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Design Class 24-04: Materials for dressing wounds, nursing and medical care

Subclass 24-04 of Class 24 (medical and laboratory equipment), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition50 listed goods
Class24

Medical and laboratory equipment

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods50

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 24-04
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 24-04

  • Including absorbent dressings.
ID No.Article
103909Absorbent bandages
103910Apparatus for cutting plaster-of-paris bandages
103928Atomizers for medicine [except aerosol dispensers]
105275Automated pill dispensers
103933Bedpans
103913Belts [bandages]
103908Comforters Pacifiers for babies
103945Condoms
103921Cradle-splints for injured limbs
103934Cupping glasses [medical] Suction cups [medical]
103944Cushions for pelvis support
103942Cutting devices for adhesive plaster
103916Drainage tubes for medical purposes
103926Dressings
103925Ear plugs Ear stoppers
105276Eye drop applicators
103937Feeding devices for persons with disabilities
103920Fumigators
103936Hernia bandages
103938Ice bags for medical purposes
104628Incontinence pads
103922Inhalers
105127Interlabial pads
104629Intrauterine devices [IUD]
103923Irrigators [medical]
103914Medical compresses
103924Medical equipment for enemas
104914Medical infusion bags
105020Menstrual cups
105126Nursing pads
103940Orthopaedic ankle supports and braces Orthopedic ankle supports and braces
103943Orthopaedic arch supports Orthopedic arch supports
105019Pacifier clips Pacifier holders
105128Panty liners
103927Pessaries
103935Plasters for callosities
103919Plasters for rheumatism, sciatica
103939Rectal enema syringes
103931Sanitary tampons Menstruation tampons
103941Sanitary towels
103917Slings [surgical]
103918Splints [surgical]
103929Sticking plasters for medical purposes
103911Surgical bandages
105277Surgical drapes
103930Suspensory bandages Jock straps
103907Teething rings
103912Umbilical tapes
103932Urinals [receptacles]
103915Weaning devices

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 24-04 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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Subclass 24-04 covers materials for dressing wounds, nursing and medical care. Examples from the list: Absorbent bandages; Apparatus for cutting plaster-of-paris bandages; Atomizers for medicine [except aerosol dispensers]; Automated pill dispensers; Bedpans; Belts [bandages].

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 24-04.