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Design Class 14-03: Telecommunications equipment, wireless remote controls and radio amplifiers

Subclass 14-03 of Class 14 (recording, telecommunication or data processing equipment), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition61 listed goods
Class14

Recording, telecommunication or data processing equipment

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods61

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 14-03
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 14-03

  • Including telephone and television apparatus, as well as radio sets.
ID No.Article
102473Aerials for vehicles
102523Antenna sockets
102512Base units for wireless telephones
104883Beacons for wireless devices
102496Communications equipment
102518Cordless modems
102517Digital pagers
105097Electronic tracking tags
102477Emergency call boxes [roadside]
102507Fax machines Facsimile machines
102476Frame aerials [radio and television]
102478Frequency converters [radio and television]
102524Global positioning devices [GPS]
104772Handheld wireless voting apparatus
102528Headsets for telephones [earphones and microphones combined]
102474Honeycomb coils for wireless apparatus
102503Indicator boards [call bells]
102521Intercom phones
102484Intercommunication devices
104992Live video broadcasting devices
102487Megaphones
102485Microphones for telephones
102486Microtelephones
102525Mobile telephones
102508Modems
105236Multifunctional video conferencing units
102526Navigational devices
104771Phablets
102519Portable telephones
102471Radio aerials
102475Radio dials
102490Radio receivers
104991Radio-frequency identification [RFID] bracelets
102488Radiogoniometers
102489Radios for vehicles
102513Remote controls [wireless]
102522Satellite receivers
102516Screens for telephony
104770Smartphones
102470Sound amplifiers
102506Speaking tubes
102505Street emergency telephone posts
102504Switchboards for telecommunications
102509Telecommunication apparatus
102480Telephone dials
102493Telephone exchanges
102520Telephone handsets
102481Telephone receivers
102469Telephone relays
102499Telephones
102472Television aerials
102501Television apparatus
102511Television decoders
102510Video screens [large screen television]
102514Videophones
102502Videotelephony apparatus
102482Walkie-talkie radios
104686Wireless laser presentation remote controls
102494Wireless sets
102515Wireless tuners
104769Wrist smartphones

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 14-03 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 14-03 covers telecommunications equipment, wireless remote controls and radio amplifiers. Examples from the list: Aerials for vehicles; Antenna sockets; Base units for wireless telephones; Beacons for wireless devices; Communications equipment; Cordless modems.

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 14-03.