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Trademark Class 12: Vehicles

Vehicles; apparatus for locomotion by land, air or water.

101,019live trademarks

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Trademark applications and registrations in Class 12 over the past 15 years.

Class 12 covers vehicles and apparatus for locomotion by land, air, or water. The class reflects the enormous commercial scope of the automotive, aerospace, marine, and personal transportation industries. The class encompasses everything from automobiles, trucks, and motorcycles to bicycles, baby strollers, shopping carts, tires, and vehicle structural components.

The class's leading filers — Merchant & Gould, Muncy Geissler Olds & Lowe, and Barnes & Thornburg — are major IP firms representing automotive manufacturers, parts suppliers, and transportation companies. The rise of electric vehicles and personal electric transportation devices (e-bikes, electric scooters, electric skateboards) has generated a wave of new filings, as both established automakers and startups seek to establish brand positions in the EV market.

The critical classification boundaries in Class 12 involve Classes 7 and 9. Engines and motors for land vehicles belong in Class 12; engines and motors for other purposes (industrial, marine, stationary) belong in Class 7. Vehicle electronics — GPS navigation units, dash cameras, car audio systems — belong in Class 9, not Class 12, because they are electronic apparatus rather than vehicle components. Physical vehicle parts and accessories (tires, seats, bumpers, mirrors) remain in Class 12. Toy vehicles, model cars, and miniature trains belong in Class 28, not Class 12 — the distinction is whether the product is intended for actual transportation. Drones present a nuanced case: drones used for transport or delivery are Class 12, while camera drones used primarily for photography may implicate Class 9.

Automotive brands typically file across Classes 9, 12, 35, 36, and 37, covering in-vehicle electronics, the vehicles themselves, dealership services, financing, and repair. Bicycle and personal transportation brands pair Class 12 with Class 25 for cycling apparel and Class 28 for sporting accessories. Parts manufacturers often combine Class 12 with Class 7 for machine components and Class 6 for metal parts to cover their full product lines.

What's Included in Class 12

Class 12 includes mainly vehicles and apparatus for the transport of people or goods by land, air or water.

  • motors and engines for land vehicles;
  • couplings and transmission components for land vehicles;
  • air cushion vehicles;
  • remote control vehicles, other than toys;
  • parts of vehicles, for example, bumpers, windscreens, steering wheels, tyres for vehicle wheels, as well as treads for vehicles.
  • railway material of metal (Cl. 6);
  • motors, engines, couplings and transmission components, other than for land vehicles (Cl. 7);
  • parts of all kinds of motors and engines, for example, starters, mufflers and cylinders for motors and engines (Cl. 7);
  • rubber tracks being parts of crawlers on construction, mining, agricultural and other heavy-duty machines (Cl. 7);
  • tricycles for infants and scooters, being toys (Cl. 28);
🚗 Automobiles and trucks
🚲 Bicycles and electric scooters
⛵ Boats and watercraft
🛞 Tires and wheels for vehicles
👶 Baby strollers and prams
✈️ Aircraft and drones for transport
🏎️ Vehicle engines and transmissions
🏍️ Motorcycle helmets and vehicle accessories

Top Filers in Class 12

#OwnerFilingsRegisteredFirst Reg.Latest Reg.
1BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT409384Sep 6, 1955Sep 29, 2026
2FORD MOTOR COMPANY329294Jul 20, 1909Aug 4, 2026
3FCA US LLC (FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHRYSLER GROUP LLC)326268Feb 7, 1939Oct 13, 2026
4MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG301291Jan 21, 1958Nov 10, 2026
5TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA (TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION)278200Jan 30, 1968Nov 3, 2026
6HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.219178Apr 4, 1967Jul 14, 2026
7WINGFOOT BRANDS LLC210203Oct 16, 1906Sep 1, 2026
8DYNACRAFT BSC, INC.205201Dec 23, 1986Oct 27, 2026
9WHEEL PROS, LLC.203200Jan 14, 1969Oct 7, 2025
10GENERAL MOTORS LLC190170Feb 17, 1914Oct 27, 2026

