Trademark Class 13: Firearms and Fireworks
Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; and fireworks.
What Class 13 covers in practice.
Class 13 covers weapons that fire or explode and the goods used with them: firearms such as pistols, revolvers, rifles and sporting or hunting firearms, with parts such as rifle barrels, gunstocks, trigger guards and noise suppressors; ammunition, cartridges and projectiles; explosives such as dynamite, gunpowder, detonators and fuses; and fireworks, firecrackers and other pyrotechnic products. The explanatory note also places here explosive or pyrotechnic rescue flares, flare pistols, signal rocket flares, sprays for personal defence, air pistols that are weapons and bandoliers for weapons.
The boundary follows function. Blades and side arms other than firearms, such as swords and daggers, go to Class 8; telescopic sights and laser signalling flares to Class 9; grease for weapons to Class 4; toy pistols, toy percussion caps and party crackers to Class 28; and matches to Class 34. In India the class is used mainly by fireworks manufacturers, notably the Sivakasi cluster in Tamil Nadu, makers of industrial explosives and detonators for mining and construction, licensed arms and ammunition makers and dealers, and air-gun brands for sport shooting.
Not in Class 13
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Toy pistols and caps for toy pistols Class 28 ↗
The Class 13 note excludes toy air pistols and percussion caps being toys, and Class 28 lists toy pistols and caps for pistols [toys].
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Swords, daggers and other bladed weapons Class 8 ↗
The note sends blades being weapons and side arms other than firearms to Class 8, which lists swords and daggers.
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Telescopic sights and rifle scopes Class 9 ↗
The note excludes telescopic sights for firearms; Class 9 lists sighting telescopes for firearms, while non-telescopic sights stay in Class 13.
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Gun grease (grease for weapons) Class 4 ↗
The note excludes grease for weapons, which Class 4 lists as grease for arms [weapons].
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Laser signalling flares and non-explosive fog signals Class 9 ↗
Only explosive or pyrotechnic flares and fog signals are Class 13; the note sends rescue laser signalling flares and non-explosive fog signals to Class 9.
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Safety matches and matchboxes Class 34 ↗
The Class 13 note expressly excludes matches, which are named in the Class 34 heading, and Class 34 also lists matchboxes.
What actually falls under Class 13.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 13 people actually search for.
Air pistols [weapons]
Only air pistols that are weapons are Class 13; toy air pistols are Class 28.
Cleaning brushes for firearms
Grease for weapons is Class 4, not Class 13.
Detonators and detonating fuses
Explosives and dynamite
Firearms and ammunition
Fireworks
Gunpowder and explosive powders
Non-telescopic sights for firearms
Telescopic sights and rifle scopes are Class 9.
Rifle cases
Rifle cases are Class 13; general-purpose bags and holdalls are Class 18.
Signal rocket flares
Explosive or pyrotechnic flares only; rescue laser signalling flares are Class 9.
Sprays for personal defence purposes
Starting pistols
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 13.
Class 28. The Class 13 explanatory note excludes toy air pistols, percussion caps that are toys and crackers sold as party novelties, and Class 28 lists toy pistols, caps for pistols [toys] and party poppers. Diwali firecrackers and other fireworks stay in Class 13. A brand used on both real fireworks and toy cap guns or party poppers needs protection in Classes 13 and 28.
Yes. 'Sprays for personal defence purposes' is a Class 13 term, and the explanatory note names these sprays among the goods the class includes. Tear-gas weapons are also Class 13. Pepper sold as a spice is Class 30 and insect repellents are Class 5, so the class depends on the product being sold as a defensive spray, not on its ingredient.
No. Fireworks, firecrackers and other pyrotechnic products are Class 13, while matches and matchboxes are Class 34; the Class 13 explanatory note specifically excludes matches. Many Sivakasi units make both, so a brand used on crackers and on matchboxes needs to cover both classes, either in two applications or in one multi-class application for Classes 13 and 34.
Neither. The Class 13 note excludes telescopic sights for firearms, which fall in Class 9 (listed there as sighting telescopes for firearms), and grease for weapons, which is Class 4. Class 13 keeps the non-optical parts and accessories: non-telescopic sights, rifle barrels, gunstocks, noise suppressors, cleaning brushes for firearms, rifle cases, cartridge pouches and bandoliers. A gun-accessory brand selling scopes, grease and cases may need Classes 4, 9 and 13.
Class 13 protects your brand on the goods themselves. The Class 35 note says selling goods is not in itself a service; what Class 35 covers is bringing together a variety of goods so customers can view and buy them, in a shop or online. A multi-brand fireworks shop or sporting-gun store should therefore consider Class 35. No trademark registration is a licence to deal in these goods: India's arms and explosives laws still apply.
Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; and fireworks.
Common examples include: Air pistols [weapons], Cleaning brushes for firearms, Detonators and detonating fuses, Explosives and dynamite, Firearms and ammunition, Fireworks, Gunpowder and explosive powders, Non-telescopic sights for firearms.
Air pistols [weapons] falls under Trademark Class 13 — Firearms and Fireworks. Only air pistols that are weapons are Class 13; toy air pistols are Class 28.
Cleaning brushes for firearms falls under Trademark Class 13 — Firearms and Fireworks. Grease for weapons is Class 4, not Class 13.
Detonators and detonating fuses falls under Trademark Class 13 — Firearms and Fireworks.
Explosives and dynamite falls under Trademark Class 13 — Firearms and Fireworks.
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