters [vehicles]
pushchair covers / stroller covers
pushchair hoods / stroller hoods
pushchairs / strollers
railway carriages
railway couplings
rearview mirrors
reduction gears for land vehicles
refrigerated railway wagons
refrigerated vehicles
remote control vehicles, other than toys
remotely operated vehicles for underwater inspections
repair outfits for inner tubes
rescue boats
rescue sleds
reversing alarms for vehicles
rims for bicycle wheels / bicycle wheel rims
rims for vehicle wheels / vehicle wheel rims
robotic cars
roll cage trolleys
rolling stock for funicular railways
rolling stock for railways
rowlocks / oarlocks
rubbish trucks / garbage trucks
rudders
saddle covers for bicycles
saddle covers for motorcycles
saddlebags adapted for bicycles
safety belts for vehicle seats
safety seats for children, for vehicles
screw-propellers
screw-propellers for boats
screws [propellers] for ships
sculls / stern oars
seaplanes
seat covers for vehicles
security harness for vehicle seats
self-balancing boards
self-balancing electric unicycles
self-balancing scooters
self-driving robots for delivery
ship hulls
ships
shock absorbers for automobiles
shock absorbing springs for vehicles
shopping trolleys / shopping carts
side cars
side view mirrors for vehicles
signal arms for vehicles
ski carriers for cars
ski lifts
sleeping berths for vehicles
sleeping cars
sleighs [vehicles]
snow-going vehicles
snowmobiles
solid tyres for vehicle wheels / solid tires for vehicle wheels
space vehicles
spare wheel covers / spare tire covers / spare tyre covers
spars for ships
spikes for tyres / spikes for tires / studs for tires / studs for tyres
spoilers for vehicles
spoke clips for wheels
spokes for bicycle wheels / bicycle wheel spokes
sports cars
sprinkling trucks
steering gears for ships
steering wheels for vehicles
straddle carriers
sun-blinds adapted for automobiles
surveillance towers specially adapted for vehicles
suspension shock absorbers for vehicles
swamp-going vehicles
tailboard lifts [parts of land vehicles] / elevating tailgates [parts of land vehicles] / power tailgates [parts of land vehicles]
telpher railways [cable cars] / cable cars
tilt trucks
tilting-carts
timbers [frames] for ships
tipping apparatus [parts of railway wagons]
tipping bodies for lorries / tipping bodies for trucks
torque converters for land vehicles
torsion bars for vehicles
tow trucks / wreckers for transport
tractors
trailer hitches for vehicles
trailers [vehicles]
trailers for transporting bicycles
tramcars
transmission chains for land vehicles
transmission mechanisms for land vehicles
transmission shafts for land vehicles
treads for retreading tyres / treads for retreading tires
treads for vehicles [tractor type] / treads for vehicles [roller belts]
tricycles
trolleys*
trucks incorporating a crane
tubeless tyres for bicycles / tubeless tires for bicycles
turbines for land vehicles
two-wheeled trolleys / luggage trucks / sack-barrows
tyre mousse inserts / tire mousse inserts
tyres for snow ploughs / tires for snow ploughs
tyres for vehicle wheels / tires for vehicle wheels
undercarriages for vehicles
upholstery for vehicles
valves for vehicle tyres / valves for vehicle tires
vans [vehicles]
vehicle bonnet pins / vehicle hood pins
vehicle bumpers
vehicle chassis
vehicle covers [shaped]
vehicle joysticks
vehicle running boards
vehicle seats
vehicle suspension springs
vehicle wheel spokes
vehicle wheels
vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail
water scooters [personal watercraft]
water vehicles
wheelbarrows
wheelchairs
windows for vehicles
windscreens / windshields
windshield wipers / windscreen wipers
yachts

Kartika Padal

With over 35 years of service in the District Court of Odisha, I have witnessed and learned diverse range of cases while developing a deep understanding of the legal system. Having retired from my previous position, I now utilize my expertise to assist businesses and SMEs in managing and navigating matters related to Intellectual Property Rights and Tax Law.