Trademark Class 5: Pharmaceuticals

A comprehensive guide to Class 5 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 5 of trademark classification.

Trademark Class 5

Trademark Class 5 pertains to pharmaceutical and veterinary preparations; sanitary preparations for medical purposes; dietetic food and substances adapted for medical or veterinary use, food for babies; dietary supplements for humans and animals; plasters, materials for dressings; material for stopping teeth, dental wax; disinfectants; preparations for destroying vermin; fungicides, herbicides.

The following goods are also classified under Class 5:

  • Sanitary preparations for personal hygiene, other than toiletries;
  • Diapers for babies;
  • Deodorants other than for human beings or for animals;
  • Dietary supplements, intended to supplement a normal diet or to have health benefits;
  • Meal replacements, dietetic food and beverages, adapted for medical or veterinary use;
  • Cigarettes without tobacco, for medical purposes.

Therefore, Trademark Class 5 includes mainly pharmaceuticals and other preparations for medical or veterinary purposes.

The following goods must NOT be classified under Class 5:

  • Sanitary preparations being toiletries;
  • Deodorants for human beings or for animals;
  • Supportive bandages;
  • Meal replacements, dietetic food and beverages not for medical or veterinary use;

List of goods classified under Trademark Class 5

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