Class 7: Machines
Nice Classification goods class, NCL 13-2026.
Class heading
Machines, machine tools, power-operated tools; motors and engines, except for land vehicles; machine coupling and transmission components, except for land vehicles; agricultural implements, other than hand-operated hand tools; incubators for eggs; automatic vending machines
Explanatory note
Class 7 includes mainly machines and machine tools, motors and engines.
This class includes, in particular:
- parts of all kinds of motors and engines, for example, starters, mufflers and cylinders for motors and engines of any type
- electric cleaning and polishing apparatus, for example, electric shoe polishers, electric machines and apparatus for carpet shampooing and vacuum cleaners
- 3D printers
- industrial robots
- certain special vehicles not for transportation purposes, for example, road sweeping machines, road making machines, bulldozers, snow ploughs, as well as rubber tracks as parts of those vehicles' crawlers
This class does not include, in particular:
- hand tools and implements, hand-operated (Class 8)
- certain special machines, for example, automated teller machines (Class 9), respirators for artificial respiration (Class 10), refrigerating apparatus and machines (Class 11)
- humanoid robots with artificial intelligence, laboratory robots, teaching robots, security surveillance robots (Class 9), surgical robots (Class 10), robotic cars (Class 12), robotic drums (Class 15), toy robots (Class 28)
- motors and engines for land vehicles (Class 12)
- treads for vehicles, as well as tyres for all kinds of vehicle wheels (Class 12)
Common terms in Class 7
A sample of official terms from the WIPO alphabetical list. Search the full list in the Nice Class Finder.
- 3D bioprinters
- 3D printers
- aerocondensers
- agitators
- air condensers
- alternators
- ball-bearings
- basket presses
- beer pumps
- belt conveyors
- bicycle dynamos
- bulldozers
- butter machines
- calenders
- capstans
- carburetters
- chain saws
- churns
- crankshafts
- dairy machines
- derricks
- disintegrators
- dyeing machines
- dynamo belts
- dynamo brushes
- dynamos
- ejectors
- excavators
- filter presses
- fodder presses
Indicative only. Classification and specifications should be confirmed by an attorney before filing. This is general information, not legal advice.