Trademark class 13: firearms & fireworks

What class 13 covers

Firearms; ammunition and projectiles; explosives; fireworks.

Firearm and ammunition manufacturers, fireworks and pyrotechnics brands, and makers of defence sprays and explosive signalling devices.

Classes confused with class 13

• Class 8, hand tools: Bladed weapons. Swords, daggers and other side arms that are not firearms are class 8; firearms and their ammunition are class 13.
• Class 9, software & electronics: Optics and signals. Telescopic sights for firearms, non-explosive fog signals and laser signalling flares are class 9; explosive flares and signal rockets are class 13.
• Class 28, games & toys: Toy weapons. Toy air pistols, percussion caps being toys and party crackers are class 28; real air pistols, firearms and fireworks are class 13.
• Class 11, lighting & heating: Torches. Flaming torches are class 11 lighting apparatus; flare pistols and pyrotechnic signals are class 13.
• Class 34, tobacco & smoking: Smokers’ articles. Matches are class 34 smokers’ articles, not pyrotechnics.

Classes filed alongside class 13

• Class 8, hand tools: Knives and bladed products under the same brand.
• Class 9, software & electronics: Sights, optics and protective equipment.
• Class 28, games & toys: Replicas, airsoft and sporting goods lines.
• Class 25, clothing & footwear: Hunting and tactical clothing.

Monitoring class 13 filings

Whatever classes your own mark is filed in, notolens scans all 45 Nice classes for conflicting filings rather than restricting monitoring to a selection. Trademark monitoring flags conflicting applications while they can still be opposed.