NICE CLASSIFICATION - 12 Edition, Version 2025

Class 9 includes mainly apparatus and instruments for scientific or research purposes, audiovisual and information technology equipment, as well as safety and life-saving equipment.

This Class includes, in particular:

- apparatus and instruments for scientific research in laboratories;

- training apparatus and simulators, for example, resuscitation mannequins, simulators for the steering and control of vehicles;

- apparatus and instruments for controlling and monitoring aircraft, watercraft and unmanned vehicles, for example, navigational instruments, transmitters, compasses for measuring, GPS apparatus, automatic steering apparatus for vehicles;

- safety and security apparatus and instruments, for example, safety nets, signalling lights, traffic-light apparatus, fire engines, sound alarms, security token hardware for user authentication;

- clothing that protects against serious or life-threatening injuries, for example, clothing for protection against accidents, irradiation and fire, bullet-proof clothing, protective helmets, head guards for sports, mouth guards for sports, protective suits for aviators, knee-pads for workers;

- optical apparatus and instruments, for example, eyeglasses, contact lenses, magnifying glasses, mirrors for inspecting work, peepholes;

- magnets;

- smartwatches, wearable activity trackers;

- joysticks for use with computers, other than for video games, virtual reality headsets, smart glasses;

- eyeglass cases, cases for smartphones, cases especially made for photographic apparatus and instruments;

- automated teller machines, invoicing machines, material testing instruments and machines;

- batteries and chargers for electronic cigarettes;

- electric and electronic effects units for musical instruments;

- laboratory robots, teaching robots, security surveillance robots, humanoid robots with artificial intelligence.

This Class does not include, in particular:

- joysticks being parts of machines, other than for game machines (Cl. 7), vehicle joysticks (Cl. 12), joysticks for video games, controllers for toys and game consoles (Cl. 28);

- coin-operated apparatus that are classified in various classes according to their function or purpose, for example, coin-operated washing machines (Cl. 7), coin-operated billiard tables (Cl. 28);

- industrial robots (Cl. 7), surgical robots (Cl. 10), toy robots (Cl. 28);

- pulse meters, heart rate monitoring apparatus, body composition monitors (Cl. 10);

- laboratory lamps, laboratory burners (Cl. 11);

- diving lights (Cl. 11);

- smart products whose main function remains the same, for example, smart refrigerators (Cl. 11), smart suitcases (Cl. 18), smart clothing (Cl. 25), smart toys (Cl. 28);

- explosive fog signals, signal rocket flares (Cl. 13);

- histological sections for teaching purposes, biological samples for use in microscopy as teaching materials (Cl. 16);

- clothing and equipment worn for the practice of certain sports, for example, protective paddings being parts of sports suits, fencing masks, boxing gloves (Cl. 28).