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Design Class 23-01: Fluid distribution equipment

Subclass 23-01 of Class 23 (fluid distribution equipment, sanitary, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment, solid fuel), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition63 listed goods
Class23

Fluid distribution equipment, sanitary, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning…

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods63

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 23-01
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 23-01

  • Including pipes and pipe fittings.
ID No.Article
103616Adapters for pipe joints
103621Anti-splash nozzles for taps
103629Apparatus for supply of gas
103635Coiled pipes [parts of appliances]
103650Connecting devices for gas bottles
103665Control handles for taps
103713Decanting apparatus for waste water
103649Douche bags
103661Drainpipes
103628Drinking fountains
103633Extensible connections for flexible piping
103622Faucet handles
103648Fire hose nozzles
103653Fire hoses
103647Fire hydrants
104900Fire sprinklers
103639Flexible pipes
104813Floor drains [indoor and outdoor]
103625Fluid distribution equipment
103666Garden hoses
104814Grates for floor drains [indoor and outdoor]
104694Gratings for storm drains
103643Gutters
103620Hydrants
103651Hydraulic output regulators
104630Irrigation installations
103631Joints for pipes
103637Lawn sprinklers
103658Leaf gratings for down pipes
103652Mixing taps
103659Packing rings for tubes and pipes Joint or packing rings for tubes and pipes Joint rings for tubes and pipes
103657Pipe and plate packed joints
103638Pipes of concrete or cement
103632Pressure reducers [pipe fittings]
103624Pressure reducers for gas
103640Rigid piping
104695Safety devices for drain gratings
103655Safety valves for cisterns
103705Sewer traps
103636Siphons for decanting liquids
103656Sluice gates
103662Slurry tanks
103667Sprinklers for sinks
103642Standpipes
104693Storm drains
103654Stove pipes
103623Suction roses
103644Tanks for gaseous or liquid substances
103626Tap bases
103619Tap casings
103645Taps Faucets
103634Taps and cocks
103663Thermostatic mixers
103696Traps for sanitary apparatus
103641Valves [taps]
103664Washing nozzles
103627Water filters
103646Water hose nozzles
103660Water purifiers
103712Water purifying installations
103617Water softening apparatus
103618Water sprinklers
103630Waterspouts

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

Class 23

Other Subclasses of Class 23

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
23-01Fluid distribution equipment63
23-02[vacant]0
23-03Heating equipment47
23-04Ventilation and air-conditioning equipment20
23-05Solid fuel7
23-06Sanitary appliances for hygienic purposes22
23-07Equipment for urination and defecation17
23-08Other sanitary equipment and accessories, not included in other classes or subclasses21
23-99Miscellaneous8
Filing in India

Using Class 23-01 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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Short, direct answers to the 2 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Subclass 23-01 covers fluid distribution equipment. Examples from the list: Adapters for pipe joints; Anti-splash nozzles for taps; Apparatus for supply of gas; Coiled pipes [parts of appliances]; Connecting devices for gas bottles; Control handles for taps.

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 23-01.