Trademark class 34: tobacco & smoking
Class 34 covers tobacco and tobacco substitutes, cigarettes and cigars, electronic cigarettes and vaporizers, smokers’ articles like lighters and ashtrays, and matches.
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- Class
- 34
- Type
- Goods
- Commonly confused with
- Classes 5, 9, 31, 12
What class 34 covers
Tobacco and tobacco substitutes; cigarettes and cigars; electronic cigarettes and oral vaporizers for smokers; smokers' articles; matches.
Tobacco and cigarette brands, vape and e-cigarette makers, smoking accessory producers, and match and lighter manufacturers.
Classes confused with class 34
- Class 5, pharmaceuticals: Medical products. Tobacco-free cigarettes for medical purposes and smoking-cessation preparations are class 5; recreational tobacco products are class 34.
- Class 9, software & electronics: Device electronics. Batteries and chargers for electronic cigarettes are class 9; the vaporizers and their flavourings are class 34.
- Class 31, agriculture & produce: Raw plants. Unprocessed tobacco is class 34 even though other unprocessed plant products are class 31; tobacco is the stated exception.
- Class 12, vehicles: Vehicle accessories. Ashtrays for automobiles are class 12 vehicle fittings; smokers’ ashtrays are class 34.
Classes filed alongside class 34
- Class 9, software & electronics: Device batteries and companion apps.
- Class 5, pharmaceuticals: Cessation and nicotine-replacement products.
- Class 25, clothing & footwear: Merchandise apparel.
- Class 35, advertising & business: Tobacconist and vape retail.
Monitoring class 34 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.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Electronic cigarettes, oral vaporizers and their flavourings are class 34. The batteries and chargers that power them are class 9.
Yes. Matches, lighters, ashtrays, cigar humidors and other smokers’ articles are class 34 alongside the tobacco products.
Yes. Tobacco is in class 34 at every stage, including unprocessed leaf, which is the exception to the rule that raw agricultural products sit in class 31.
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