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Nice Class 6: Raw Metals

Official class heading

Common metals and their alloys, ores; metal materials for building and construction; transportable buildings of metal; non-electric cables and wires of common metal; small items of metal hardware; metal containers for storage or transport; safes.

Official text of Class 6 in the Nice Classification (WIPO) · NCL(13-2026)

Trademark registration in Mexico

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Total official IMPI fees

This is what the government charges. Our professional fees are separate and quoted per case, because every trademark involves different work. Tell us what you want to register and we will give you a firm number.

Official fees under theAcuerdo de Tarifas IMPI (DOF 15-03-2024), artículo 14a, VAT included. Our professional fees are quoted per case and are not included. This estimate is informational and is not a formal quote or legal advice on a specific matter. USD is approximate, converted at the Banxico FIX rate of 17.5130 MXN per USD published on 24 July 2026. The peso amount is what you actually pay.

What Class 6 protects

Common metals and their alloys
Metal building materials
Metal structures and transportable buildings
Non-electric cables and wires of metal
Small items of metal hardware
Metal containers and safes

What Class 6 does NOT protect

These look similar but belong to another class. Choosing wrong is the most common reason a trademark protects less than its owner believes.

Building materials, not of metalGoes in Class 19
Electric cablesGoes in Class 9
Non-electric cables and ropes, not of metalGoes in Class 22
Hand-operated hand tools of metalGoes in Class 8
Kitchen utensils and household containers of metalGoes in Class 21
Screw caps and closures, not of metalGoes in Class 20

Diagram of Nice Class 6 (metals and hardware) versus Class 8 (hand tools of metal)

The most expensive mistake in Class 6

In class 6 the material rules, but only up to a point. A metal product stays in class 6 while it is raw material, structure or hardware, and leaves the class as soon as it has a function of its own: the hand tool goes to class 8, the metal furniture to class 20 and the pot to class 21. The typical mistake is registering a metalworking factory's whole line in class 6 and discovering that its finished products are not covered.

Who files in Class 6

Steel and metallurgical companies
Hardware, lock and locksmith manufacturers
Screw, bolt and hardware manufacturers
Metal structure and construction companies
Safe and metal container manufacturers

Trademarks registered in this class: ArcelorMittal, Ternium, Yale

Classes commonly filed alongside Class 6

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