Essential Information About Trademark Class 30
Want to register your kitchen supply brand for trademark class 30? Good for you—it is an important step for growing businesses to take.
As essential as it is, the process can also be complicated and expensive. This guide will provide the information you are looking for, but there is a faster way to deal with it—, the world’s first AI-powered robot lawyer.
A Crash Course in Trademarks
Trademarks, managed by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), protect the registered part of your brand against use by other organizations. Other companies in your industry cannot use any of the following once they have trademark status:
After approval, your trademark is good for ten years. If your company is still making use of the mark after five years, you can renew it.
Trademarks are similar to service marks, which protect the branding associated with a service instead of a good, while copyright protects works of authorship.
What Do You Gain by Trademarking Your Brand?
Registering a trademark is not mandatory, but it is a standard business practice for a good reason—893,760 businesses registered trademarks in 2019.
Trademark protection law provides grounds to sue another entity for using a part of your registered brand without authorization. Competitors infringing on your trademark are liable for legal consequences. That is why valuable brands should be trademarked.
Basic Information About Trademark Class 30
Trademark class 30 deals with plant-based food items intended for:
- Consumption
- Enhancement of other foods
- Preservation of other foods
Consumption
You can check the consumption subcategory items in the following table:
| Almond paste | Capers | Ice cream | Rice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial coffee | Cereal | Ice, natural or artificial | Rice cakes |
| Barley meal | Cereal bars | Pasta | Rice pudding |
| Bean meal | Cheeseburgers [sandwiches] | Mayonnaise | Sandwiches |
| Biscuits/cookies | Chicory [coffee substitute] | Meal/flour | Sushi |
| Bread | Chips [cereal products] | Meat pies | Tacos |
| Bread rolls | Chocolate | Oat flakes | Tarts |
| Breadcrumbs | Coffee | Oatmeal | Tea |
| Buns | Corn, milled/maize, milled | Pies | Tomato sauce |
| Cake dough/cake batter | Crackers | Pizzas | Tortillas |
| Cakes | Custard | Popcorn | Frozen yogurt |
| Candy | Dough | Quiches |
Enhancement of Other Foods
Items intended for food enhancement are listed in the table below:
| Allspice | Condiments | Ginger [spice] | Pepper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almond confectionery | Confectionery/sugar confectionery | Glucose for culinary purposes | Peppers [seasonings] |
| Aniseed | Cooking salt | Honey | Saffron [seasoning] |
| Candy decorations for cakes | Curry [spice] | Ketchup [sauce] | Seaweed [condiment] |
| Celery salt | Dessert mousses [confectionery] | Liquorice [confectionery] | Soya sauce |
| Chocolate mousses | Dressings for salad | Lozenges [confectionery]/pastilles [confectionery] | Soya bean paste [condiment] |
| Chocolate decorations for cakes | Flavorings | Malt extract for food | Vanilla [flavoring] [flavouring] |
| Chow-chow [condiment] | Fondants [confectionery] | Marinades | Vanillin [vanilla substitute] |
| Chutneys [condiments] | Fruit jellies [confectionery] | Natural sweeteners | |
| Cinnamon [spice] | Fruit coulis [sauces] | Nutmegs | |
| Cloves [spice] | Garden herbs, preserved [seasonings] | Pasta sauce |
Preservation of Other Foods
Items for preservation of other foods are:
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Beer vinegar
- Ferments for pastes
- Meat tenderizers, for household purposes
- Vinegar
- Yeast
How To Apply for Trademark Class 30
To avoid any chance of infringement, confirm that your brand is unique from any other registered trademarks. Consult the USPTO database to compare your mark against others in the same class.
Next, submit your application by following these steps:
- Visit the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Log in or create an account for TEAS
- Launch a new application for a class 30 trademark
- Input the requested information about your brand
- Pay the filing fee
Trademark Processing Periods
Keep the following timelines in mind when planning your trademark registration:
| Occurrence | Timeframe |
|---|---|
| Confirmed receipt of application via email | Up to 14 days of application submission |
| USPTO ruling on your application | 9–12 months |
| Window for renewal of trademark | Within 5–6 years of registration |
| Expiration of trademark | Ten years after registered |
Budgeting for Trademark Class 30
Applicants must pay a filing fee for each trademark class to which they apply. The USPTO offers two services:
- TEAS Plus—$250/class
- TEAS Standard—$350/class
To effectively manage the procedure, you will likely need to hire a trademark lawyer. Errors in your application may result in a denial. As convenient as legal assistance is, it can also be cost-prohibitive for new companies.
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