Trademark Class 31: Agricultural products — What It Covers, With a Live Count
Short answer
Trademark class 31 covers raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and forestry products, live animals, fresh fruit and vegetables, seeds, plants, and animal feed. It is a goods class, and as of September 14, 2026 it holds 36,059 live US marks, 0.8% of the register, ranking 33 of 45 by size. A registration in class 31 protects the name only for these goods; the same name can be, and often is, registered by an unrelated business in another class.
Class 31 is a small class, with 36,059 live marks out of 4,796,936 across all 45 classes. A live mark is one that is registered or pending; the count is computed from USPTO bulk data by each mark's primary class and refreshed daily.
Class 31 is the farm gate: the product before it is processed. An apple is 31; apple sauce is 29; apple juice is 32. Pet food is 31, which is why pet brands span 31, 18, 20, 21, and 5. Fresh flowers are 31; the florist arranging them is a class 44 service.
What files in class 31
| Typically in class 31 | Examples of businesses |
|---|---|
| fresh fruit and vegetables | produce growers |
| live plants, seeds, and bulbs | seed and nursery companies |
| cut flowers | pet food brands |
| live animals and fish | florists selling plants |
| pet food and animal feed | livestock and aquaculture businesses |
| raw grains | |
| cat litter | |
| unprocessed timber |
The USPTO's ID Manual lists the accepted descriptions for class 31. Choosing one of them keeps the filing fee at $350 per class; a custom description costs $550. See what a trademark costs.
What is not in class 31
| Looks like class 31, but is | Class |
|---|---|
| processed or preserved foods | 29 |
| processed grain products | 30 |
| fertilizers | 1 |
| gardening services and landscaping | 44 |
| pet grooming and veterinary services | 44 |
| pet accessories | 18 |
The class follows the product, not the industry. A business in this field will often need one of the classes above as well as class 31; the second class is a second filing fee, and a registration in one does not cover the other.
Coordinated classes
The USPTO searches class 31 together with these classes when it examines an application, because confusion between them is common. A live mark in a coordinated class can block a class 31 application, and a class 31 mark can block one of these.
A near match in a coordinated class is worth reading closely. A near match anywhere else on the register is usually not. See is my name trademarked for how to read one.
How crowded class 31 is
| Live marks in class 31 | 36,059 |
| Share of the 45-class register | 0.8% |
| Rank by size | 33 of 45 |
| As of | September 14, 2026 |
A smaller class means fewer near matches, and a name that is clear here tends to stay clear. It is still worth searching the coordinated classes, since that is where a conflict for a class 31 mark most often comes from.
Before you file in class 31
- Confirm the goods are actually class 31 against the USPTO ID Manual, not against the industry the business is in.
- Check the neighbouring classes in the table above for anything the business also sells or does.
- Search the name on Silvol and read every live match by class: class 31 and its coordinated classes matter; others usually do not.
- Budget per class. Each class is $350 to file and $650 every ten years to maintain.
Common questions
What is trademark class 31?
Class 31 is the Nice classification for raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and forestry products, live animals, fresh fruit and vegetables, seeds, plants, and animal feed. It is one of the 34 goods classes (1–34), and it currently holds 36,059 live US marks.
What does class 31 cover?
Raw and unprocessed agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, and forestry products, live animals, fresh fruit and vegetables, seeds, plants, and animal feed. The USPTO's ID Manual has the full list of accepted descriptions; the examples above are the common ones.
How much does it cost to trademark in class 31?
$350 in USPTO fees for a clean electronic application using an ID Manual description, $550 with a custom description, plus $650 per class every ten years to maintain. Attorney fees, if any, are on top.
Is class 31 crowded?
It holds 36,059 live marks, 0.8% of the register, ranking 33 of 45. That is one of the smaller classes.
Can two businesses have the same name in class 31?
Not for similar goods. Two marks in the same class for overlapping goods or services will conflict. The same name in an unrelated class usually will not.
What are the coordinated classes for class 31?
29, 30, 32, 35, 42, 44. The USPTO searches these together with class 31 because confusion across them is common.
Keep reading
- All 45 trademark classes, with live counts
- Is my name trademarked? How to read a match by class
- How much does a trademark cost, per class
Silvol checks a name against live US federal trademarks and the .com zone. It is not a law firm, does not clear names for use, and does not cover state registrations or unregistered marks. Class counts are computed from USPTO bulk data by primary class and refreshed daily.
Register counts as of September 14, 2026. Silvol is not a law firm and does not clear names for use.