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Design Class 24-01: Apparatus and equipment for medical and laboratory use

Subclass 24-01 of Class 24 (medical and laboratory equipment), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition64 listed goods
Class24

Medical and laboratory equipment

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods64

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 24-01
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 24-01

  • Including fixed medical apparatus and equipment.
  • Not including hand-operated instruments and equipment (Class 24-02).
ID No.Article
103790Anaesthetic apparatus
103819Anaesthetic masks
103827Apparatus and installations for medical or laboratory diagnosis
103824Apparatus for thermotherapy
104903Artificial lung ventilation apparatus
103792Audiometers
103793Autoclaves [medicine]
105262Blood donation units
104906Blood glucose meters
103789Blood testing apparatus
103825Blood transfusion and sampling apparatus
103826Chromatographs
103798Compression diaphragms [Roentgen apparatus]
104904Defibrillators
103797Dental appliances [fixed]
103799Diathermy apparatus
103818Disinfecting and sterilizing chambers for medical purposes
105103Disinfection apparatus using ultraviolet lamps for medical purposes
103800Drills [dental]
104905Electrocardiographs
105124Electrode helmets for electroencephalographs
105125Electrodes for electrocardiographs
105123Electroencephalographs
105119Electronic muscle stimulators for medical purposes
104907Electrosurgical apparatus
103829Exercise devices for persons with disabilities
103794Eye testing apparatus and equipment
103805Fixed apparatus and equipment for doctors
103801Fixed apparatus and equipment for hospitals
103803Fixed apparatus and equipment for laboratories
105263Fluid infusion pumps [medical]
104625Hydrotherapy apparatus [medical apparatus]
103831Incubators [medical apparatus]
103795Incubators for newborn infants
103821Insufflation apparatus for pneumothorax
103802Irradiation apparatus
104908Laser scalpels
103832Light therapy apparatus
105122Magnetic resonance imaging [MRI] apparatus
103822Mass spectrographs
104637Medical rehabilitation apparatus
103806Microtomes
103796Muscle relaxing apparatus for medical purposes
103823Operating tables
105264Oxygen concentrators for medical purposes
103807Oxygen tents
103808Ozonizers for medical purposes
103788Particle accelerators
103830Physiotherapy apparatus
103820Portable microlathes for dental and bone surgery
103813Resuscitators
103810Saliva aspirators [dental]
105265Scalp therapy apparatus for medical purposes
103828Spirometers for medical purposes
103809Spray guns for dentists
103814Sterilizers for medical purposes
103815Sudation apparatus for medical purposes
104902Surgical microscopes
105121Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
105120Ultrasonic probes for medical purposes
103816Ureterotomy apparatus
103817Vibrators for dentists
103811X-ray production apparatus
103812X-ray tubes

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

Class 24

Other Subclasses of Class 24

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
24-01Apparatus and equipment for medical and laboratory use64
24-02Hand-operated instruments and tools for medical and laboratory use80
24-03Prosthetic articles13
24-04Materials for dressing wounds, nursing and medical care50
24-05Walking aids7
24-99Miscellaneous8
Filing in India

Using Class 24-01 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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Subclass 24-01 covers apparatus and equipment for medical and laboratory use. Examples from the list: Anaesthetic apparatus; Anaesthetic masks; Apparatus and installations for medical or laboratory diagnosis; Apparatus for thermotherapy; Artificial lung ventilation apparatus; Audiometers.

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 24-01.