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Design Class 17-01: Keyboard instruments

Subclass 17-01 of Class 17 (musical instruments), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition12 listed goods
Class17

Musical instruments

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods12

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 17-01
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 17-01

  • Including electronic and other organs, accordions, and mechanical and other pianos.
ID No.Article
102901Accordions
102904Concertinas
102905Harmoniums
102902Keyboard instruments
102903Keyboards for musical instruments
102912Keys for musical instruments
102909Mechanical pianos
102913Organ pipes
102910Organ stops
102906Organs
102908Pianos
102911Sound boards for pianos

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

Class 17

Other Subclasses of Class 17

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
17-01Keyboard instruments12
17-02Wind instruments21
17-03Stringed instruments17
17-04Percussion instruments18
17-05Mechanical instruments5
17-99Miscellaneous7
Filing in India

Using Class 17-01 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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Questions, answered

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

Subclass 17-01 covers keyboard instruments. Examples from the list: Accordions; Concertinas; Harmoniums; Keyboard instruments; Keyboards for musical instruments; Keys for musical instruments.

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 17-01.