Trademark Class 11: Lighting, Heating and Refrigeration Apparatus
Apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, steam generation, cooking, refrigeration, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.
What Class 11 covers in practice.
Class 11 covers apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, cooling, steam generating, cooking, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes. In practice it holds lighting (LED bulbs, lamps, street lamps, vehicle headlights), fans, air conditioners, air coolers, geysers, room heaters, refrigerators and freezers, cooking appliances with their own heat source (electric cooktops, microwave ovens, electric pressure cookers, air fryers, cooking stoves), water purifiers, and sanitaryware such as taps, showers, toilets and wash-hand basins.
The explanatory note sets the edges. Cooking utensils without an integrated heat source, such as non-electric pressure cookers and griddles, go to Class 21, as do non-electric portable coolers. Electricity generators and steam-producing machine parts are Class 7, photovoltaic cells and signalling lights Class 9, and medical heating pads Class 10. Indian filers include fan, lighting and appliance brands, RO purifier companies, solar water-heater makers, and sanitaryware and faucet manufacturers, many of them in the Morbi ceramics cluster.
Not in Class 11
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Electricity generators and diesel generator sets Class 7 ↗
The Class 11 note excludes current generators and electricity generators, which are Class 7 machines.
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Solar panels (photovoltaic cells) Class 9 ↗
The Class 11 note excludes photovoltaic cells, which are Class 9; solar thermal collectors for heating stay in Class 11.
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Non-electric pressure cookers, tawas and griddles Class 21 ↗
The Class 11 note excludes cooking utensils without an integrated heat source and places them in Class 21.
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Mixer grinders, washing machines and dishwashers Class 7 ↗
Electric kitchen grinders, washing machines and dishwashers are listed in Class 7 as machines, not as Class 11 heating, cooling, cooking or lighting apparatus.
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Electric heating pads and blankets for medical purposes Class 10 ↗
The Class 11 note sends medical heating pads, cushions and blankets to Class 10; non-medical versions stay in Class 11.
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Ceramic floor and wall tiles Class 19 ↗
Floor tiles and wall tiles not of metal are Class 19 building materials, even when made by a sanitaryware manufacturer.
What actually falls under Class 11.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 11 people actually search for.
Air conditioners
Air cooling apparatus (air coolers)
Air fryers
Air purifying apparatus and machines
Chimneys (kitchen)
Cooking stoves and gas burners
Electric pressure cookers
Non-electric (stovetop) pressure cookers are Class 21.
Fairy lights for festive decoration
Christmas tree ornaments other than lights are Class 28.
Fans (electric)
Hair dryers
Hair straightening irons and curling tongs are Class 8.
Induction cooktops
Kitchen appliances (cooking, refrigeration)
LED lights / lighting fixtures
Microwave ovens
RO water purifiers
Refrigerators
Room heaters
Solar cookers
Solar water heaters
Street lights / lamp posts
Tandoors / ovens (cooking apparatus)
Taps and faucets
Toilets and toilet seats
Floor and wall tiles from the same factory are Class 19.
Vehicle headlights
Lights for vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles are Class 11, not Class 12.
Water dispensers
Water heaters / geysers
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 11.
No. Water heaters and solar thermal collectors for heating are Class 11. Solar panels for the production of electricity (photovoltaic cells) are Class 9, which the Class 11 explanatory note confirms, and so are inverters and batteries. A solar company selling both rooftop photovoltaic systems and solar water heaters under one mark needs Class 9 and Class 11.
Class 21. The Class 11 explanatory note excludes cooking utensils without an integrated heat source, naming non-electric griddles, grills, waffle irons and pressure cookers. Electric pressure cookers, multicookers, air fryers and electric frying pans have their own heat source and are Class 11. A cookware brand selling both types files in both classes.
Yes. Class 11 covers water supply and sanitary apparatus whether or not they use power: taps, mixer taps, showers, bath fittings, toilets, toilet seats, urinals, wash-hand basins and flushing tanks are all Class 11. Floor and wall tiles are Class 19. Pipes are split: water-pipes of metal are Class 6 and water-pipes not of metal Class 19, while pipes forming parts of sanitary installations are listed in Class 11.
Class 11. Fabric steamers and steam cabinets for cleaning and freshening clothing are listed in Class 11, which covers steam-generating apparatus. A conventional clothes iron is Class 8 under NCL 13-2026, and ironing machines and portable rotary steam presses for fabrics are Class 7. A laundry-care brand selling both irons and steamers needs Classes 8 and 11.
Class 11. The Class 11 explanatory note includes lights for vehicles and vehicle reflectors, and the Class 12 note sends lights for automobiles and bicycles to Class 11. Vehicle headlights, motorcycle lights, bicycle lights, light bulbs for directional signals for vehicles and air conditioners for vehicles are Class 11. Bumpers, rearview mirrors and windscreen wipers stay in Class 12.
Apparatus and installations for lighting, heating, steam generation, cooking, refrigeration, drying, ventilating, water supply and sanitary purposes.
Common examples include: Air conditioners, Air cooling apparatus (air coolers), Air fryers, Air purifying apparatus and machines, Chimneys (kitchen), Cooking stoves and gas burners, Electric pressure cookers, Fairy lights for festive decoration.
Air conditioners falls under Trademark Class 11 — Lighting, Heating and Refrigeration Apparatus.
Water heaters / geysers falls under Trademark Class 11 — Lighting, Heating and Refrigeration Apparatus.
RO water purifiers falls under Trademark Class 11 — Lighting, Heating and Refrigeration Apparatus.
LED lights / lighting fixtures falls under Trademark Class 11 — Lighting, Heating and Refrigeration Apparatus.
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