What Trademark Class 12 Covers
Class 12 includes mainly vehicles and apparatus for the transport of people or goods by land, air or water.
This class includes, in particular
- motors and engines for land vehicles
- couplings and transmission components for land vehicles
- air cushion vehicles
- remote control vehicles, other than toys
- parts of vehicles, for example, bumpers, windscreens, steering wheels
- treads for vehicles, as well as tyres for all kinds of vehicle wheels
What Class 12 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 12 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
- railway material of metal (Class 6)
- motors, engines, couplings and transmission components, other than for land vehicles (Class 7)
- parts of all kinds of motors and engines, for example, starters, mufflers and cylinders for motors and engines (Class 7)
- rubber tracks being parts of crawlers for construction, mining, agricultural and other heavy-duty machines (Class 7)
- tricycles for infants, scooters being toys (Class 28)
- certain special vehicles or wheeled apparatus not for transportation purposes, for example, self-propelled road sweeping machines (Class 7), tea carts (Class 20)
- certain parts of vehicles, for example, electric batteries, mileage recorders and radios for vehicles (Class 9), lights for automobiles and bicycles (Class 11), automobile carpets (Class 27)
Goods in Trademark Class 12
Use these wordings in the specification of your application. Each carries its basic number in the Nice list. A description outside the list is allowed, but it must be specific enough for the Registry to classify.
| Basic No. | Goods |
|---|---|
| 120194 | adhesive rubber patches for repairing inner tubes |
| 120004 | aerial conveyors |
| 120349 | aerial ropeways for handling loads |
| 120203 | aeronautical apparatus, machines and appliances |
| 120027 | aeroplanes |
| 120247 | air bags [safety devices for automobiles] |
| 120237 | air cushion vehicles |
| 120009 | air pumps [vehicle accessories] |
| 120005 | air vehicles |
| 120184 | aircraft |
| 120344 | aircraft carriers |
| 120030 | airships / dirigible balloons |
| 120327 | all-terrain vehicles |
| 120233 | ambulances |
| 120012 | amphibious airplanes |
| 120326 | amphibious vehicles |
| 120204 | anti-glare devices for vehicles* / anti-dazzle devices for vehicles* |
| 120014 | anti-skid chains |
| 120211 | anti-theft alarms for vehicles |
| 120200 | anti-theft devices for vehicles |
| 120271 | armoured vehicles / armored vehicles |
| 120282 | ashtrays for automobiles |
| 120351 | atmospheric diving suits |
| 120207 | automobile bodies |
| 120025 | automobile chassis |
| 120206 | automobile tyres / automobile tires |
| 120279 | autonomous cars / self-driving cars |
| 120342 | autonomous land vehicles |
| 120295 | autonomous underwater vehicles for seabed inspections |
| 120120 | axle journals |
| 120119 | axles for vehicles |
| 120293 | bags adapted for pushchairs / bags adapted for strollers |
| 120116 | balance weights for vehicle wheels |
| 120127 | bands for wheel hubs |
| 120063 | barges |
| 120248 | baskets adapted for bicycles |
| 120343 | battleships |
| 120340 | bearings [parts of vehicles] |
| 120296 | bellows for articulated buses |
| 120269 | bicycle bells |
| 120086 | bicycle brakes |
| 120061 | bicycle chains |
| 120089 | bicycle cranks |
| 120221 | bicycle frames |
| 120080 | bicycle handlebars |
| 120046 | bicycle kickstands |
| 120090 | bicycle motors |
| 120087 | bicycle mudguards |
| 120092 | bicycle pedals |
| 120096 | bicycle saddles |
| 120310 | bicycle trailers |
| 120084 | bicycle tyres / bicycle tires |
| 120095 | bicycle wheels |
| 120044 | bicycles* |
| 120036 | boat hooks |
| 120021 | boats |
| 120222 | bodies for vehicles |
| 120047 | bogies for railway cars |
| 120267 | brake discs for vehicles |
| 120215 | brake linings for vehicles |
| 120263 | brake pads for automobiles |
| 120236 | brake segments for vehicles |
| 120216 | brake shoes for vehicles |
| 120126 | brakes for vehicles |
| 120078 | buffers for railway rolling stock |
| 120209 | bumpers for automobiles |
| 120188 | cable transport apparatus and installations |
