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Design Class 4: Brushware

The subclasses of Class 4 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 Edition5 subclasses
Subclasses5

Each has its own list of goods.

Locarno · 15th Edition · Class 4
Listed goods39

Indications in the list of goods of this class.

Locarno · 15th Edition · Class 4
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 4

Subclasses of Design Class 4

SubclassArticles coveredListed goods
04-01Brushes and brooms for cleaningNot including clothes brushes (Class 04-02).18
04-02Toilet brushes, clothes brushes and shoe brushesb. "Toilet brushes" means brushes for corporal use, for example, for the hair, nails or teeth. Not including electric toothbrushes [appliances] (Class 28-03).16
04-03Brushes for machines"Brushes for machines" means brushes incorporated in machines or in special vehicles.1
04-04Paintbrushes, brushes for use in cooking4
04-99Miscellaneous0

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 4 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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Questions, answered

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

Class 4 of the Locarno Classification covers brushware. It has 5 subclasses and 39 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.