What Trademark Class 32 Covers
Class 32 includes mainly non-alcoholic beverages, as well as beer.
This class includes, in particular
- de-alcoholised beverages
- soft drinks
- rice-based and soya-based beverages, other than milk substitutes
- energy drinks, isotonic beverages, protein-enriched sports beverages
- non-alcoholic essences and fruit extracts for making beverages
What Class 32 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 32 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
- dietetic beverages adapted for medical purposes (Class 5)
- lemon juice for culinary purposes, tomato juice for cooking (Class 29)
- milk beverages with milk predominating, milk shakes (Class 29)
- milk substitutes, for example, almond milk, coconut milk, peanut milk, rice milk, soya milk (Class 29)
- beverages with coffee, cocoa, chocolate or tea base (Class 30)
- flavourings for beverages (Class 30)
- beverages for pets (Class 31)
- alcoholic beverages, except beer (Class 33)
Goods in Trademark Class 32
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 |
|---|---|
| 320059 | barley wine [beer] |
| 320002 | beer |
| 320005 | beer wort |
| 320052 | beer-based cocktails |
| 320035 | carbonated water / aerated water |
| 320069 | dried hops for brewing beer |
| 320060 | energy drinks |
| 320021 | extracts of hops for making beer |
| 320067 | frozen hops for brewing beer |
| 320010 | fruit juices / fruit juice |
| 320003 | ginger beer / ginger ale |
| 320071 | grape ales |
| 320068 | hop pellets for brewing beer |
| 320045 | isotonic beverages |
| 320048 | kvass |
| 320020 | lemonades |
| 320014 | lithia water |
| 320004 | malt beer |
| 320025 | malt wort |
| 320015 | mineral water [beverages] |
| 320019 | must |
| 320051 | non-alcoholic aloe vera drinks |
| 320042 | non-alcoholic aperitifs |
| 320065 | non-alcoholic beer |
| 320064 | non-alcoholic beer-based cocktails |
| 320031 | non-alcoholic beverages |
| 320056 | non-alcoholic beverages flavoured with coffee / non-alcoholic beverages flavored with coffee |
| 320057 | non-alcoholic beverages flavoured with tea / non-alcoholic beverages flavored with tea |
| 320047 | non-alcoholic cider |
| 320043 | non-alcoholic cocktails |
| 320061 | non-alcoholic dried fruit beverages |
| 320009 | non-alcoholic essences for making beverages |
| 320001 | non-alcoholic fruit extracts |
| 320006 | non-alcoholic fruit juice beverages |
| 320044 | non-alcoholic fruit nectars |
| 320070 | non-alcoholic fruit vinegar beverages |
| 320049 | non-alcoholic honey-based beverages |
| 320027 | orgeat |
| 320033 | pastilles for effervescing beverages |
| 320034 | powders for effervescing beverages |
| 320066 | powders for making soft drinks |
| 320013 | preparations for making carbonated water / preparations for making aerated water |
| 320008 | preparations for making non-alcoholic beverages |
| 320054 | protein-enriched sports beverages |
| 320055 | rice-based beverages, other than milk substitutes |
| 320041 | sarsaparilla [non-alcoholic beverage] |
| 320017 | seltzer water |
| 320062 | shandy |
| 320029 | sherbets [beverages] / sorbets [beverages] |
| 320050 | smoothies |
| 320028 | soda water |
| 320058 | soft drinks |
| 320053 | soya-based beverages, other than milk substitutes |
| 320063 | starch-based dry mixes for beverage preparation |
| 320011 | syrups for beverages |
| 320023 | syrups for lemonade |
| 320018 | table waters |
| 320030 | tomato juice [beverage] |
| 320026 | unfermented grape must |
| 320022 | vegetable juices [beverages] |
| 320012 | waters [beverages] |
| 320007 | whey beverages |
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 32
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 32 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 32 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.