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Design Class 10-06: Signalling apparatus and devices

Subclass 10-06 of Class 10 (clocks and watches and other measuring instruments, checking and signalling instruments), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition38 listed goods
Class10

Clocks and watches and other measuring instruments, checking and signalling instruments

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods38

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 10-06
Classes per applicationOne

The same design in another class needs a separate application.

Designs Rules 2001 · rule 11(3)
List of goods

Goods in Design Class 10-06

  • Not including lighting or signalling devices for vehicles (Class 26-06).
ID No.Article
101868Accident signalling devices
101866Beacons [aviation, navigation]
101860Bells [electric]
101874Breakdown triangles for motorists
101876Bus stop signposts
101849Catadioptric reflectors
101873Cycle bells
101864Dog whistles
101857Door chimes
101867Door knockers
105203Emergency exit signs
101856Fog signals
101879Gavels
101853Lighthouses
101877Luminous road signs
101848Marker buoys
101871Markers for ski slopes
101847Milestones
104691Pedestrian crossing signs
101850Railway signal discs
101870Railway signals [fixed]
101863Reflecting bands for the feet
105087Reflective strapping
101872Road signals
101846Road-marking devices
101855Semaphores
101861Signal bells
101854Signal gantries
101851Signal lamps
101859Sirens
101875Swimming pool lane markers
101878Tell-tale lights
101869Traffic lights
101852Traffic signs
101862Vehicle horns
101865Warning horns
101880Weathercocks
101858Whistles

Words in square brackets explain the article; they are part of the indication.

Class 10

Other Subclasses of Class 10

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
10-01Clocks and alarm clocks9
10-02Watches and wrist watches6
10-03Other time-measuring instruments7
10-04Other measuring instruments, apparatus and devices125
10-05Instruments, apparatus and devices for checking, security or testing59
10-06Signalling apparatus and devices38
10-07Casings, cases, dials, hands and all other parts and accessories of instruments for measuring, checking and signalling30
10-99Miscellaneous0
Filing in India

Using Class 10-06 in a Design Application

The Designs Office classifies articles by the current edition of the Locarno Classification (rule 10(1), Designs Rules, 2001). The application in Form 1 must state the class and the article to which the design is applied.

  • Name the article in the words of the list where they fit, and give the class and subclass.
  • One application covers one class. To register the same design in another class of article, file a separate application in that class.
  • If the class is in doubt, the Controller decides it, in consultation with the applicant where required.

Official documents behind this page

  1. WIPO, Locarno Classification, 15th EditionIn force from 1 January 2025: classes, subclasses, explanatory notes and the list of goods. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which holds the copyright in the Classification.
  2. Designs Rules, 2001, rule 10(1), as substituted by the Designs (Amendment) Rules, 2021Articles are classified as per the current edition of the Locarno Classification published by WIPO.
  3. Designs Act, 2000, section 5(3), and Designs Rules, 2001, rule 11(2) and (3)A design is registered in one class; the application states the class and the article; the same design in another class needs a separate application.

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Short, direct answers to the 2 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Subclass 10-06 covers signalling apparatus and devices. Examples from the list: Accident signalling devices; Beacons [aviation, navigation]; Bells [electric]; Breakdown triangles for motorists; Bus stop signposts; Catadioptric reflectors.

Form 1 must state the class in which the design is to be registered and the article to which it is applied (rule 11(2), Designs Rules, 2001). Give the Locarno class and subclass, here 10-06.