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Design Class 19-04: Books and other objects of similar outward appearance

Subclass 19-04 of Class 19 (stationery and office equipment, artists' and teaching materials), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition33 listed goods
Class19

Stationery and office equipment, artists' and teaching materials

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods33

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 19-04
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 19-04

  • Including covers of books, bindings, albums, diaries and similar objects.
ID No.Article
103134Accounting books
103137Address books
103265Album leaves fitted with pockets
103116Albums of all sorts [stamps, photographs, postcards]
103117Almanacs
103118Binding rings
103128Bindings [book]
103123Book covers
103133Book jackets
103126Booklets
103125Books
103130Catalogues Catalogs
103114Diaries
103136Document folders
103139Filing containers for compact discs
103140Filing containers for diskettes
103141Filing containers for visiting cards
103267Filing pages for coins for collectors
103112Jackets for papers Portfolios [stationery]
103129Magazines
103135Music books
103120Note pads
103121Notebooks [books]
103113Office files
103127Office ledgers
103124Photograph albums Snapshot albums
103122Postage stamp classifiers
103132Postcard albums
103244Printed leaves of albums
103119Scoring pads for bridge
103115Scrap books
103138Shorthand pads
103131Stamp albums

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

Class 19

Other Subclasses of Class 19

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
19-01Writing paper, cards for correspondence and announcements21
19-02Office equipment58
19-03Calendars6
19-04Books and other objects of similar outward appearance33
19-05[vacant]0
19-06Materials and instruments for writing by hand, for drawing, for painting, for sculpture, for engraving and for other artistic techniques62
19-07Teaching materials and apparatus19
19-08Other printed matter44
19-99Miscellaneous11
Filing in India

Using Class 19-04 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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Short, direct answers to the 2 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Subclass 19-04 covers books and other objects of similar outward appearance. Examples from the list: Accounting books; Address books; Album leaves fitted with pockets; Albums of all sorts [stamps, photographs, postcards]; Almanacs; Binding rings.

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 19-04.