Class 7 trademark for machines and power tools
Short answer
Class 7 covers machines, machine tools, power-operated tools, motors and engines (not for land vehicles), and electric kitchen machines such as food processors and blenders. You file in class 7 when you sell these goods under your brand; most offices charge an official fee per class.
Typical goods in class 7
- machines
- power tools
- engines
- vending machines
- kitchen machines
Official class heading, Nice Classification 12th edition
Machines, machine tools, power-operated tools; motors and engines, except for land vehicles; machine coupling and transmission components, except for land vehicles; agricultural implements, other than hand-operated hand tools; incubators for eggs; automatic vending machines.
Often filed in class 7 by mistake
Filing in the wrong class leaves your real products unprotected and still costs the class fee. These belong elsewhere.
Typical conflicts for class 7 marks
Power tool marks clash with hand tools in class 8, while kitchen machine marks meet small appliances in class 11 and housewares in class 21.
An office compares your mark with earlier marks for identical and related goods or services, not only within the same class. Run a trademark availability search to see the closest marks in class 7 and its neighbours, or order a clearance search before a launch.
Classes related to class 7
Frequently asked questions
- What does class 7 cover?
- Class 7 covers machines, machine tools, power-operated tools, motors and engines (not for land vehicles), and electric kitchen machines such as food processors and blenders.
- Which classes are related to class 7?
- Offices often treat class 8 (hand tools and cutlery) and class 12 (vehicles) as related. Power tool marks clash with hand tools in class 8, while kitchen machine marks meet small appliances in class 11 and housewares in class 21.
- How much does it cost to add class 7 to an application?
- As of 2026 the USPTO charges 350 USD per class, the EUIPO includes the first class in its 850 EUR basic fee and charges 50 EUR for a second class and 150 EUR for each further class, and the UK IPO charges 50 GBP for each class after the first. Fees are paid to the office.
- What does not belong in class 7?
- For hand-operated tools, use class 8. For engines for land vehicles, use class 12. For electric kettles and coffee makers, use class 11.
General information based on the Nice Classification, 12th edition, as of 2026. Offices decide the class of each item; this is not legal advice.