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Design Class 21-02: Gymnastics and sports apparatus and equipment

Subclass 21-02 of Class 21 (games, toys, tents and sports goods), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition78 listed goods
Class21

Games, toys, tents and sports goods

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods78

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 21-02
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 21-02

  • Including sports apparatus and equipment that are necessary for the practice of various sports and which normally have no other specific purpose, such as footballs, skis and tennis rackets, excluding all other sporting objects classified in other classes and subclasses according to other functions (for example, canoes, boats (Class 12-06), air guns (Class 22-01), mats for sports (Class 6- 11)).
  • Including, subject to the reservation mentioned under a., training equipment, and apparatus and equipment necessary for outdoor games.
  • Not including sports clothing (Class 2), toboggans or sleighs (Class 12-14).
ID No.Article
103425Apparatus for developing muscles
103408Apparatus for gymnastics
103420Athletics equipment
105251Back benders for exercise
103412Balls [toys]
103413Balls for sports
104896Bandy sticks
103440Baseball bats
105011Belay devices [climbing equipment]
103421Bindings for skis and their parts
103445Bowling alleys
103406Bowling pins
103444Chest expanders
103459Climbing ropes
105012Climbing walls
103441Crampons for climbing
103465Cricket balls
103466Cricket bats
103467Croquet balls
103468Croquet mallets
103446Croquet sets
103419Discuses [sports]
105252Diving boards
103424Dumbbells
103422Exercising apparatus
103447Fencing masks
103448Flippers for swimming Swim fins
103462Flying discs [toys]
103437Flying trapezes
103451Frames for gymnastic exercises
104897Goals for sports
103417Golf clubs
103455Golf tees Golf pegs
103423Gymnasium equipment
103442Hand straps for ski sticks Hand straps for ski poles
103454Heel grips for ski bindings
103414Horizontal bars [sports]
103426Hurdles
103404Ice hockey pucks
103464Ice hockey sticks
103427Ice skates
103472Inline skates
103443Machines for physical exercise
103449Nose clips for swimmers
103471Paragliders
103403Playing bowls
103430Protective tips for skis
103432Racquets for games
105113Resistance bands
103409Rings for beach games
103428Roller skates
103439Roller skis
103411Rowing exercising machines
103407Shuttlecocks
103469Skateboards
103410Ski edges
103415Ski poles Ski sticks
103452Ski stick discs Ski pole discs
103450Ski stick handles Ski pole handles
103470Ski tips [spare parts]
103457Skin-divers' masks
103435Skis
103405Skittles [games]
103473Snowboards
103474Snowshoes
103433Soles of skis
105253Sport mouthguards
103461Sticks for playing sports
103434Surface coverings of soles of skis
103453Surfboards
100569Table tennis tables
103416Training bicycles, stationary
103436Trampolines
103418Treadmills [exercising devices]
103438Valves for inflatable balls
103460Water skis
103431Weights for athletics
103458Wind-surfing boards

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

Class 21

Other Subclasses of Class 21

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
21-01Games and toys87
21-02Gymnastics and sports apparatus and equipment78
21-03Other amusement and entertainment articles25
21-04Tents and accessories thereof7
21-99Miscellaneous0
Filing in India

Using Class 21-02 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 21-02 covers gymnastics and sports apparatus and equipment. Examples from the list: Apparatus for developing muscles; Apparatus for gymnastics; Athletics equipment; Back benders for exercise; Balls [toys]; Balls for sports.

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 21-02.