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Design Class 15-99: Miscellaneous

Subclass 15-99 of Class 15 (machines, not elsewhere specified), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition34 listed goods
Class15

Machines, not elsewhere specified

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods34

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 15-99
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 15-99

ID No.Article
102795Balancing machines for vehicle wheels
102808Ball bearings
102790Belting machines
104787Crankshafts for machines
105238Disposable cup making machines
102791Driving belts [for machines]
105002Fog machines
102807Frames for making mattresses
102786Gear levers for machinery
102809Grease separators for waste water [machines]
104782Indoor cultivation apparatus
105239Industrial oxygen generation machines
104783Industrial robots
102783Jigs for repairing vehicle bodies
104785Lacquering machines
102806Lasts for shoemaking [machine parts]
105001Linear actuators [machines]
102810Liquid and steam separators
102787Machines for making cigarettes
102799Machines for mechanical handling of radioactive material
102813Machines for skinning animals [except for use in the food industry]
102798Mixers, industrial
102788Nailing machines
104786Oil dampers for machines
105240Recycling machines
105105Robots [other than those with a specific function]
104784Robots for guiding people
102817Snow guns
102782Stapling machines
102800Tobacco mixing and sifting machines
102801Tyre fitting machines
102792Vulcanizing boilers
102815Wastepaper presses
102816Winders

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

Class 15

Other Subclasses of Class 15

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
15-01Engines23
15-02Pumps and compressors14
15-03Agricultural and forestry machinery47
15-04Construction and mining machinery23
15-05Washing, cleaning and drying machines40
15-06Textile, sewing, knitting and embroidering machines, including their integral parts39
15-07Refrigeration machinery and apparatus7
15-08[vacant]0
15-09Machine tools, abrading and founding machinery67
15-10Machinery for filling, packing or packaging6
15-99Miscellaneous34
Filing in India

Using Class 15-99 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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Questions, answered

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

Subclass 15-99 covers miscellaneous. Examples from the list: Balancing machines for vehicle wheels; Ball bearings; Belting machines; Crankshafts for machines; Disposable cup making machines; Driving belts [for machines].

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 15-99.