| 120052 | caissons [vehicles] |
| 120301 | camera drones / photography drones |
| 120249 | camping cars / motor homes |
| 120274 | canoes |
| 120241 | caps for vehicle fuel tanks |
| 120056 | caravans |
| 120199 | cars / automobiles / motor cars |
| 120051 | cars for cable transport installations |
| 120219 | carts* |
| 120114 | casings for pneumatic tyres / casings for pneumatic tires |
| 120250 | casters for trolleys [vehicles] / casters for carts [vehicles] |
| 120067 | casting carriages / casting cars / ladle carriages / ladle cars |
| 120180 | chairlifts |
| 120266 | cigar lighters for automobiles |
| 120275 | civilian drones |
| 120251 | cleaning trolleys |
| 120179 | cleats [nautical] |
| 120305 | clips adapted for fastening automobile parts to automobile bodies |
| 120350 | clutch linings for land vehicles |
| 120111 | clutches for land vehicles |
| 120213 | concrete mixing vehicles |
| 120242 | connecting rods for land vehicles, other than parts of motors and engines |
| 120003 | couplings for land vehicles |
| 120260 | covers for vehicle steering wheels |
| 120058 | crankcases for land vehicle components, other than for engines |
| 120323 | cup holders for vehicles |
| 120048 | davits for boats |
| 120313 | delivery drones |
| 120162 | delivery tricycles / carrier tricycles |
| 120172 | dining carriages / dining cars |
| 120038 | disengaging gear for boats |
| 120322 | diving bells |
| 120160 | doors for vehicles |
| 120105 | dredgers [boats] |
| 120122 | dress guards for bicycles |
| 120225 | drive chains for land vehicles |
| 120139 | driving motors for land vehicles |
| 120223 | ejector seats for aircraft |
| 120297 | electric bicycles |
| 120110 | electric vehicles |
| 120272 | engine mounts for land vehicles |
| 120130 | engines for land vehicles / motors for land vehicles |
| 120356 | evacuation chairs |
| 120252 | fenders for ships |
| 120028 | ferry boats |
| 120353 | fire boats |
| 120352 | fire engines |
| 120302 | fishing trolleys |
| 120334 | fitted dashboard covers for vehicles |
| 120290 | fitted footmuffs for prams / fitted footmuffs for baby carriages |
| 120291 | fitted footmuffs for pushchairs / fitted footmuffs for strollers |
| 120277 | fitted pushchair mosquito nets / fitted stroller mosquito nets |
| 120033 | flanges for railway wheel tyres / flanges for railway wheel tires |
| 120001 | forklift trucks |
| 120148 | freewheels for land vehicles |
| 120341 | fuel tanks for vehicles |
| 120189 | funiculars |
| 120229 | funnels for locomotives |
| 120073 | funnels for ships |
| 120217 | gear boxes for land vehicles |
| 120103 | gearing for land vehicles |
| 120085 | gears for bicycles |
| 120068 | golf carts [vehicles] / golf cars [vehicles] |
| 120315 | gyrocopters |
| 120106 | handcars |
| 120065 | handling carts |
| 120015 | head-rests for vehicle seats |
| 120262 | headlight wipers |
| 120314 | helicams |
| 120316 | helicopters |
| 120055 | hoods [folding roofs] for vehicles / tops [folding roofs] for vehicles |
| 120054 | hoods for vehicle engines / bonnets for vehicle engines |
| 120212 | horns for vehicles |
| 120345 | horse trailers |
| 120347 | horse vans |
| 120325 | horse-drawn carriages |
| 120066 | hose carts |
| 120006 | hot air balloons |
| 120124 | hub caps |
| 120091 | hubs for bicycle wheels / bicycle wheel hubs |
| 120060 | hubs for vehicle wheels / vehicle wheel hubs |
| 120079 | hydraulic circuits for vehicles |
| 120328 | hydrogen-fueled cars |
| 120135 | hydroplanes |
| 120039 | inclined ways for boats |
| 120214 | inner tubes for bicycle tyres / inner tubes for bicycle tires |
| 120007 | inner tubes for pneumatic tyres / inner tubes for pneumatic tires |
| 120145 | jet engines for land vehicles |
| 120348 | kayaks |
| 120253 | kick sledges |
| 120346 | kickbikes |
| 120064 | launches |
| 120354 | life-saving rafts |
| 120355 | lifeboats |
| 120138 | locomotives |
| 120022 | lorries / trucks |
| 120304 | lug nuts for vehicle wheels |
| 120029 | luggage carriers for vehicles |
| 120123 | luggage nets for vehicles |
| 120259 | masts for boats |
| 120273 | military drones |
| 120144 | military vehicles for transport |
