Musical Instruments
A comprehensive guide to Class 15 of the Trademark Filing Classification. Trademarks must be applied or registered under classes and each class represents a distinct class of goods or services. In this post, we comprehensively cover the goods which fall under Class 15 of trademark classification.
Trademark Class 15 pertains to musical instruments.
The following goods are also classified under Class 15:
-Mechanical pianos and their accessories;
-Musical boxes;
-Electrical and electronic musical instruments.
The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 15:
-Apparatus for the recording, transmission, amplification and reproduction of sound.
A
accordions
B
bagpipes
balalaikas [stringed musical instruments]
bamboo flutes
bandonions
banjos
barrel organs
basses [musical instruments]
bellows for musical instruments
bow nuts for musical instruments
bows for musical instruments
bridges for musical instruments
buccins [trumpets]
C
carillons [musical instruments]
cases for musical instruments
castanets
catgut for musical instruments
chin rests for violins
clarionets
clarions
concertinas
conductors’ batons
cornets [musical instruments]
cymbals
D
double basses
drumheads / skins for drums
drums [musical instruments]
drumsticks
E
electronic musical instruments
F
flutes
G
gongs
guitars
H
handbells [musical instruments]
harmonicas
harmoniums
harp strings
harps
hats with bells [musical instruments]
horns [musical instruments]
horsehair for bows for musical instruments
huqin [Chinese violins]
I
intensity regulators for mechanical pianos
J
Jews’ harps [musical instruments]
K
kettledrum frames
kettledrums
keyboards for musical instruments
keys for musical instruments
L
lyres
M
mandolins
mouthpieces for musical instruments
music rolls [piano]
music stands
music synthesizers
musical instruments
musical boxes
mutes for musical instruments / dampers for musical instruments
N
None
O
oboes
ocarinas
organs
P
pedals for musical instruments
pegs for musical instruments
perforated music rolls
piano keyboards
piano strings
piano keys
pianos
pipa [Chinese guitars]
plectrums / picks for stringed instruments
Q
None
R
reeds
S
saxophones
sheng [Chinese musical wind instruments]
stands for musical instruments
sticks for bows for musical instruments
stringed musical instruments
strings for musical instruments
suona [Chinese trumpets]
T
tambourines
tom-toms
triangles [musical instruments]
trombones
trumpets
tuning hammers
tuning forks
turning apparatus for sheet music
U
None
V
valves for musical instruments
violas
violins
W
wind pipes for organs
X
xylophones
Y
None
Z
zithers