Trade mark class 6: metal goods and hardware
In everyday words: Metals and metal building materials; pipes, safes, hardware, locks, nails. Class 6 is one of the goods classes (1 to 34).
What class 6 covers
The summary above is ours, written to help people find the right class. It isn’t IP Australia’s official class heading, and it doesn’t list everything in the class. For the exact goods and services, search IP Australia’s trade mark pick list.
A trade mark is registered for the goods or services in its application, so a registration in class 6 doesn’t cover other classes. Our guide to picking your classes explains how to choose.
Class 6 applications, October 2025 to September 2026
2,247
applications named this class
25 of 45
among all classes
94%
filed by businesses and other organisations
6%
filed by individuals
| Month | Filings |
|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 206 |
| Nov 2025 | 164 |
| Dec 2025 | 193 |
| Jan 2026 | 154 |
| Feb 2026 | 179 |
| Mar 2026 | 242 |
| Apr 2026 | 185 |
| May 2026 | 180 |
| June 2026 | 204 |
| July 2026 | 207 |
| Aug 2026 | 177 |
| Sept 2026 | 156 |
Often filed with class 6
Of the applications naming class 6, these classes appeared in the same application most often.
| Class | Filings |
|---|---|
| Class 37: building, repairs and cleaning | 509 |
| Class 9: computers, software and electronics | 483 |
| Class 19: building materials other than metal | 474 |
| Class 35: advertising, business and retail services | 400 |
| Class 20: furniture | 397 |
Class 6, 2016 to 2025
Applications naming class 6 each year, from IP Australia’s data.
Classes our watch checks alongside class 6
When we watch a trade mark in class 6, we also compare new filings in these classes, because the same name in a related industry can still be close:
Is your name already taken in class 6?
Search it against every Australian trade mark on record, free, with class 6 already chosen. Or have us watch it and email you when a similar name is filed.
How these figures are counted
Applications are counted by filing date from IP Australia’s data, as CopyCatcher held it on 6 October 2026, for complete months only. An application naming several classes counts in each of them. No applicant is named. Where our data comes from
This is information only, not legal advice.