Top Law Firms in Class 12

#FirmTotalRegisteredPendingDead
1Merchant & Gould P.C.1,357663104590
2Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, P.C.1,34096785288
3BARNES & THORNBURG LLP1,05046885497
4Overseas Operation Services, Inc. DBA Flatfee Corp.98277291119
5DICKINSON WRIGHT PLLC95150233416
6Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP81455453207
7Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP7996541144
8GENERAL MOTORS LLC77917220587
9Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft74141711313
10BROOKS KUSHMAN P.C.74031529396

Recent Registrations

MarkOwnerRegisteredGoods & Services
LIEYOR
Jiayan LiaoNov 3, 2026Class 012: Handbrake knobs for vehicles; Automobile bumper guards; Automotive engine mounts; Luggage carriers for automobiles; Cup holders for use in automobiles; Screw-propellers for boats; Stern oars; Boat cleats; Boat-hooks; Go-carts
DRIVE MEDICAL
MEDICAL DEPOT, INC.Nov 3, 2026Class 010: Invalid walkers to aid in mobility; rollators; canes and crutches for medical purposes; toilets adapted for medical patients or for use by handicapped persons; medical devices for assisting with mobility, namely, electronic accessories specially adapted for use with mobility aids in the nature of gait monitoring portable medical devices that are attachable to mobility aids with sensors to monitor the physical movements of a patient and health monitoring devices in the nature of walk assist portable medical devices that are attachable to mobility aids for emitting light and sound signals that help a patient walk; Beds specially made for medical purposes; medical products, namely, therapeutic mattresses, therapeutic mattress supports, and mattress covers being incontinence mattress protectors; positioning chairs being medical patient treatment chairs; devices to lift invalid patients, namely, electric and non-electric lifts, trapeze bars and bases, and slings; blood pressure monitors; thermometers for medical purposes; overdoor exercise pulleys for therapeutic purposes; cervical traction sets, adjustable oxygen carts specially adapted for carrying oxygen concentrators, and IV poles, all for medical use; medical therapy devices, namely, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) units being electronic simulation apparatus for nerves for physical therapy purposes; medical personal care products, namely, moist heating pads, seat and back massagers, bath mat massagers and infrared heat wands; compressors for medical purposes, namely, respiration therapy compressors; nebulizers for respiration therapy; atomizers sold empty for medical purposes; fluid aspiration vacuum pumps for medical applications; oxygen conservers for medical applications in the nature of a medical device that makes supplemental oxygen last longer by delivering it only when a user inhales; oxygen apparatus for medical applications and parts therefor, namely, oxygen concentrators, and replacement sieve beds for oxygen concentrators; bath safety products adapted for use by the physically disabled, injured or aged, namely, transfer benches in the nature of transfer boards for mobility-impaired persons, raised toilet seats adapted for medical patients or for use by disabled persons, commode chairs, and bathtub rails adapted for physically disabled persons; hospital bed accessories, namely, medical apparatus in the nature of easy assist poles for use as transfer aids to assist patients in transferring to and from bed; Class 012: Wheelchairs; mobility scooters; Class 020: Bath safety products adapted for use by the physically disabled, injured or aged, namely, bath chairs; footstools; hospital bed accessories, namely, home-style bed rails and siderails; patient room products, namely, overbed tables being furniture
ALVEXO
Wenzhou Xinqing Network Technology Co., Ltd.Nov 3, 2026Class 012: Transmission shafts for land vehicles; Electric motors for land vehicles; Shock absorbers for automobiles; Engines for land vehicles; Automobile chassis; Brake pads for automobiles; Clutches for land vehicles; Electric drives for vehicles; Automobile tyres; Hubs for vehicle wheels
VELOINNO
Veloinno Technology Taizhou Co., Ltd.Nov 3, 2026Class 012: All-terrain vehicles; Bariatric mobility scooters; Electrically operated wheelchairs; Electrically-powered motor scooters; Electrically-powered motor vehicles; Electric bicycles; Electric golf caddies; Electric motorcycles; Folding electric bicycles; Motorized mobility scooters; Motorized personal mobility scooters; Power transfer seats for vehicles to provide easier ingress to and egress from a vehicle for disabled or mobility impaired people; Recreational vehicles, namely, campers; All-terrain wheelchairs for use in the sand, use at the beach; Wheeled, collapsible carts
WVORTE
Yu XiaoxiNov 3, 2026Class 012: Self-balancing scooters; Pushchairs; Fitted covers for vehicles; Electric bicycles; Push scooters; Covers for vehicle steering wheels; Upholstery for vehicles; Saddle covers for bicycles or motorcycles; Drones; Vehicle seat cushions; Baby strollers; Safety seats for children, for vehicles; Bicycles; Folding roof hoods for vehicles; Sun-blinds adapted for automobiles
