What Trademark Class 4 Covers
Class 4 includes mainly industrial oils and greases, fuels and illuminants.
This class includes, in particular
- oils for the preservation of masonry or of leather
- raw wax, industrial wax
- electrical energy
- motor fuels, biofuels
- non-chemical additives for fuels
- wood for use as fuel
What Class 4 Does Not Cover
These look close to Class 4 but are classified elsewhere. Filing them here draws an objection, so pick the class named in brackets.
- certain special industrial oils and greases, for example, oils for tanning leather (Class 1), oils for the preservation of wood, anti-rust oils and greases (Class 2)
- certain special waxes, for example, grafting wax for trees (Class 1), tailors' wax, polishing wax, depilatory wax (Class 3), dental wax (Class 5), sealing wax (Class 16)
- massage candles for cosmetic purposes (Class 3) or for therapeutic purposes (Class 5)
- wicks adapted for oil stoves (Class 11) and for cigarette lighters (Class 34)
Goods in Trademark Class 4
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 |
|---|---|
| 040085 | additives, non-chemical, to motor fuel |
| 040003 | alcohol [fuel] |
| 040008 | anthracite |
| 040116 | beeswax for use in the manufacture of cosmetics |
| 040001 | beeswax* |
| 040028 | belting wax |
| 040112 | benzene fuel |
| 040110 | benzine |
| 040111 | biomass fuel |
| 040067 | bone oil for industrial purposes |
| 040015 | candles* / tapers |
| 040081 | carburants / motor fuel |
| 040021 | carnauba wax |
| 040089 | castor oil for industrial purposes |
| 040022 | ceresine |
| 040014 | charcoal [fuel] |
| 040023 | coal |
| 040016 | coal briquettes |
| 040072 | coal dust [fuel] |
| 040054 | coal naphtha |
| 040053 | coal tar oil |
| 040031 | coke |
| 040019 | combustible briquettes |
| 040101 | cutting fluids |
| 040122 | dielectric oil for use in metalworking |
| 040048 | diesel oil / gas oil |
| 040109 | dust absorbing compositions |
| 040012 | dust binding compositions for sweeping |
| 040079 | dust laying compositions |
| 040038 | dust removing preparations |
| 040106 | electrical energy |
| 040107 | ethanol [fuel] |
| 040007 | firelighters |
| 040013 | firewood |
| 040057 | fish oil for industrial purposes |
| 040049 | fuel gas |
| 040084 | fuel oil / combustible oil |
| 040004 | fuel with an alcohol base |
| 040025 | fuel* |
| 040040 | gas for lighting |
| 040118 | gear oil |
| 040011 | grease for arms [weapons] |
| 040033 | grease for belts |
| 040026 | grease for footwear |
| 040034 | grease for leather |
| 040086 | greases for the preservation of leather |
| 040117 | hookah charcoal |
| 040123 | hydrogen fuel |
| 040035 | industrial grease |
| 040087 | industrial oil |
| 040030 | industrial wax |
| 040059 | kerosene |
| 040061 | lamp wicks |
| 040115 | lanolin for use in the manufacture of cosmetics |
| 040041 | lighting fuel |
| 040062 | lignite |
| 040045 | ligroin |
| 040063 | lubricants |
| 040052 | lubricating graphite |
| 040060 | lubricating grease |
| 040042 | lubricating oil |
| 040064 | mazut |
| 040002 | methylated spirit |
| 040032 | mineral fuel |
| 040056 | moistening oil |
| 040104 | motor oil |
| 040066 | naphtha |
| 040124 | natural gas |
| 040009 | non-slipping preparations for belts |
| 040050 | oil-gas |
| 040039 | oils for lighting |
| 040102 | oils for paints |
| 040036 | oils for releasing form work [building] |
| 040090 | oils for the preservation of leather |
| 040055 | oils for the preservation of masonry |
| 040068 | oleine |
| 040069 | ozokerite / ozocerite |
| 040005 | paper spills for lighting fires |
| 040070 | paraffin |
| 040024 | peat [fuel] |
| 040017 | peat briquettes [fuel] |
| 040105 | perfumed candles |
| 040043 | petrol / gasoline |
| 040044 | petroleum ether |
| 040047 | petroleum jelly for industrial purposes |
| 040071 | petroleum, raw or refined |
| 040103 | producer gas |
| 040065 | rape oil for industrial purposes / colza oil for industrial purposes |
| 040088 | solidified gases [fuel] |
| 040121 | soy candles |
| 040058 | soya bean oil preparations for non-stick treatment of cooking utensils |
| 040073 | stearine |
| 040075 | sunflower oil for industrial purposes |
| 040037 | tallow |
| 040080 | textile oil |
| 040108 | tinder |
| 040020 | vaporized fuel mixtures |
| 040076 | votive candles |
| 040027 | wax [raw material] |
| 040029 | wax for lighting |
| 040114 | wax for skis |
| 040046 | wicks for candles |
| 040018 | wood briquettes |
| 040120 | wood chips for smoking and flavouring foods / wood chips for smoking and flavoring foods |
| 040119 | wood chips for use as fuel |
| 040006 | wood shavings for lighting fires |
| 040074 | wool grease / lanolin |
| 040113 | xylene fuel |
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 4
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 4 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 4 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.