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Design Class 10: Clocks and watches and other measuring instruments, checking and signalling instruments

The subclasses of Class 10 with their notes, and the goods listed in each. Used to state the class of the article in a design application in India.

Locarno Classification, 15th Edition8 subclasses
Subclasses8

Each has its own list of goods.

Locarno · 15th Edition · Class 10
Listed goods274

Indications in the list of goods of this class.

Locarno · 15th Edition · Class 10
Classes per applicationOne

The same design in another class needs a separate application.

Designs Rules 2001 · rule 11(3)
Classification followedLocarno

Current edition published by WIPO.

Designs Rules 2001 · rule 10(1)
Class 10

Subclasses of Design Class 10

  • Including electrically-driven instruments.
SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
10-01Clocks and alarm clocks9
10-02Watches and wrist watches6
10-03Other time-measuring instrumentsIncluding time-measuring apparatus such as parking meters, timers for kitchen use and similar instruments.7
10-04Other measuring instruments, apparatus and devicesIncluding instruments, apparatus and devices for measuring temperature, pressure, weight, length, volume and electricity. Not including exposure meters (Class 16-05). Not including specialized medical measuring instruments (Class 24-02).125
10-05Instruments, apparatus and devices for checking, security or testingIncluding fire and burglar alarms, and detectors of various types. Not including specialized medical testing apparatus and equipment (Class 24-01).59
10-06Signalling apparatus and devicesNot including lighting or signalling devices for vehicles (Class 26-06).38
10-07Casings, cases, dials, hands and all other parts and accessories of instruments for measuring, checking and signalling"Casings" means watch and clock casings and all casings being integral parts of instruments for which they protect the mechanism, with the exception of cases specially designed for their contents (Class 03-01) or for packaging (Class 09-03).30
10-99Miscellaneous0

Open a subclass for its list of goods. A subclass ending in 99 is the miscellaneous one for the class.

Filing in India

Using Class 10 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 or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Questions, answered

Short, direct answers to the 3 questions readers ask most on this topic.

Class 10 of the Locarno Classification covers clocks and watches and other measuring instruments, checking and signalling instruments. It has 8 subclasses and 274 listed goods in the 15th Edition.

Under rule 10(1) of the Designs Rules, 2001, as substituted in 2021, articles are classified as per the current edition of the Locarno Classification published by WIPO.

No. Under section 5(3) of the Designs Act, 2000 a design is registered in not more than one class, and rule 11(3) requires a separate application in each class of article.