Class 2 Paints

GoodsNice ClassificationClasses 1 to 34

Nice Class 2 is the goods class for paints. Signa tracks 472,386 marks in this class at 11 offices, 55% still active.

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Trademarks in this class
472,386
Still active55% of the class
259,264
Filed in 2025
14,756
Offices
11
Definition

What Class 2 covers

The official class heading, plus common goods terms filed under it.

Class heading

Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants, dyes; inks for printing, marking and engraving; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art

Example goods

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Companies

Who files most in Class 2

Ranked by unique Class 2 marks. Subsidiaries and owner-name variants count toward the parent company.

Coverage

Where Class 2 marks are filed

Office totals add up each office's own register, so an international registration counts at WIPO and again at each covered office where it is designated.

By office

+3 more

By status

registered
250,59754%
expired
119,86626%
cancelled
46,54510%
abandoned
42,7289%
pending
8,6672%
Activity

Filings per year

New Class 2 applications each year across every office Signa tracks. The current year is year to date.

Peak year · 15,192 filed
2016
2022 to 2026 · filed
58,243
First filing
1876

Filings by year: 1876: 10, 1877: 1, 1881: 2, 1882: 4, 1884: 4, 1885: 8, 1886: 12, 1887: 9, 1888: 6, 1889: 12, 1890: 6, 1891: 6, 1892: 3, 1893: 4, 1894: 6, 1895: 5, 1896: 9, 1897: 3, 1898: 21, 1899: 15, 1900: 1925, 1901: 6, 1902: 11, 1903: 15, 1904: 13, 1905: 54, 1906: 56, 1907: 41, 1908: 32, 1909: 32, 1910: 37, 1911: 32, 1912: 37, 1913: 33, 1914: 34, 1915: 25, 1916: 28, 1917: 22, 1918: 38, 1919: 60, 1920: 65, 1921: 107, 1922: 80, 1923: 94, 1924: 93, 1925: 95, 1926: 107, 1927: 119, 1928: 130, 1929: 138, 1930: 140, 1931: 118, 1932: 190, 1933: 117, 1934: 95, 1935: 114, 1936: 154, 1937: 122, 1938: 103, 1939: 151, 1940: 131, 1941: 124, 1942: 80, 1943: 124, 1944: 133, 1945: 170, 1946: 205, 1947: 460, 1948: 542, 1949: 419, 1950: 688, 1951: 1044, 1952: 1184, 1953: 767, 1954: 1154, 1955: 1498, 1956: 1336, 1957: 753, 1958: 988, 1959: 1089, 1960: 1105, 1961: 937, 1962: 1066, 1963: 1240, 1964: 1410, 1965: 1400, 1966: 4420, 1967: 1402, 1968: 1294, 1969: 1461, 1970: 1258, 1971: 1471, 1972: 1738, 1973: 1260, 1974: 1643, 1975: 2996, 1976: 3430, 1977: 3217, 1978: 4115, 1979: 3258, 1980: 4048, 1981: 3204, 1982: 3436, 1983: 3046, 1984: 3225, 1985: 3942, 1986: 4495, 1987: 4353, 1988: 6608, 1989: 6660, 1990: 7071, 1991: 6105, 1992: 6430, 1993: 6221, 1994: 5822, 1995: 6623, 1996: 7954, 1997: 7554, 1998: 7229, 1999: 7328, 2000: 8494, 2001: 7361, 2002: 8118, 2003: 9669, 2004: 9853, 2005: 10814, 2006: 11936, 2007: 10860, 2008: 11090, 2009: 8671, 2010: 10970, 2011: 10885, 2012: 10936, 2013: 10242, 2014: 11171, 2015: 13865, 2016: 15192, 2017: 12503, 2018: 12577, 2019: 12880, 2020: 11933, 2021: 12559, 2022: 11159, 2023: 11359, 2024: 13673, 2025: 14756, 2026: 7296.

Examples

Recently registered in Class 2

A few of the newest registrations. Search the class to see them all.

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MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
NOVIWESTregisteredEUIPO1, 2, 3, 5, 9, 302026-05-27
VIASPORTSregisteredEUIPO1, 2, 19, 272026-04-27
E-TOPregisteredEUIPO1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 72026-01-30
LABRYZINEregisteredIPI1, 22026-09-08
EZ-LIGregisteredIPI1, 22026-09-08
PHYTERregisteredIPI1, 22026-09-08
FAQ

About Class 2

What does Nice Class 2 cover?

Paints, varnishes, lacquers; preservatives against rust and against deterioration of wood; colorants, dyes; inks for printing, marking and engraving; raw natural resins; metals in foil and powder form for use in painting, decorating, printing and art

Which office has the most Class 2 trademarks?

WIPO leads with 166,852 Class 2 trademarks tracked by Signa.

Which company has the most Class 2 trademarks?

Among the companies Signa resolves, AKZO Nobel Coatings International B.V. holds the most, with 2,255 unique Class 2 marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull Class 2 statistics and terms into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/analytics/classifications/{id}

    Totals, status mix, office split and filings per year

  • GET/v1/classifications/{id}

    Official heading and every goods or services term

  • GET/v1/trademarks?nice_classes=2

    Search trademarks filed in Class 2

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/analytics/classifications/{id}
ID=2
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/analytics/classifications/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "classification_analytics",
  "nice_class": 2,
  "total_marks": 472386,
  "active_count": 259264,
  "by_office": {
    "WO": 166852,
    "US": 62067,
    "FR": 57270
  }
}