Scope
What Trademark Class 2 Covers
Class 2 includes mainly paints, colorants and preparations used for protection against corrosion.
This class includes, in particular
- paints, varnishes and lacquers for industry, handicrafts and arts
- thinners, thickeners, fixatives and siccatives for paints, varnishes and lacquers
- mordants for wood and leather
- anti-rust oils, oils for the preservation of wood
- dyestuffs for clothing
- colorants for foodstuffs and beverages
Belongs elsewhere
What Class 2 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 2 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
- mordants for metals (Class 1)
- unprocessed artificial resins (Class 1), semi-processed artificial resins (Class 17)
- laundry blueing, laundry bleaching preparations (Class 3)
- cosmetic dyes (Class 3)
- paint boxes (articles for use in school) (Class 16)
- inks for stationery purposes (Class 16)
- insulating paints and varnishes (Class 17)
Alphabetical list
Goods in Trademark Class 2
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 |
|---|---|
| 020006 | alizarine dyes |
| 020007 | aluminium paints |
| 020008 | aluminium powder for painting |
| 020052 | aniline dyes |
| 020098 | annotto [dyestuff] / annatto [dyestuff] |
| 020021 | anti-corrosive bands |
| 020010 | anti-corrosive preparations |
| 020122 | anti-fouling paints |
| 020131 | anti-graffiti coatings [paints] |
| 020079 | anti-rust greases |
| 020083 | anti-rust oils |
| 020107 | anti-rust preparations |
| 020093 | anti-tarnishing preparations for metals |
| 020135 | anti-urine paints |
| 020009 | asbestos paints |
| 020018 | auramine |
| 020019 | bactericidal paints |
| 020020 | badigeon |
| 020087 | binding preparations for paints / agglutinants for paints |
| 020025 | bitumen varnish |
| 020017 | black japan |
| 020032 | bronze powder for painting |
| 020031 | bronzing lacquers |
| 020022 | Canada balsam |
| 020034 | caramel [food colouring] / caramel [food coloring] |
| 020039 | carbon black [pigment] |
| 020113 | carbonyl for wood preservation |
| 020037 | ceramic paints |
| 020070 | coatings [paints] |
| 020036 | coatings for roofing felt [paints] |
| 020044 | cobalt oxide [colorant] |
| 020045 | cochineal carmine |
| 020046 | colophony* |
| 020130 | colorants for the restoration of furniture in the form of markers |
| 020047 | colorants* |
| 020024 | colourings for beer / colorings for beer |
| 020004 | colourings for beverages / colorings for beverages |
| 020023 | colourings for butter / colorings for butter |
| 020088 | colourings for liqueurs / colorings for liqueurs |
| 020137 | conductive inks |
| 020136 | conductive paints |
| 020050 | copal |
| 020114 | copal varnish |
| 020056 | creosote for wood preservation |
| 020062 | distempers |
| 020058 | dyes* |
| 020139 | dyestuffs |
| 020111 | dyewood / dye-wood |
| 020112 | dyewood extracts / wood dyestuffs |
| 020129 | edible ink cartridges, filled, for printers |
| 020128 | edible inks |
| 020142 | edible varnish for decorating food |
| 020064 | enamels [varnishes] |
| 020065 | enamels for painting / enamel paints |
| 020080 | engraving ink |
| 020085 | fireproof paints |
| 020072 | fixatives [varnishes] |
| 020011 | fixatives for watercolours / fixatives for watercolors |
| 020005 | food colouring / food coloring |
| 020076 | gamboge for painting |
| 020075 | glazes [paints, lacquers] |
| 020140 | glitter for use in paint |
| 020078 | gum resins |
| 020077 | gum-lac / shellac |
| 020086 | indigo [colorant] |
| 020133 | ink cartridges, filled, for printers and photocopiers |
| 020033 | ink for leather |
| 020121 | ink for printers and photocopiers |
| 020115 | lacquers* |
| 020073 | lamp black [pigment] |
| 020042 | lime wash |
| 020035 | malt caramel [food colouring] / malt caramel [food coloring] |
| 020048 | malt colorants |
| 020067 | marking ink for animals |
| 020141 | masking fluid for use in watercolour painting / masking fluid for use in watercolor painting |
| 020091 | mastic [natural resin] |
| 020092 | metal foil for use in painting, decorating, printing and art |
| 020090 | metals in powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art |
| 020002 | mordants* |
| 020061 | natural resins, raw |
| 020127 | oil paints for use in art |
| 020082 | oils for the preservation of wood |
| 020089 | orange lead / litharge |
| 020001 | paints* |
| 020096 | paper for dyeing eggs |
| 020059 | pigments |
| 020108 | primers |
| 020043 | printers' pastes [ink] |
| 020066 | printing ink |
| 020094 | protective preparations for metals |
| 020095 | red lead / minium |
| 020125 | repositionable paint patches |
| 020099 | saffron [colorant] |
| 020100 | sandarac |
| 020041 | shoe dyes |
| 020068 | siccatives [drying agents] for paints |
| 020029 | sienna earth |
| 020015 | silver emulsions [pigments] |
| 020014 | silver paste |
| 020016 | silvering powders |
| 020101 | soot [colorant] |
| 020057 | stains for leather / mordants for leather |
| 020102 | sumac for varnishes |
| 020138 | tattooing ink |
| 020055 | thickeners for paints |
| 020054 | thinners for lacquers |
| 020053 | thinners for paints |
| 020106 | titanium dioxide [pigment] |
| 020123 | toner cartridges, filled, for printers and photocopiers |
| 020132 | toner for printers and photocopiers |
| 020060 | turmeric [colorant] |
| 020124 | turpentine [thinner for paints] |
| 020040 | undercoating for vehicle chassis / undersealing for vehicle chassis |
| 020003 | varnishes* |
| 020126 | watercolour paints for use in art / watercolor paints for use in art |
| 020038 | white lead |
| 020110 | whitewash |
| 020026 | wood coatings [paints] |
| 020134 | wood floor finishes |
| 020027 | wood mordants |
| 020049 | wood preservatives |
| 020028 | wood stains |
| 020074 | yellowwood [colorant] |
| 020081 | zinc oxide [pigment] |
No rows match — clear the filter to see all.
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 in India
Filing a Trademark in Class 2
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 2 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 2 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.