Trademark Class 17 Insulating Materials, Rubber, Plastics, and Beyond

In this blog, we aim to provide a detailed overview of Class 17 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 17 Overview

Class 17 encompasses a diverse range of materials crucial for various industries. Dive into the world of unprocessed and semi-processed rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica, and substitutes. Explore the applications of plastics and resins, extruded for manufacturing purposes. Uncover the significance of packing, stopping, and insulating materials, along with flexible pipes, tubes, and hoses made without metal.

This classification prominently features electrical, thermal, and acoustic insulating materials, providing valuable insights into their uses in sheets, blocks, and rods. Discover specific items crafted from rubber, gutta-percha, gum, asbestos, mica, or substitutes. These include materials for recapping tires, floating anti-pollution barriers, and non-stationary adhesive tapes. Plastic films, excluding those for packaging, such as anti-dazzle films for windows, are also part of this extensive category. Elastic threads and threads made of rubber or plastic, not intended for textile use, showcase the breadth of materials covered.

Further, the class extends to various miscellaneous items crafted from these materials, ranging from foam supports for flower arrangements to rubber stoppers, shock-absorbing buffers, and packaging solutions like rubber bags or envelopes.

However, it’s essential to note the exclusions, such as fire hoses, certain pipes, insulating glass for buildings, and specific goods classified by their function or purpose, like gum resins, rubber for dental purposes, and adhesive rubber patches for repairing inner tubes. Understanding Class 17 opens the door to a world of versatile materials vital across industries.

Brands/Trademarks you Might Know in Class 17:

Brand name: 3m Science. Applied To Life.

Description [CLASS : 17] Adhesives tapes and adhesive tape dispensers for industrial or commercial use; duct tapes; electrical tapes; masking tapes; mounting tapes; adhesive foam tapes, double-sided adhesive tapes, all for industrial purposes; adhesive films; plastic sheeting for reflecting light visually, for use in relation to road and traffic signs and vehicle safety markings; plastic sheet material for use in producing graphics, signs and displays; thermal insulating materials made of non-woven synthetic fibers; plastic sheet material for application to glass in order to provide a tint to the glass

Class 17, Trademark Class 17 Insulating Materials, Rubber, Plastics, and Beyond

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Detailed List of goods Classified under Class 17

  1. acoustic insulating materials
  2. acrylic glass, semi-processed
  3. acrylic resins, semi-processed
  4. adhesive tapes, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes
  5. anti-glare films for windows [tinted films] / anti-dazzle films for windows [tinted films]
  6. asbestos
  7. asbestos cloth
  8. asbestos coverings
  9. asbestos fabrics
  10. asbestos felt
  11. asbestos fibres / asbestos fibers
  12. asbestos millboards
  13. asbestos packing
  14. asbestos paper
  15. asbestos safety curtains / safety curtains of asbestos
  16. asbestos sheets
  17. asbestos slate / slate asbestos
  18. bags [envelopes, pouches] of rubber, for packaging
  19. balata
  20. bark coverings for sound insulation
  21. boiler composition to prevent the radiation of heat
  22. brake lining materials, partly processed
  23. canvas hose pipes
  24. carbon fibres, other than for textile use / carbon fibers, other than for textile use
  25. caulking materials
  26. cellulose acetate, semi-processed
  27. chemical compositions for sealing leaks
  28. clack valves of rubber
  29. clutch linings
  30. compositions to prevent the radiation of heat
  31. connecting hose for vehicle radiators
  32. cords of rubber
  33. cotton wool for packing [caulking]
  34. cylinder jointings
  35. dielectrics [insulators]
  36. dock bumpers of rubber
  37. door stops of rubber
  38. draught excluder strips / weatherstripping
  39. duct tapes
  40. ebonite
  41. ebonite moulds / ebonite molds
  42. elastic yarns, other than for textile use / elastic threads, other than for textile use
  43. electromagnetic interference [EMI] shielding films
  44. expansion joint fillers / fillers for expansion joints
  45. fibreglass fabrics for insulation / fiberglass fabrics for insulation
  46. fibreglass for insulation / fiberglass for insulation / glass fibers for insulation / glass fibres for insulation
  47. filtering materials of semi-processed films of plastic
  48. filtering materials of semi-processed foams of plastic
  49. fittings, not of metal, for compressed air lines
  50. fittings, not of metal, for flexible pipes
  51. fittings, not of metal, for rigid pipes
  52. flexible hoses, not of metal
  53. floating anti-pollution barriers
  54. foam supports for flower arrangements [semi-finished products]
  55. foil of regenerated cellulose, other than for wrapping / sheets of regenerated cellulose, other than for wrapping
  56. foils of metal for insulating / metal foil for insulation
  57. gaskets / joint packings
  58. glass wool for insulation
  59. gum, raw or semi-worked
  60. gutta-percha
  61. hoses of textile material
  62. insulating fabrics
  63. insulating felt
  64. insulating films
  65. insulating inks
  66. insulating materials
  67. insulating oil for transformers
  68. insulating oils
  69. insulating paints
  70. insulating paper
  71. insulating plaster
  72. insulating refractory materials
  73. insulating tapes
  74. insulating varnish
  75. insulators
  76. insulators for cables
  77. insulators for electric mains
  78. insulators for railway tracks
  79. junctions, not of metal, for pipes
  80. latex [rubber]
  81. liquid rubber
  82. liquid sealants for transmissions
  83. lute
  84. mica, raw or partly processed
  85. mineral wool [insulator]
  86. non-conducting materials for retaining heat
  87. non-slip pads of rubber
  88. O-rings
  89. oil seals
  90. organic glass, semi-processed
  91. packing [cushioning, stuffing] materials of rubber or plastics
  92. padding materials of rubber or plastics / stuffing of rubber or plastics
  93. paper for electrical capacitors
  94. pipe gaskets / joint packings for pipes
  95. pipe muffs, not of metal / pipe jackets, not of metal
  96. plastic fibres, other than for textile use / plastic fibers, other than for textile use
  97. plastic filaments for 3D printing
  98. plastic film, other than for wrapping
  99. plastic sheeting for agricultural purposes
  100. plastic substances, semi-processed
  101. reinforcing materials, not of metal, for pipes
  102. rings of rubber
  103. rubber material for recapping tyres / rubber material for recapping tires
  104. rubber seals for jars
  105. rubber sleeves for protecting parts of machines / sleeves of rubber for protecting parts of machines
  106. rubber solutions
  107. rubber stoppers
  108. rubber, raw or semi-worked
  109. sealant compounds for joints
  110. self-adhesive tapes, other than stationery and not for medical or household purposes
  111. sew-on tags of rubber for clothing
  112. shock-absorbing buffers of rubber
  113. slag wool [insulator]
  114. soundproofing materials
  115. stops of rubber
  116. substances for insulating buildings against moisture
  117. synthetic resins, semi-processed / artificial resins, semi-processed
  118. synthetic rubber
  119. threads of plastic for soldering / soldering threads of plastic
  120. threads of plastic materials, other than for textile use
  121. threads of rubber, other than for textile use
  122. valves of india-rubber or vulcanized fibre / valves of india-rubber or vulcanized fiber
  123. viscose sheets, other than for wrapping
  124. vulcanized fibre / vulcanized fiber
  125. washers of rubber or vulcanized fibre / washers of rubber or vulcanized fiber
  126. water-tight rings / stuffing rings
  127. watering hose
  128. waterproof packings
  129. weatherstripping compositions
  130. window stops of rubber