PROTAPER
TURN 14 DISTRIBUTION, INC.Nov 3, 2026Tires for motorcycles
ASHVEIN
Siwofu (Shenzhen) Technology Trading Co., Ltd.Nov 3, 2026Class 012: Bicycles; Motorbikes; Dirt bikes; Motorized mobility scooters; Non-motorized push scooters; Push scooters; Bells for bicycles; Tires for children's bicycles
SEA ORIGIN
Amadeo Nuñez RoigNov 3, 2026Class 006: Metal Fittings and mounting parts being metal mounting brackets for metal pipes; metal hardware, namely, metal hardware for boats, in the nature of shackles for lifting and rigging, cleats, and turnbuckles, metal anchors for boats, metal dock cleats, metal chains for watercraft; pulleys being metal hardware; metal ropes; steel wire ropes; wires, non-electric cables and chains of common metal; metal shackles for lifting and rigging; metal carabiners; metal screws; ventilation gratings of metal; marine anchors; metal pedestals being construction support elements made of metal for construction; walkways of metal being metal gratings; anchor plates, namely, metal plates for anchoring metal gratings and bridge materials; metal anchoring handles for use in construction; Class 007: Electric winches; filters for motors and engines; expansion tanks for coolant in the nature of a coolant reservoir being parts of machines; fuel filters; bilge pumps; silencers as part of vehicle exhaust systems; silencers for motors and engines; exhaust silencers for engines for watercraft; power-operated moving gangplanks in the nature of passenger boarding bridges; electro-mechanical passenger boarding bridges; geared electric motors for watercraft; roller bearings for machines; stuffing boxes being parts of machines; engine mounts other than for land vehicles; hydraulic servo valves that are parts of hydraulic systems of vehicles; Class 009: Signaling lanterns being lights; binoculars; combustion gas concentration detectors; life jackets; electric cables; solar panels for the production of electricity; batteries; chargers for batteries; direct current converters; GPS navigation devices; plotters; seabed probes, namely, marine depth finders; vhf radios, marine depth sounders and sonar apparatus, marine autopilots, marine batteries, life jackets and life buoys; Audio electronic components, namely, surround sound systems; digital televisions; eye protectors; fire escape ladders; onboard radar apparatus and their components; Class 011: Barbecues; iceboxes in the nature of ice machines; thermostatic valves; water filtration apparatus, other than machines; conduits and installations for the expulsion of gases, namely, ventilating exhaust fans for use on marine vessels; ventilation gratings that are parts of exhaust extraction fans; light bulbs; fluorescent lamps; water filters; flashlights; Class 012: Rudder tillers for boats; shock absorbers for vehicles; portholes for vessels; frames, being parts of portholes for vessels; fenders for boats; seats for watercraft; fitted hatch covers for watercraft; alarm systems for vessels; steering devices in the nature of serring gears and rudders, electric steering gears, and rudders for vessels; hoods for vessel engines and motors; special covers for vehicles, namely, fitted covers for boats and marine vehicles; paddles, namely, oars, outrigger paddles, kayak paddles; bearing housings being vessel parts; wheels for vehicles; steering gear lever sets for vehicles; steering wheels for vessels; steering wheel holders in the nature of mounts for marine vessels; Class 017: Pipe connectors, non-metallic, being pipe couplings for fuel lines; compressed air hoses, not of metal; water hoses of plastic; Architectural acoustic products, namely, sound absorbers for walls; Class 022: Mooring ropes, not made of metal; elastic cords being bungee cords and shock cords not of metal; awnings of textile or synthetic materials; unfitted covers for boats; unfitted protective covers for boats; unfitted covers for vessels and watercraft
V
VANDERHALL MOTOR WORKS, INC.Nov 3, 2026Class 012: Automobiles; Class 025: Shirts and short-sleeved shirts; Sport shirts; Outer jackets
CARGOSURF
Rytis JakasNov 3, 2026Class 012: Custom-fitted cargo area modular flooring systems for land vehicles comprised primarily of fitted non-metal structural panels for use lining the cargo area floor of land vehicles, including of wood, plywood, fiberboard, or composite materials, but also comprised of metal structural parts therefor, specifically structural parts specially adapted for use with those fitted structural panels, being metal hardware components, rails, mounting tracks, fasteners, and brackets, all designed for securing or supporting thereto modular storage units, tool storage modules, mounting plates, tie-down systems, and cargo management accessories; Cargo carriers for vehicles in the nature of non-metal cargo mounting boards adapted for vehicles; Custom-fitted vehicle storage liners for the cargo area of vehicles in the nature of platforms and panels adapted for installation in the rear cargo area of vans, trucks, or sport utility vehicles for organizing, mounting, or supporting toolboxes, drawer systems, and modular storage containers

