Class 8 Hand Tools and Cutlery

GoodsNice ClassificationClasses 1 to 34

Nice Class 8 is the goods class for hand tools and cutlery. Signa tracks 714,625 marks in this class at 11 offices, 62% still active.

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Trademarks in this class
714,625
Still active62% of the class
439,932
Filed in 2025
33,480
Offices
11
Definition

What Class 8 covers

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

Class heading

Hand-operated hand tools and implements; cutlery; side arms, except firearms; razors

Example goods

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Companies

Who files most in Class 8

Ranked by unique Class 8 marks. Subsidiaries and owner-name variants count toward the parent company.

Coverage

Where Class 8 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
417,24559%
expired
126,94118%
abandoned
76,16011%
cancelled
62,8199%
pending
22,6873%
Activity

Filings per year

New Class 8 applications each year across every office Signa tracks. The current year is year to date.

Peak year · 33,480 filed
2025
2022 to 2026 · filed
138,173
First filing
1876

Filings by year: 1876: 53, 1877: 11, 1878: 2, 1879: 1, 1880: 1, 1882: 2, 1883: 1, 1884: 11, 1885: 23, 1886: 7, 1887: 14, 1888: 27, 1889: 11, 1890: 13, 1891: 8, 1892: 3, 1893: 1, 1895: 5, 1896: 6, 1897: 10, 1898: 1, 1899: 10, 1900: 1630, 1901: 10, 1902: 7, 1903: 13, 1904: 4, 1905: 58, 1906: 48, 1907: 32, 1908: 27, 1909: 23, 1910: 23, 1911: 24, 1912: 36, 1913: 20, 1914: 25, 1915: 15, 1916: 7, 1917: 22, 1918: 22, 1919: 27, 1920: 66, 1921: 75, 1922: 53, 1923: 64, 1924: 63, 1925: 66, 1926: 64, 1927: 60, 1928: 66, 1929: 97, 1930: 113, 1931: 76, 1932: 120, 1933: 90, 1934: 65, 1935: 74, 1936: 85, 1937: 95, 1938: 107, 1939: 112, 1940: 70, 1941: 64, 1942: 64, 1943: 51, 1944: 112, 1945: 127, 1946: 172, 1947: 347, 1948: 344, 1949: 359, 1950: 612, 1951: 579, 1952: 869, 1953: 729, 1954: 831, 1955: 1033, 1956: 923, 1957: 585, 1958: 636, 1959: 878, 1960: 714, 1961: 601, 1962: 932, 1963: 1099, 1964: 1274, 1965: 1482, 1966: 3815, 1967: 902, 1968: 1118, 1969: 1392, 1970: 1222, 1971: 1441, 1972: 1220, 1973: 1144, 1974: 1448, 1975: 2582, 1976: 3273, 1977: 2668, 1978: 3997, 1979: 3245, 1980: 3914, 1981: 3135, 1982: 3840, 1983: 3383, 1984: 3454, 1985: 4354, 1986: 5575, 1987: 4865, 1988: 6588, 1989: 7407, 1990: 8057, 1991: 6650, 1992: 6672, 1993: 6980, 1994: 6800, 1995: 8141, 1996: 11363, 1997: 9369, 1998: 9282, 1999: 9867, 2000: 10996, 2001: 9236, 2002: 10177, 2003: 11143, 2004: 12647, 2005: 13988, 2006: 17069, 2007: 14333, 2008: 14465, 2009: 12867, 2010: 14397, 2011: 16164, 2012: 16485, 2013: 16970, 2014: 17653, 2015: 20838, 2016: 24616, 2017: 24726, 2018: 24596, 2019: 27065, 2020: 31190, 2021: 32851, 2022: 24422, 2023: 28187, 2024: 32248, 2025: 33480, 2026: 19836.

Examples

Recently registered in Class 8

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

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MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
DARMETregisteredEUIPO6, 7, 82026-05-11
[Design Mark]registeredEUIPO8, 212026-06-25
MorKallregisteredEUIPO8, 9, 282026-07-13
TierladrregisteredEUIPO7, 8, 202026-07-13
KeldrisregisteredEUIPO7, 8, 35, 37, 422026-07-13
JPERFECTregisteredEUIPO82026-07-13
FAQ

About Class 8

What does Nice Class 8 cover?

Hand-operated hand tools and implements; cutlery; side arms, except firearms; razors

Which office has the most Class 8 trademarks?

WIPO leads with 235,548 Class 8 trademarks tracked by Signa.

Which company has the most Class 8 trademarks?

Among the companies Signa resolves, The Gillette Company LLC holds the most, with 888 unique Class 8 marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull Class 8 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=8

    Search trademarks filed in Class 8

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/analytics/classifications/{id}
ID=8
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/analytics/classifications/$ID \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "classification_analytics",
  "nice_class": 8,
  "total_marks": 714625,
  "active_count": 439932,
  "by_office": {
    "WO": 235548,
    "US": 127753,
    "EM": 73907
  }
}