Trademark class 7: machinery

What class 7 covers

Machines, machine tools, power-operated tools; motors and engines, except for land vehicles; machine coupling and transmission components, except for land vehicles; agricultural implements, other than hand-operated hand tools; incubators for eggs; automatic vending machines.

Machine and industrial equipment makers, power tool and appliance brands, robotics companies, and vending machine and motor manufacturers.

Classes confused with class 7

• Class 8, hand tools: Hand tools. Motor-driven tools are class 7; the same tool operated by hand, like a manual drill or saw, is class 8.
• Class 9, software & electronics: Electronic machines. Automated teller machines, ticket terminals and humanoid, laboratory or surveillance robots are class 9; industrial robots stay in class 7.
• Class 11, lighting & heating: Heating and cooling apparatus. Refrigerating machines, ovens, air conditioners and appliances that heat or cool are class 11; washers, vacuums and other powered machines are class 7.
• Class 10, medical devices: Medical apparatus. Respirators and surgical robots are class 10, not industrial machines.
• Class 12, vehicles: Land vehicle parts. Motors, engines, transmissions and tyres for land vehicles are class 12; all other motors and engines are class 7.

Classes filed alongside class 7

• Class 11, lighting & heating: Heating, cooling and lighting appliances in the same range.
• Class 8, hand tools: Hand tool lines alongside power tools.
• Class 37, construction & repair: Installation, maintenance and repair services.
• Class 9, software & electronics: Control electronics and monitoring software.

Monitoring class 7 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.