Trademark Class 31 – Raw and unprocessed agricultural products

Trademark Class 31: Raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural and forestry products

Class Description of Products:

“Raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural and forestry products; raw and unprocessed grains and seeds; fresh fruits and vegetables, fresh herbs; natural plants and flowers; bulbs, seedlings and seeds for planting; live animals; foodstuffs and beverages for animals; malt.”

Explanatory Note

Class 31 includes mainly land and sea products not having been subjected to any form of preparation for consumption, live animals and plants, as well as foodstuffs for animals.

This Class includes, in particular:

• unprocessed cereals;
• fresh fruits and vegetables, even after washing or waxing;
• plant residue;
• unprocessed algae;
• unsawn timber;
• fertilised eggs for hatching;
• fresh mushrooms and truffles;
• litter for animals, for example, aromatic sand, sanded paper for pets.

This Class does not include, in particular:

• cultures of micro-organisms and leeches for medical purposes (Cl. 5);
• dietary supplements for animals and medicated animal feed (Cl. 5);
• semi-worked woods (Cl. 19);
• artificial fishing bait (Cl. 28);
• rice (Cl. 30);
• tobacco (Cl. 34). 

NICE Classification of Trademarks

Nice Classification of Trademarks is the internationally recognized system used for the classification of trademark applications specified by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and is recognized by all the 193 member couriers of WIPO.

Under the Nice Classification, the entire range of goods and services are categorized into 45 Classes. Class 1 to 34 defines GOODS and Class 35 to 45 defines SERVICES. Each class represents a distinct category of goods or services.

List of products covered under Trademark Class 31 as per NICE Classification: