Trademark Classes · Class 6
Class 6 covers common metals and their alloys, and goods made of metal such as building materials, hardware, pipes, and safes. Here is what it includes, what it excludes, and how to word it.
Class 6 is a goods class covering common metals and their alloys, and a wide range of goods made of metal. It includes metallic building and construction materials, metal hardware, pipes and tubes of metal, safes, containers of metal, and ores.
The theme is metal as a material and metal goods, distinguished from finished machinery (Class 7) and non-metallic building materials (Class 19). If the defining feature is that the item is made of common metal, this is usually the class. This page is part of our full guide to all 45 trademark classes, and to how protection works across jurisdictions in our overview of trademark law and protection.
Work out whether your product or service genuinely sits in Class 6 before you file, because a wrong class protects the wrong thing.
Producers of common metals and alloys, manufacturers of metal building materials, metal pipes and fittings, hardware and ironmongery, metal containers and safes, and ores. If your product is a metal material or a general good made of metal, Class 6 is very likely your class. Our trademark class search helps you check which classes fit before you file.
The most common Class 6 mistakes come from classifying by the wrong feature. These closely related items sit elsewhere:
Metal machinery and machine tools are Class 7, not Class 6. Class 6 is raw metal and simple metal goods.
Gold, silver, and jewellery metals are Class 14. Class 6 covers common (non-precious) metals.
The same building item in a non-metal material sits in Class 19.
The Registry expects specific, standardised descriptions, not vague terms. Here are examples of clear, acceptable Class 6 wording:
| Instead of (vague) | Use (standardised) |
|---|---|
| “Metal” | “Common metals and their alloys” · “Unwrought or semi-wrought common metals” |
| “Metal parts” | “Ironmongery” · “Small items of metal hardware” |
| “Pipes” | “Pipes of metal” · “Tubes of metal” |
Each entry is specific and standardised. These are illustrative examples of acceptable phrasing, not legal advice for your filing; your exact wording should be drawn from the current NICE Classification and tailored to what your business actually does. Wording is a common cause of objections whether you file in India, the United States, Argentina, or elsewhere. For filing across several countries at once, see our global registration guide.
Class 6 covers common metals and their alloys and goods made of metal, including metallic building and construction materials, metal hardware and ironmongery, pipes and tubes of metal, metal containers and safes, and ores. The theme is metal as a material and general goods made of metal, as distinct from finished machinery in Class 7 and precious metals in Class 14.
Producers of common metals and alloys, manufacturers of metal building materials, pipes and fittings, hardware and ironmongery, metal containers and safes, and ores. If your product is a metal material or a general good made of metal, Class 6 is likely your class.
Class 6 covers metals and simple goods made of metal, such as building materials, pipes, and hardware. Class 7 covers machines and machine tools. A metal component is Class 6, but a functioning machine made of metal is Class 7. The distinction is material versus machinery.
No. Precious metals such as gold and silver, and goods made of or coated with them including jewellery, are classified in Class 14. Class 6 is specifically for common, non-precious metals such as steel, iron, aluminium, and their alloys, and goods made from them.
Use specific, standardised terms such as common metals and their alloys, pipes of metal, or metal building materials, rather than the bare word metal. Draw wording from the current NICE Classification and tailor it to your products to reduce the risk of an objection.
Whether you are protecting your brand in one market or several, we identify the classes you need and handle registration worldwide, worded to avoid an avoidable objection.
