What Trademark Class 33 Covers
Class 33 includes mainly alcoholic beverages, essences and extracts.
This class includes, in particular
- wines, fortified wines
- alcoholic cider, perry
- spirits, liqueurs
- alcoholic essences, alcoholic fruit extracts, bitters
What Class 33 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 33 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
Goods in Trademark Class 33
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 |
|---|---|
| 330031 | alcoholic beverages containing fruit |
| 330026 | alcoholic beverages, except beer |
| 330024 | alcoholic essences |
| 330025 | alcoholic extracts |
| 330002 | alcoholic fruit extracts |
| 330041 | alcoholic seltzers |
| 330004 | anise [liqueur] |
| 330005 | anisette [liqueur] |
| 330006 | aperitifs* |
| 330007 | arrack [arak] / arak [arrack] |
| 330003 | bitters |
| 330019 | brandy |
| 330009 | cider |
| 330010 | cocktails* |
| 330011 | curacao |
| 330012 | digestifs [liqueurs and spirits] |
| 330008 | distilled beverages |
| 330042 | flavoured brewed alcoholic malt beverages, except beers / flavored brewed alcoholic malt beverages, except beers |
| 330014 | gin |
| 330037 | grain-based distilled alcoholic beverages |
| 330016 | hydromel [mead] / mead [hydromel] |
| 330017 | kirsch |
| 330015 | liqueurs |
| 330040 | makkoli |
| 330001 | peppermint liqueurs |
| 330021 | perry |
| 330020 | piquette |
| 330035 | pre-mixed alcoholic beverages, other than beer-based |
| 330032 | rice alcohol |
| 330043 | rice wine |
| 330033 | rum |
| 330022 | sake |
| 330039 | soju |
| 330018 | spirits [beverages] |
| 330036 | sugarcane-based alcoholic beverages |
| 330034 | vodka |
| 330023 | whisky |
| 330013 | wine |
| 330038 | wine-based 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 33
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 33 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 33 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.