| 120076 | mine cars |
| 120043 | mine cart wheels |
| 120281 | mobility scooters |
| 120196 | mopeds |
| 120018 | motor buses |
| 120019 | motor coaches |
| 120299 | motor racing cars |
| 120280 | motor scooters |
| 120283 | motorcycle chains |
| 120286 | motorcycle engines |
| 120284 | motorcycle frames |
| 120285 | motorcycle handlebars |
| 120097 | motorcycle kickstands |
| 120175 | motorcycle saddles |
| 120147 | motorcycles |
| 120339 | motorized skateboards |
| 120109 | motors, electric, for land vehicles |
| 120049 | mudguards |
| 120013 | non-skid devices for vehicle tyres / non-skid devices for vehicle tires |
| 120041 | oars |
| 120153 | paddles for canoes |
| 120254 | panniers adapted for bicycles |
| 120287 | panniers adapted for motorcycles |
| 120113 | parachutes |
| 120357 | pet safety barriers in the nature of vehicle partitions |
| 120311 | pet strollers |
| 120336 | pneumatic or hydraulic linear actuators for land vehicles |
| 120157 | pneumatic tyres / pneumatic tires |
| 120159 | pontoons |
| 120133 | portholes |
| 120289 | prams / baby carriages |
| 120143 | propulsion mechanisms for land vehicles |
| 120331 | pulks for transportation |
| 120093 | pumps for bicycle tyres / pumps for bicycle tires |
| 120258 | push scooters [vehicles] |
| 120164 | pushchair covers / stroller covers |
| 120165 | pushchair hoods / stroller hoods |
| 120163 | pushchairs / strollers |
| 120140 | railway carriages |
| 120002 | railway couplings |
| 120173 | rearview mirrors |
| 120235 | reduction gears for land vehicles |
| 120129 | refrigerated railway wagons |
| 120128 | refrigerated vehicles |
| 120257 | remote control vehicles, other than toys |
| 120294 | remotely operated vehicles for underwater inspections |
| 120008 | repair outfits for inner tubes |
| 120332 | rescue boats |
| 120306 | rescue sleds |
| 120026 | reversing alarms for vehicles |
| 120088 | rims for bicycle wheels / bicycle wheel rims |
| 120174 | rims for vehicle wheels / vehicle wheel rims |
| 120300 | robotic cars |
| 120303 | roll cage trolleys |
| 120071 | rolling stock for funicular railways |
| 120072 | rolling stock for railways |
| 120359 | rooftop tents adapted for vehicles |
| 120182 | rowlocks / oarlocks |
| 120308 | rubbish trucks / garbage trucks |
| 120070 | rudders |
| 120232 | saddle covers for bicycles |
| 120298 | saddle covers for motorcycles |
| 120268 | saddlebags adapted for bicycles |
| 120059 | safety belts for vehicle seats |
| 120112 | safety seats for children, for vehicles |
| 120166 | screw-propellers |
| 120040 | screw-propellers for boats |
| 120151 | screws [propellers] for ships |
| 120131 | sculls / stern oars |
| 120134 | seaplanes |
| 120132 | seat covers for vehicles |
| 120244 | security harness for vehicle seats |
| 120318 | self-balancing boards |
| 120319 | self-balancing electric unicycles |
| 120317 | self-balancing scooters |
| 120335 | self-driving robots for delivery |
| 120035 | ship hulls |
| 120150 | ships |
| 120210 | shock absorbers for automobiles |
| 120011 | shock absorbing springs for vehicles |
| 120255 | shopping trolleys / shopping carts |
| 120176 | side cars |
| 120276 | side view mirrors for vehicles |
| 120228 | signal arms for vehicles |
| 120161 | ski carriers for cars |
| 120170 | ski lifts |
| 120081 | sleeping berths for vehicles |
| 120136 | sleeping cars |
| 120186 | sleighs [vehicles] |
| 120333 | snow-going vehicles |
| 120256 | snowmobiles |
| 120288 | solid tyres for vehicle wheels / solid tires for vehicle wheels |
| 120117 | space vehicles |
| 120264 | spare wheel covers / spare tire covers / spare tyre covers |
| 120118 | spars for ships |
| 120155 | spikes for tyres / spikes for tires / studs for tires / studs for tyres |
| 120261 | spoilers for vehicles |
| 120169 | spoke clips for wheels |
| 120094 | spokes for bicycle wheels / bicycle wheel spokes |
| 120178 | sports cars |
| 120016 | sprinkling trucks |
| 120037 | steering gears for ships |
| 120230 | steering wheels for vehicles |
| 120337 | straddle carriers |
| 120245 | sun-blinds adapted for automobiles |
| 120358 | surf skis |
