Trademark Class 5: Pharmaceuticals and Medical Preparations
Pharmaceutical, medical and veterinary preparations; dietetic food and substances adapted for medical use; food and dietary supplements; plasters and dressing materials; disinfectants; and preparations for destroying vermin, fungicides and herbicides.
What Class 5 covers in practice.
Class 5 covers pharmaceutical, medical and veterinary preparations, including Ayurvedic, herbal and other traditional medicines, along with dietary supplements for people and animals, dietetic foods and drinks adapted for medical use, baby food and infant formula. It also includes medicated versions of everyday toiletries, sanitary pads, tampons and diapers for babies and adults, plasters and dressings, dental filling materials, disinfectants, and products for killing or repelling pests such as insecticides, rat poison, fungicides and herbicides.
The note sets clear limits. Ingredients for making medicines, such as vitamins and preservatives, are Class 1. Non-medicated toiletries and personal deodorants are Class 3, and support and orthopaedic bandages are Class 10. Dietetic foods and drinks without a medical purpose go to the food and drink classes, such as high-protein cereal bars in Class 30. Indian filers include pharma formulation companies, Ayurvedic and nutraceutical brands, veterinary and agrochemical firms, and sanitary-product makers.
Not in Class 5
Goods and services often confused with this class, and the class they actually belong to.
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Shampoo, soap and toothpaste without medical claims Class 3 ↗
The Class 5 note excludes sanitary preparations that are non-medicated toiletries, which belong in Class 3.
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Knee supports, support bandages and orthopaedic bandages Class 10 ↗
The note sends support and orthopaedic bandages to Class 10, which also lists orthopaedic knee bandages.
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Empty syringes, medical thermometers and glucose meters Class 10 ↗
Class 10 lists syringes for medical purposes, thermometers for medical purposes and glucose meters as medical apparatus, not preparations.
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High-protein cereal bars and similar health snacks Class 30 ↗
The note excludes dietetic foods not specified as being for medical purposes and gives high-protein cereal bars as a Class 30 example.
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Energy drinks, isotonic and sports drinks Class 32 ↗
The note names isotonic beverages as Class 32, and the list also places energy drinks and protein-enriched sports beverages there.
What actually falls under Class 5.
The official heading is a legal category, not a shopping list — here are specific products and services from Class 5 people actually search for.
Acne treatment preparations
Non-medicated skin-care cosmetics are Class 3.
Air deodorising preparations
Room fragrancing preparations are Class 3.
Ayurvedic / herbal supplements
Ayurvedic churna / tablets / kadha
Ayurvedic medicines (for treatment)
Baby food and infant formula
Contact lens solutions
Contact lenses themselves are Class 10 in the current Nice edition.
Contraceptives (chemical/pharmaceutical)
Diagnostic preparations for medical purposes
Diagnostic preparations not for medical purposes, such as those for research laboratories, are Class 1.
Disinfectants / antiseptics
First aid kits / dressings, bandages
Hand sanitiser
Herbal tea (for medicinal purposes)
Herbal tea sold for a medicinal/therapeutic purpose is Class 5. The same tea sold as an ordinary beverage with no health claim falls under Class 30 instead.
Medicated animal feed
Ordinary animal feed without a medical purpose is Class 31.
Medicated lozenges and sweets
Ordinary sweets and confectionery lozenges are Class 30.
Medicated shampoos, soaps and toothpaste
Medicinal oils and balms
Mosquito and insect repellents
Nicotine gum and patches
Nicotine pouches sold as a tobacco substitute, not for medical purposes, are Class 34.
Pesticides / insecticides
Pharmaceutical preparations / medicines
Pre-filled syringes
Empty syringes are Class 10.
Protein powder / nutritional supplements
Goes in Class 5 if marketed for health, dietary or medicinal purposes. A plain food product with no health claim (e.g. a high-protein snack bar sold as food) can instead fall under Class 29/30 — the marketing angle decides the class, not the ingredient.
Rat poison
Sanitary napkins / diapers
Veterinary preparations
Vitamins and dietary supplements
Which class is my product or service in?
Straight answers for the specific items people search for under Class 5.
Class 5. The Class 5 heading itself includes food for babies, and the list has infant formula, powdered milk for babies and lacteal flour for babies. The Class 29 note expressly sends baby food to Class 5, even without a medical claim. Baby feeding bottles and teats are Class 10, and baby wipes for cleaning are Class 3.
Active pharmaceutical ingredients sold to other drug makers are Class 1, which lists active chemical ingredients for use in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals. Finished formulations such as tablets, syrups and injections are Class 5. Manufacturing to another company's order and specification, as in third-party or contract manufacturing, is a Class 40 service under its explanatory note. Integrated pharma groups often cover all three.
No. Sanitary pads, panty liners, tampons and period pants are Class 5. Menstrual cups are listed in Class 10 with medical apparatus. A feminine-hygiene brand selling both pads and cups should file in Class 5 and Class 10. Intimate washes without a medical claim are non-medicated cleansers in Class 3.
It depends on how it is sold. Glucose sold as a dietary supplement or for medical purposes is Class 5. Glucose for culinary purposes is Class 30, and glucose supplied to food manufacturers is Class 1. Ready-to-drink energy drinks and isotonic beverages are Class 32. Check the labelling and the claims before choosing.
A chemist shop or online pharmacy name is a retail service: Class 35 lists retail and wholesale services for pharmaceutical, veterinary and sanitary preparations and medical supplies. Class 44 covers pharmacy advice and preparation of prescriptions by pharmacists. Class 5 is needed only if the same name will appear on medicines or other products.
Pharmaceutical, medical and veterinary preparations; dietetic food and substances adapted for medical use; food and dietary supplements; plasters and dressing materials; disinfectants; and preparations for destroying vermin, fungicides and herbicides.
Common examples include: Acne treatment preparations, Air deodorising preparations, Ayurvedic / herbal supplements, Ayurvedic churna / tablets / kadha, Ayurvedic medicines (for treatment), Baby food and infant formula, Contact lens solutions, Contraceptives (chemical/pharmaceutical).
Pharmaceutical preparations / medicines falls under Trademark Class 5 — Pharmaceuticals and Medical Preparations.
Protein powder / nutritional supplements falls under Trademark Class 5 — Pharmaceuticals and Medical Preparations. Goes in Class 5 if marketed for health, dietary or medicinal purposes. A plain food product with no health claim (e.g. a high-protein snack bar sold as food) can instead fall under Class 29/30 — the marketing angle decides the class, not the ingredient.
Ayurvedic medicines (for treatment) falls under Trademark Class 5 — Pharmaceuticals and Medical Preparations.
Vitamins and dietary supplements falls under Trademark Class 5 — Pharmaceuticals and Medical Preparations.
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