Trademark Class 2: Paints, Varnishes and Colourants
Paints, varnishes and lacquers; preservatives against rust and wood deterioration; colourants and dyes; printing inks; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painting and printing.
What Class 2 covers in practice.
Class 2 covers paints, varnishes and lacquers, primers, distempers and lime wash, wood stains and wood preservatives, and anti-rust and anti-corrosive preparations, including anti-rust oils. It also takes colorants and dyes, such as dyestuffs for clothing, leather and wood and colourings for food and beverages; printing inks, printer ink and toner, including filled cartridges; raw natural resins such as shellac and copal; and metal foil and powder for painting, decorating, printing and art.
The explanatory note draws the line by use. Hair and other cosmetic dyes, laundry blue and laundry bleach are Class 3; ink for pens and stamp pads is Class 16; insulating paints and varnishes are Class 17; unprocessed synthetic resins and mordants for metals are Class 1. Indian filers here include decorative and industrial paint makers, dye and pigment units in Gujarat's chemical estates, printing-ink manufacturers, food-colour brands, toner and cartridge suppliers, and lac processors.
Not in Class 2
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Hair dye, henna and other cosmetic dyes Class 3 ↗
The Class 2 note excludes cosmetic dyes, and Class 3 lists hair dyes and henna as a cosmetic dye.
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Laundry blue (neel) and laundry bleach Class 3 ↗
The note sends laundry blueing and laundry bleaching preparations to Class 3 with other laundry products.
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Pen ink, stamp-pad ink and other stationery ink Class 16 ↗
The note excludes inks for stationery purposes; Class 2 covers inks for printing, marking and engraving.
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Insulating paints and varnishes Class 17 ↗
The note places insulating paints and varnishes in Class 17 with other insulating materials.
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Unprocessed synthetic resins Class 1 ↗
Unprocessed artificial resins are excluded from Class 2, which takes only raw natural resins.
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Paintbrushes, paint rollers and school paint boxes Class 16 ↗
The note excludes paint boxes for school use, and the Nice list places paintbrushes and house painters' rollers in Class 16.
What actually falls under Class 2.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 2 people actually search for.
Aluminium and bronze powder for painting
Metal powders for 3D printers are Class 6, not Class 2.
Anti-corrosive preparations
Anti-rust oils and greases
Although they are oils and greases, the Class 4 note sends anti-rust oils and greases to Class 2.
Distempers / whitewash
Dyes / colourants
Edible inks
Enamel paints
Food colouring
Food flavourings are Class 30, not Class 2.
Paint thinners
Paints and varnishes
Primers (paint)
Printer ink / toner (and filled cartridges)
Ink, toner, and cartridges sold already filled are Class 2. An empty cartridge is not -- an unfilled cartridge is Class 9, treated as printer hardware rather than as ink.
Printing inks
Shellac / gum-lac
Tattooing ink
Turmeric used as a colorant
Turmeric sold as a spice is Class 30. Only turmeric for colouring is Class 2.
Undercoating for vehicle chassis
Although applied to vehicles, chassis undercoating is listed in Class 2, not with vehicle parts in Class 12.
Wood preservatives
Wood stains
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 2.
Class 2. The Nice explanatory note includes colorants for foodstuffs and beverages, and the list has food colouring, caramel food colouring and colourings for beverages and butter. Food flavourings, including vanilla flavourings and flavourings for cakes, are Class 30, so a brand selling both colours and flavours to bakers would file in Class 2 and Class 30.
Partly. Toner and printer ink sold under your brand, including filled cartridges, are Class 2. The refilling itself is a service, listed in Class 37 as refilling of ink cartridges and refilling of toner cartridges, and empty cartridges are Class 9. A refill shop that also sells its own toner packs should consider both Class 2 and Class 37.
It depends on the product. Paints and paint-type coatings, such as coatings for roofing felt, are Class 2. Chemicals that waterproof cement or damp-proof masonry, which the Nice list describes as 'except paints', are Class 1, as are waterproofing chemicals for textiles and leather. Damp-proofing carried out on a building is a Class 37 service. Match the class to how each product is described and sold.
If it sells dyes under its own brand, Class 2 applies, since dyestuffs for clothing are listed there. If it dyes fabric or garments for other businesses as job work, that is Class 40, which lists cloth dyeing and textile dyeing as treatment of materials. Process houses that do both often file in both classes.
Not necessarily. Class 2 covers paint products sold under a brand. Painting contractors offering interior and exterior painting fall in Class 37, and a paint shop or online store selling several brands falls under Class 35 retail services. A dealer that also sells paint under its own label should add Class 2.
Paints, varnishes and lacquers; preservatives against rust and wood deterioration; colourants and dyes; printing inks; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for painting and printing.
Common examples include: Aluminium and bronze powder for painting, Anti-corrosive preparations, Anti-rust oils and greases, Distempers / whitewash, Dyes / colourants, Edible inks, Enamel paints, Food colouring.
Paints and varnishes falls under Trademark Class 2 — Paints, Varnishes and Colourants.
Dyes / colourants falls under Trademark Class 2 — Paints, Varnishes and Colourants.
Printing inks falls under Trademark Class 2 — Paints, Varnishes and Colourants.
Wood preservatives falls under Trademark Class 2 — Paints, Varnishes and Colourants.
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