Trademark Class 33: Wine and spirits
Every alcoholic drink except beer — wine, spirits, liqueurs and ready-to-drink cocktails.
“Alcoholic beverages, except beers; alcoholic preparations for making beverages.”
Official class heading, Nice Agreement, Eleventh Edition. Published by the USPTO.
Typical goods and services in class 33
- Wine, champagne and sparkling wine
- Gin, vodka, whiskey and rum
- Liqueurs and aperitifs
- Ready-to-drink canned cocktails
- Hard seltzer and cider
Example of pre-approved USPTO wording for this class: Distilled spirits; wine. Using the USPTO’s own ID Manual language keeps your filing fee at the base rate — describing your goods in your own words carries a surcharge of $200 per class.
Commonly confused with class 33
These look like they belong here and do not. Each one is a separate class with a separate $350 government fee, and a class cannot be added to an application once it has been filed.
Beer and non-alcoholic beer
Class 32 — Beer and non-alcoholic drinks
Non-alcoholic spirit alternatives
Class 32 — Beer and non-alcoholic drinks
Bars, pubs and tasting rooms as a service
Class 43 — Restaurants, cafés and accommodation
Distillery tours
Class 41 — Education, training and entertainment
Filing in one class
A single-class application in class 33 costs $350 in USPTO government fees, paid to the government, plus our flat fee of $199 — $549 in total. Every additional class is another $350. Government fees are current as of 18 January 2025.
Work out how many classes you need Check if the name is taken
This page describes how the USPTO groups goods and services in general. It is not legal advice about your application, and the lists above are written for the common case rather than being exhaustive. Which classes you actually need depends on what you sell, and a licensed attorney confirms them before anything is filed.
Classes either side of this one
Class 31 — Fresh produce, plants and pet food
Things that are grown or alive and have not been processed — plus, importantly for a lot of modern brands, pet food.
Class 32 — Beer and non-alcoholic drinks
Beer and every non-alcoholic drink. Beer sits with the soft drinks, not with the spirits — a split that surprises most new drinks brands.
Class 34 — Tobacco, vaping and smokers' articles
Tobacco, tobacco substitutes, vaping products and smokers' accessories.
Class 35 — Advertising, retail and business services
The most commonly forgotten class in the entire system. Selling products is one thing; running the shop you sell them in is a separate service, and this is it.