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HomeBusiness and Professions CodeGeneral ProvisionsCh. 2Art. 7§ 14235 Trademark Classification Requirements

§ 14235 Trademark Classification Requirements

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§ 14235 Trademark Classification Requirements

This rule says you have to use the official USPTO categories when you list what your brand is used for, and you can put everything you actually use the brand on in one application, but you might have to pay extra for each different category.

Key Takeaways

  • •Use the USPTO’s official list of classes for goods and services.
  • •You can put all the things you actually use the brand on in one application.
  • •If those things fall into more than one class, you may have to pay a fee for each class.

Example

A coffee shop wants to register its name for selling coffee drinks and also for selling coffee beans online.

The shop lists both the drinks and the beans in the same trademark application, using the USPTO categories for each. Because the two items are in different classes, the office may ask the shop to pay a separate fee for each class.

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§ 14235 Trademark Classification Requirements

The classification of goods and services shall conform to the classifications adopted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. A single application for registration of a mark may include any or all goods upon which, or services with which, the mark is actually being used indicating the appropriate class or classes of goods or services. When a single application includes goods or services that fall within multiple classes, the secretary may require payment of a fee for each class.

Last verified: February 26, 2026

Related Statutes

  • § 18700 Event Venue Safety Requirements
  • § 18701 Contest Object Throwing Prohibition
  • § 18702 Minor Combat Sports Restrictions
  • § 18703 Ticket Price And Numbering
  • § 18704 Professional Fighter Minimum Purse

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Business and Professions Code. Section 14235.
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