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Design Class 25-04: Steps, ladders and scaffolds

Subclass 25-04 of Class 25 (building units and construction elements), with the goods listed in it.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition9 listed goods
Class25

Building units and construction elements

Locarno · 15th Edition
Listed goods9

Indications in the list of goods of this subclass.

Locarno · 15th Edition · 25-04
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 25-04

ID No.Article
104144Feet of ladders
104140Ladders
104147Portable observation ladders
104143Scaffoldings and their components
104142Stair banisters
104145Staircase steps
104141Staircases
104139Step stools
104146Tubes for scaffolding

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

Class 25

Other Subclasses of Class 25

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
25-01Building materials54
25-02Prefabricated or pre-assembled building parts85
25-03Houses, garages and other buildings73
25-04Steps, ladders and scaffolds9
25-99Miscellaneous10
Filing in India

Using Class 25-04 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 25-04 covers steps, ladders and scaffolds. Examples from the list: Feet of ladders; Ladders; Portable observation ladders; Scaffoldings and their components; Stair banisters; Staircase steps.

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 25-04.