Trademark Class 4: Industrial Oils and Fuels
Industrial oils and greases, lubricants, dust-absorbing/wetting/binding compositions, fuels and illuminants, and candles and wicks for lighting.
What Class 4 covers in practice.
Class 4 covers industrial oils and greases, lubricants such as engine oil and gear oil, and fuels of most kinds: petrol, diesel, kerosene, fuel gas, coal, coke, charcoal, firewood, biomass briquettes and biofuels such as ethanol. Electrical energy is also a Class 4 good. The class includes illuminants, candles such as perfumed, soy and votive candles, candle and lamp wicks, raw and industrial wax such as beeswax and paraffin, and dust-absorbing and dust-binding compositions.
The note carves out special oils, waxes and candles by purpose: anti-rust oils and wood-preserving oils are Class 2, oils for tanning leather Class 1, polishing and depilatory wax Class 3, dental wax Class 5, sealing wax Class 16, and massage candles Class 3 or Class 5. Cooking oils are food in Class 29. Indian filers include lubricant and grease brands, candle makers, coal and briquette suppliers, biomass pellet producers, fuel distributors and industrial castor-oil processors in Gujarat.
Not in Class 4
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Cooking oils such as groundnut, sunflower or coconut oil Class 29 ↗
Oils and fats for food are in the Class 29 heading, and the Class 29 note sends industrial oil to Class 4.
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Anti-rust oils and greases, and oils for preserving wood Class 2 ↗
The Class 4 note sends these special oils and greases to Class 2 with other anti-corrosion and wood-preserving products.
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Oils for tanning leather Class 1 ↗
The note lists oils for tanning leather as a Class 1 exception, alongside other leather-processing chemicals.
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Polishing wax and depilatory wax Class 3 ↗
The note excludes these special waxes, which are cleaning and cosmetic preparations in Class 3.
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Sealing wax Class 16 ↗
The note sends sealing wax to Class 16 with stationery.
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Wicks for kerosene and oil stoves Class 11 ↗
The note excludes wicks adapted for oil stoves, which are Class 11 parts of heating and cooking apparatus.
What actually falls under Class 4.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 4 people actually search for.
Biomass fuel and briquettes
Candle wicks and lamp wicks
Wicks adapted for oil stoves are Class 11.
Candles
Castor oil for industrial purposes
Castor oil for medical purposes is Class 5.
Charcoal (fuel)
Activated charcoal is Class 1, and charcoal for pharmaceutical purposes is Class 5.
Coal / coke (fuel)
Cutting fluids
Electrical energy
Firelighters
Fuels (including motor fuels)
Industrial lubricants and greases
Industrial wax
Kerosene (fuel)
LPG / cooking gas
Motor oil and gear oil
Transmission oil and transmission fluid are listed in Class 1, not Class 4.
Petroleum jelly for industrial purposes
Petroleum jelly for cosmetic purposes is Class 3, and for medical purposes Class 5.
Raw beeswax
Beeswax supplied for making cosmetics is still listed in Class 4.
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 4.
No. Motor oil, gear oil, lubricating grease and industrial oil are Class 4, but the Nice list places coolants for vehicle engines, antifreeze, brake fluid, transmission fluid, transmission oil and power steering fluid in Class 1. An automotive-lubricant brand that also sells coolants or brake fluid should file in Class 1 as well as Class 4.
It depends on use. Castor oil for industrial purposes, the bulk commodity Gujarat produces and exports, is Class 4. Castor oil for medical purposes is Class 5. Castor oil packed as a hair or skin oil falls under oils for cosmetic purposes in Class 3. Cooking oils in general are Class 29.
Scented candles are Class 4: the Nice list includes perfumed candles, soy candles and votive candles there. Massage candles are the exception, falling in Class 3 for cosmetic use and Class 5 for therapeutic use. Wax melts and reed diffusers are fragrancing products in Class 3, and candle holders are Class 21.
Only partly. Electrical energy itself is listed as a Class 4 good. Producing energy, including renewable green energy, is a Class 40 service, and distribution of energy and electricity is Class 39. Solar panels for producing electricity are Class 9. A solar developer or power company usually needs to look at Classes 39 and 40, not just Class 4.
Class 4 covers fuel sold under your own brand. Running a refuelling outlet is a service: vehicle service stations for refuelling and maintenance, and natural gas refuelling services for motor vehicles, are listed in Class 37. Fuel dispensing pumps, as equipment, are Class 7. An operator using its own name for the outlet should look at Class 37 first.
Industrial oils and greases, lubricants, dust-absorbing/wetting/binding compositions, fuels and illuminants, and candles and wicks for lighting.
Common examples include: Biomass fuel and briquettes, Candle wicks and lamp wicks, Candles, Castor oil for industrial purposes, Charcoal (fuel), Coal / coke (fuel), Cutting fluids, Electrical energy.
LPG / cooking gas falls under Trademark Class 4 — Industrial Oils and Fuels.
Industrial lubricants and greases falls under Trademark Class 4 — Industrial Oils and Fuels.
Fuels (including motor fuels) falls under Trademark Class 4 — Industrial Oils and Fuels.
Candles falls under Trademark Class 4 — Industrial Oils and Fuels.
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