Section 10-1-443. Registration of marks -- Classes of goods and services for purposes of registration; application limited to one class  


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  •    (a) The following general classes of goods are established for convenience of administration of this part, but not to limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights; and a single application for registration of a trademark may include any or all goods upon which the trademark is actually being used comprised in a single class; but in no event shall a single application include goods upon which the trademark is being used which fall within different classes of goods. The classes are as follows:

       (1) Raw or partly prepared materials;

       (2) Receptacles;

       (3) Baggage, animal equipments, portfolios, and pocketbooks;

       (4) Abrasives and polishing materials;

       (5) Adhesives;

       (6) Chemicals and chemical compositions;

       (7) Cordage;

       (8) Smokers' articles, not including tobacco products;

       (9) Explosives, firearms, equipments, and projectiles;

       (10) Fertilizers;

       (11) Inks and inking materials;

       (12) Construction materials;

       (13) Hardware and plumbing and steamfitting supplies;

       (14) Metals and metal castings and forgings;

       (15) Oils and greases;

       (16) Paints and painters' materials;

       (17) Tobacco products;

       (18) Medicines and pharmaceutical preparations;

       (19) Vehicles;

       (20) Linoleum and oiled cloth;

       (21) Electrical apparatus, machines, and supplies;

       (22) Games, toys, and sporting goods;

       (23) Cutlery, machinery, and tools, and parts thereof;

       (24) Laundry appliances and machines;

       (25) Locks and safes;

       (26) Measuring and scientific appliances;

       (27) Horological instruments;

       (28) Jewelry and precious metal ware;

       (29) Brooms, brushes, and dusters;

       (30) Crockery, earthenware, and porcelain;

       (31) Filters and refrigerators;

       (32) Furniture and upholstery;

       (33) Glassware;

       (34) Heating, lighting, and ventilating apparatus;

       (35) Belting, hose, machinery packing, and nonmetallic tires;

       (36) Musical instruments and supplies;

       (37) Paper and stationery;

       (38) Prints and publications;

       (39) Clothing;

       (40) Fancy goods, furnishings, and notions;

       (41) Canes, parasols, and umbrellas;

       (42) Knitted, netted, and textile fabrics and substitutes therefor;

       (43) Thread and yarn;

       (44) Dental, medical, and surgical appliances;

       (45) Soft drinks and carbonated waters;

       (46) Foods and ingredients of foods;

       (47) Wines;

       (48) Malt beverages and liquors;

       (49) Distilled alcoholic liquors;

       (50) Merchandise not otherwise classified;

       (51) Cosmetics and toilet preparations;

       (52) Detergents and soaps.

    (b) The following general classes of services are established for convenience of administration of this part, but not to limit or extend the applicant's or registrant's rights; and a single application for registration of a service mark may include any or all services in connection with which the service mark is actually being used comprised in a single class; but in no event shall a single application include services in connection with which the service mark is being used which fall within different classes of services. The classes are as follows:

       (1) Miscellaneous;

       (2) Advertising and business;

       (3) Insurance and financial;

       (4) Construction and repair;

       (5) Communication;

       (6) Transportation and storage;

       (7) Material treatment;

       (8) Education and entertainment.
Ga. L. 1952, p. 134, § 14; Ga. L. 1963, p. 463, § 9.