Class 19: Materials
Nice Classification goods class, NCL 13-2026.
Class heading
Materials, not of metal, for building and construction; rigid pipes, not of metal, for building; asphalt, pitch, tar and bitumen; transportable buildings, not of metal; monuments, not of metal
Explanatory note
Class 19 includes mainly materials, not of metal, for building and construction.
This class includes, in particular:
- building materials of wood, for example, beams, planks, panels
- wood veneers
- building glass, for example, glass tiles, insulating glass for building, safety glass
- glass granules for marking out roads
- granite, marble, gravel
- terra-cotta for use as a building material
- roofing, not of metal, incorporating photovoltaic cells
- gravestones and tombs, not of metal
- statues, busts and works of art of stone, concrete or marble
- letter boxes of masonry
- geotextiles
- coatings being building materials
- scaffolding, not of metal
- transportable buildings or structures, not of metal, for example, aquaria, aviaries, flagpoles, porches, swimming pools
This class does not include, in particular:
- cement preservatives, cement-waterproofing preparations (Class 1)
- fireproofing preparations (Class 1)
- wood preservatives (Class 2)
- oils for releasing form work for building (Class 4)
- letter boxes of metal (Class 6) and not of metal or masonry (Class 20)
- statues, busts and works of art of common metal (Class 6), of precious metal (Class 14), of wood, wax, plaster, plastic or resin (Class 20), of porcelain, ceramic, earthenware, terra-cotta, clay or glass (Class 21)
- certain pipes, not of metal, not for building, for example, pipes being parts of sanitary installations (Class 11), flexible pipes, tubes and hoses, not of metal (Class 17)
- substances for insulating buildings against moisture (Class 17)
- birdcages (Class 21)
- glass for vehicle windows (semi-finished product) (Class 21)
- mats and matting, linoleum and other materials for covering existing floors (Class 27)
- unsawn or undressed timber (Class 31)
Common terms in Class 19
A sample of official terms from the WIPO alphabetical list. Search the full list in the Nice Class Finder.
- alabaster
- aquarium gravel
- aquarium sand
- asbestos cement
- asbestos mortar
- asphalt
- asphalt paving
- bitumen
- bricks
- building glass
- building paper
- building stone
- building timber
- calcareous marl
- cask wood
- cement
- cement posts
- cement slabs
- clay
- coal tar
- concrete
- fair huts
- firebricks
- fireclay
- geotextiles
- granite
- gravel
- gravestones
- huts
- lime
Indicative only. Classification and specifications should be confirmed by an attorney before filing. This is general information, not legal advice.