Deciphering Class 24 of Nice Classification for trademarks:
Trademark Class 24 is one of 45 Nice classifications used to identify and classify products and/or services.
Class 24 for trademarks a brief description:
Class 24 of Nice Classification includes textiles and substitutes for textiles; household linen; curtains of textile or plastic.
In addition, this class includes bed linen of paper, sleeping bags, sleeping bag liners, and mosquito nets.
Class 24 for trademarks header:
Textiles and substitutes for textiles; household linen; curtains of textile or plastic.
Class 24 trademark application Owners:
ADDISON PARK
SANDRA BY SANDRA LEE
THE PAMPERED CHEF
TEKLA
TAC
OZDILECK
CANNON
Goods Protected by Class 24 for trademarks:
While TM Class 24 includes blankets, it does not include electrically heated blankets. Electrically heated blankets for medical use fall under TM Class 10; the ones that aren’t for medical purposes are under TM Class 11.
Additionally, TM Class 24 in Nice Classification doesn’t include table linen of paper, which is included in TM Class 28. It does not also include horse blankets that fall under TM Class 18;
Class 24 covers curtains but it does not cover asbestos safety curtains TM Class 17, bamboo curtains TM Class 20, and bead curtains for decoration TM Class 20.
Certain textiles and fabrics for specific uses do not fall under TM Class 24 such as:
Fabrics for bookbinding TM Class 16
Insulating fabrics TM Class 17
Geotextiles TM Class 19
Class 24 of trademarks does not include, in particular:
When thinking of the Class 24 trademark classification, we should keep in mind that the class has multiple coordinated classes
Class 23: Yarns and threads for textile use.
Class 25: Clothing, footwear, headwear.
Class 26: Lace, braid, and embroidery, and haberdashery ribbons and bows; buttons, hooks, and eyes, pins, and needles; artificial flowers; hair decorations; false hair.
Class 35: Advertising; business management, organization, and administration; office functions.
Class 37: Construction services; installation and repair services; mining extraction, oil, and gas drilling.
Class 40: Treatment of materials; recycling waste and trash; air purification and treatment of water; printing services; food and drink preservation.
Changes in the Nice Classification relating to trademark goods on Class 24
In 2021, the below goods were added to TM Class 24 of the Nice Classification
Reusable wax-coated fabrics for wrapping food
Mats of textile for beer glasses
Sew-on tags of textiles for clothing
Adhesive tags of textiles for bags
Trademark Class 24 and the Metaverse:
Class 24, as mentioned previously, contains household linens, curtains, bed linen, sleeping bags. The Metaverse, created to be a parallel virtual world to the actual one, is very similar to the one we live in. Could a startup that creates 3D surroundings in the Metaverse have the same name as an existing real-world landscaping company? The key consideration is whether coexistence produces customer confusion. Real-world companies could apply for trademark registration to include NFTs and Metaverse goods and services. However, applying for trademark protection in a specific class requires a business to use, or have a firm plan to use, the mark in that class, and many enterprises may not be ready for virtual expansion.
Therefore, all the products that we daily use, must be also present in the Metaverse. So no doubt, the goods included in class 24 are or will surely be also a crucial part of the Metaverse.
Understanding the main elements of trademarks Class 24:
Class 24 Nice classification is divided into the subsections below:
Trademark Class 24- Subsection - 1 -
Fabrics
Trademark Class 24- Subsection - 2 -
Textile goods and subtitles for textile good
- Coverings for furniture
- Curtains
- Wall hangings
- Linen
- Kitchen and table linens
- Bed linen and blankets
- Bath linen
Trademark Class 24- Subsection - 3 -
Filtering materials of textile