Table of Similar Goods and Services
0901 Computers and peripheral devices
Notes on similar group 0901
Official notes (CNIPA Table of Similar Goods and Services, 2026 text; J&C reference translation)
1. This similar group is cross-searched with slide rules in Part (1) of 0902 and electronic tags for goods in Part (5) of 0902 in the 10th and earlier editions, video game cartridges in 0908 in the 9th and earlier editions, and optical character readers, optical character reading machines, optical data carriers and optical data media in 0911 in the 8th and earlier editions;
2. goods protected across similar groups: unfilled toner cartridges for printers and photocopiers (0901, 0903), unfilled ink cartridges for printers and photocopiers (0901, 0903);
3. optical discs, CD-ROMs and optical data carriers are similar to CDs (audio-video) and optical discs (audio-video) in 0908, and are cross-searched with LP records (audio-video) and long-playing audio-video discs in 0908 in the 9th and earlier editions;
4. electronic publications (downloadable), downloadable ringtones, downloadable music files, downloadable image files, downloadable images for mobile phones and downloadable video files are similar to records, audio tapes, video tapes, CDs (audio-video), video cassettes and optical discs (audio-video) in 0908;
5. protective films specially adapted for computer screens are cross-searched with the accepted goods computer screen protective films in 1703 in the 10th and earlier editions;
6. smartwatches and smartwatches (data processing) are similar to 1404;
7. styluses for touchscreens are similar to pens with a stylus tip for operating touchscreen devices (writing instruments) in 1614.
Practice notes (J&C)
This is one of the groups with the most items and the densest prior trademarks in Class 9; a similarity search must cover all the items in this group. For software, it is advisable to use standardised items (such as “downloadable computer application software” and “recorded computer programs”) and to state the intended use; self-worded “X software” descriptions are often required to be amended (practical tip).
Note the cross-reference with 0908: optical discs and CD-ROMs are similar to CDs (audio-video) and optical discs (audio-video) in 0908, and downloadable music, video and ringtone files are similar to records, audio tapes and video tapes in 0908 (official notes 3 and 4). When applying for data carriers or downloadable content, the prior-trademark search must also cover 0908.
Cross-group protected goods: unfilled toner cartridges and ink cartridges for printers and photocopiers belong to both 0901 and 0903 (official note 2); smartwatches are similar to 1404 (note 6) and styluses for touchscreens are similar to 1614 (note 7), so cover them as needed when selecting items.
Changes in 2026: “near-field communication (NFC) tags” was added; “mice (computer peripherals)” and “trackballs (computer peripherals)” were changed to “computer mice” and “computer trackballs”, and the old wordings are no longer accepted. Software services (design, SaaS, cloud computing) are in Class 42, not in this group; companies that both sell software products and provide services are advised to file in both (practical tip).
Applies to the 2026 edition · Published 2026-10-09 · Reviewed 2026-10-09
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