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Design Class 14-01: Equipment for the recording or reproduction of sounds or pictures

Subclass 14-01 of Class 14 (recording, telecommunication or data processing equipment), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition32 listed goods
Class14

Recording, telecommunication or data processing equipment

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods32

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 14-01
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 14-01

  • Not including photographic or cinematographic apparatus (Class 16).
ID No.Article
102428Audio and video apparatus for reproducing sounds or images
104764Audio mixers
102422Audiovisual teaching apparatus
102409Baffles for loudspeakers
102426Cassette players
102408Dictating apparatus
102430Digital versatile disc players [DVD players]
105095Earphones
102431Earpieces for monitoring broadcasts or recordings
102419Headphones
102423Horns for loudspeakers
102411Jukeboxes
104987Karaoke booths
102425Laser disc players
102410Loudspeakers
102429MP3 players
102414Microphones [except for telephones]
102415Phonographs
102424Portable audio cassette players
104643Portable digital multimedia players
102420Radio headphones
102407Record changers
102405Record player needles
102416Record player turntables
102418Record players Electrophones
102427Recorders for magnetic optical discs
104988Smart speakers
102412Talking machines
102406Tape recorders
102417Telephone answering apparatus
102421Tone arms for record players
102413Video tape recorders

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

Class 14

Other Subclasses of Class 14

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
14-01Equipment for the recording or reproduction of sounds or pictures32
14-02Data processing equipment as well as peripheral apparatus and devices57
14-03Telecommunications equipment, wireless remote controls and radio amplifiers61
14-04Graphical user interfaces and icons6
14-05Recording and data storage media8
14-06Holders, stands and supports for electronic equipment, not included in other classes10
14-99Miscellaneous9
Filing in India

Using Class 14-01 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 with the official source before you act on it.

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Subclass 14-01 covers equipment for the recording or reproduction of sounds or pictures. Examples from the list: Audio and video apparatus for reproducing sounds or images; Audio mixers; Audiovisual teaching apparatus; Baffles for loudspeakers; Cassette players; Dictating apparatus.

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 14-01.