| 120330 | surveillance towers specially adapted for vehicles |
| 120010 | suspension shock absorbers for vehicles |
| 120338 | swamp-going vehicles tailboard lifts [parts of land vehicles] / elevating tailgates [parts of land vehicles] / power tailgates [parts of land 120243 vehicles] |
| 120190 | telpher railways [cable cars] / cable cars |
| 120265 | tilt trucks |
| 120183 | tilting-carts |
| 120082 | timbers [frames] for ships |
| 120201 | tipping apparatus [parts of railway wagons] |
| 120042 | tipping bodies for lorries / tipping bodies for trucks |
| 120227 | torque converters for land vehicles |
| 120034 | torsion bars for vehicles |
| 120307 | tow trucks / wreckers for transport |
| 120075 | tractors |
| 120017 | trailer hitches for vehicles |
| 120057 | trailers [vehicles] |
| 120309 | trailers for transporting bicycles |
| 120187 | tramcars |
| 120226 | transmission chains for land vehicles |
| 120142 | transmission mechanisms for land vehicles |
| 120246 | transmission shafts for land vehicles |
| 120156 | treads for retreading tyres / treads for retreading tires |
| 120074 | treads for vehicles [tractor type] / treads for vehicles [roller belts] |
| 120191 | tricycles |
| 120324 | trolleys* |
| 120312 | trucks incorporating a crane |
| 120234 | tubeless tyres for bicycles / tubeless tires for bicycles |
| 120192 | turbines for land vehicles |
| 120050 | two-wheeled trolleys / luggage trucks / sack-barrows |
| 120292 | tyre mousse inserts / tire mousse inserts |
| 120321 | tyres for snow ploughs / tires for snow ploughs |
| 120031 | tyres for vehicle wheels / tires for vehicle wheels |
| 120185 | undercarriages for vehicles |
| 120195 | upholstery for vehicles |
| 120032 | valves for vehicle tyres / valves for vehicle tires |
| 120125 | vans [vehicles] |
| 120320 | vehicle bonnet pins / vehicle hood pins |
| 120077 | vehicle bumpers |
| 120069 | vehicle chassis |
| 120224 | vehicle covers [shaped] |
| 120278 | vehicle joysticks |
| 120141 | vehicle running boards |
| 120177 | vehicle seats |
| 120171 | vehicle suspension springs |
| 120168 | vehicle wheel spokes |
| 120053 | vehicle wheels |
| 120193 | vehicles for locomotion by land, air, water or rail |
| 120329 | water scooters [personal watercraft] |
| 120149 | water vehicles |
| 120218 | wheelbarrows |
| 120062 | wheelchairs |
| 120198 | windows for vehicles |
| 120154 | windscreens / windshields |
| 120121 | windshield wipers / windscreen wipers |
| 120202 | yachts |
A slash separates alternative wordings of the same item. An asterisk marks an item whose name also appears in other classes, depending on its purpose.
Filing a Trademark in Class 12
The Trade Marks Registry classifies goods and services by the current edition of the Nice Classification (rule 20, Trade Marks Rules, 2017). One application in Form TM-A can cover Class 12 alone or several classes together; the fee is charged for each class.
| Applicant | E-filing, per class | Physical filing, per class |
|---|---|---|
| Individual, start-up or small enterprise | ₹4,500 | ₹5,000 |
| Any other applicant | ₹9,000 | ₹10,000 |
Government fee for Form TM-A under the First Schedule to the Trade Marks Rules, 2017. Professional charges are separate.
- Search the mark in Class 12 and in the related classes before filing.
- Describe the goods in the words of the list wherever they fit.
- File in every class you trade in; protection does not extend to a class you left out.
Official documents behind this page
- WIPO, Nice Classification, 13th Edition, Version 2026In force from 1 January 2026: class heading, explanatory note and the list of goods and services. Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which holds the copyright in the Classification.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, rule 20Goods and services are classified as in the current edition of the Nice Classification published by WIPO.
- Trade Marks Rules, 2017, First Schedule, entry 1Fee for Form TM-A, payable for each class.
- Trade Marks Act, 1999, section 18(2)One application may cover different classes, with the fee payable for each class.
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.