Related Classes

9Electronics, Software & Scientific Equipment
7Machinery
37Construction and Repair

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Frequently Asked Questions

Are car accessories in Class 12?

Physical vehicle parts and accessories (tires, mirrors, seats, bumpers) belong in Class 12. However, electronic accessories (GPS units, dash cameras, car stereos) belong in Class 9.

Does Class 12 cover toy vehicles?

No. Toy cars, model trains, and miniature vehicles belong in Class 28 (toys and games). Class 12 covers real vehicles and vehicle parts intended for actual transportation.

Are e-bikes and electric scooters in Class 12?

Yes. Electric bicycles, electric scooters, and other electrically powered personal transportation vehicles are classified in Class 12.

Are GPS navigation units and dash cameras in Class 12?

No. Vehicle electronics like GPS units, dash cameras, and car stereos are classified in Class 9 as electronic apparatus. Class 12 covers physical vehicle parts and structural components, not electronics installed in vehicles.

Where do drones fit — Class 12 or Class 9?

It depends on function. Drones designed for transport or delivery belong in Class 12. Camera drones used primarily for photography or surveillance are typically Class 9. Many drone brands file in both classes.

Are baby strollers and shopping carts in Class 12?

Yes. Baby strollers, prams, shopping carts, and hand trucks are all classified in Class 12 as wheeled apparatus for locomotion, even though they are not motorized vehicles.

What classes should an EV startup file in?

Electric vehicle brands typically need Class 12 (the vehicle itself), Class 9 (onboard electronics, charging software, apps), Class 37 (vehicle repair and maintenance services), and Class 36 (vehicle financing). Many also add Class 42 for autonomous driving software development.

Are vehicle engines in Class 12 or Class 7?

Engines and motors specifically for land vehicles belong in Class 12. Engines and motors for all other purposes — industrial, marine, stationary — belong in Class 7. The intended use determines the classification.

Do aftermarket vehicle wraps or paint protection films go in Class 12?

No. Paint protection films and vehicle wraps are classified in Class 17 (plastic films and sheets) or Class 2 (coatings). Class 12 covers structural vehicle parts and accessories like bumpers, tires, and mirrors — not surface treatments.

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