Trademark protection extends only to the classes you filed in. For an agriculture business this matters more than most, because a single operation frequently spans raw produce, processed goods and equipment, and those are three separate classes with three separate fees.
Which trademark class for agriculture products
| Class | Covers | Typical agriculture use |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chemicals used in agriculture, horticulture and forestry | Fertilisers, soil conditioners, growth regulators |
| 5 | Pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, veterinary preparations | Crop protection products, animal health |
| 7 | Agricultural machines and implements other than hand-operated | Threshers, harvesters, seed drills |
| 29 | Meat, fish, preserved and processed fruit and vegetables, oils, dairy | Ghee, paneer, packaged pulses, edible oil |
| 30 | Flour, rice, cereals, spices, tea, coffee, confectionery | Atta, basmati, masala, ready mixes |
| 31 | Raw and unprocessed agricultural products, live animals, seeds, fresh fruit and vegetables | Seed brands, fresh produce, fodder, live plants |
| 35 | Advertising, business management, retail and wholesale services | A trading or distribution business, as distinct from the goods |
| 44 | Agriculture, horticulture and forestry services | Agronomy advisory, crop spraying services |
What trademark class is atta in? Class 30, not 31
Class 31 covers raw and unprocessed agricultural products. Class 30 covers processed staples such as flour, rice and spices. Wheat is class 31. Atta made from that wheat is class 30. A brand that files only in 31 and then sells packaged flour has a registration that does not cover the product on the shelf.
What trademark class do seeds fall under?
Seeds fall in class 31 as a trademark matter, but plant varieties themselves are protected under the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Rights Act, not the Trade Marks Act. A trademark protects the brand you sell the seed under. It does not protect the variety. If you have developed a variety, the two protections are separate and you may need both.
What a multi-class filing costs
The government fee is charged per class, per mark. Filing in three classes costs three times the single-class fee, and there is no volume discount. For an individual, a DPIIT-recognised startup or a Udyam-registered small enterprise filing online, the fee is ₹4,500 per class. For every other applicant, including companies and LLPs, it is ₹9,000 per class.
This is the practical reason to register under Udyam before filing rather than after. The saving on a three-class agri filing is meaningful, and Udyam registration is free and takes under an hour.
Filing strategy for an agri business
- File first in the class covering what you actually sell today, and file it now rather than after launch
- Add classes as you extend the range, rather than filing speculatively across eight classes at the outset
- Class 35 is worth considering if you distribute or retail as well as produce, because it protects the trading business separately from the goods
- Run a search before filing. A mark that is descriptive of the produce, and agri brands often are, faces an objection under Section 9 that is expensive to argue
Geographical indications are a separate right
Basmati, Nagpur oranges and similar designations are protected as geographical indications, which are collective rights held for a region, not marks owned by a business. You cannot register a GI as your own trademark, and using one on produce that does not originate from the region is actionable.
Questions About Trademark Classes For Agriculture
Statutory figures on this page verified 11 August 2026.