Trademark Class 8: Hand tools and cutlery
Tools and implements driven by hand, plus cutlery and razors — including electric razors, which is a genuine exception to the powered-equals-class-7 rule.
“Hand tools and implements, hand-operated; cutlery; side arms, except firearms; razors.”
Official class heading, Nice Agreement, Eleventh Edition. Published by the USPTO.
Typical goods and services in class 8
- Hand tools: hammers, screwdrivers, wrenches, spanners
- Knives, forks and spoons
- Razors and hair clippers, manual or electric
- Manicure and pedicure implements
- Garden hand tools
Commonly confused with class 8
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.
Power-operated tools
Class 7 — Machines and power tools
Kitchen utensils that are not cutlery
Class 21 — Kitchenware and housewares
Surgical instruments
Class 10 — Medical and surgical devices
Firearms
Class 13 — Firearms, ammunition and fireworks
Filing in one class
A single-class application in class 8 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 6 — Common metals and metal goods
Goods defined by being made of common metal — building materials, hardware, containers and safes.
Class 7 — Machines and power tools
Powered machinery. The rule that catches people out: if it is powered, it is class 7; if a hand drives it, it is class 8.
Class 9 — Software, apps and electronics
Downloadable software and electronic hardware. The single most misunderstood class on the register, because a downloadable app and an online platform are not the same filing.
Class 10 — Medical and surgical devices
Physical medical equipment and assistive devices — the hardware of healthcare, as opposed to the substances in class 5 or the services in class 44.